This morning I’ve been doing some cleaning up and preparing for tomorrow evening since a friend is coming over and I can’t have the house covered in dog fur. Most of the cleaning will be done tomorrow since I would very likely have to vacuum all over again tomorrow with Ayla tracking in dirt and losing fur like she still is…so I decided I would prepare a few things for tomorrow already to save some time. I’m also going to make a lasagna from a new recipe later today so I’m really hoping that turns out well.

We’re having tacos for dinner tomorrow, a favorite in our house. We use a recipe for the beef from a Harley Davidson cookbook and they are fantastic. And then we pile on all the other necessary taco ingredients like refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, ranch dressing, Louisiana Hot Sauce, cheddar cheese. Yum. For the past few years, I’ve been making Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing from packets. I only need to dump a cup of mayo and milk in there, mix it together, let it sit in the fridge for an hour, and enjoy. But my supply ran out (don’t worry, no one needs to send more) and I decided to check the Internet for any copycat versions. I’ve usually just come across the packet mix instructions which could be useful but they don’t sell saltines here so that puts a kink into it. So instead I found a clone for the dressing itself which I made this morning and I was extremely pleased with. I always try to link back to the recipes but, well, I wrote the ingredients down a few weeks ago and can’t seem to find it anymore online. Sorry.

Here’s the recipe: