I Love Ranch Dressing: And Other Stuff White Midwesterners Like (Paperback)

~ Cara Freie (Author)
Key Phrases: dressy sweats, White Midwesterners, Bob Evans, Kansas City (more...)

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Product Description

If you like sporting novelty sweaters, dipping everything in ranch dressing, smothering your home with sunflowers and white wicker, and eating top-notch dinners at Cracker Barrel, then you might be a White Midwesterner (or at the very least you should move to the Midwest as soon as possible).

Chock full of things that White Midwesterners love the most, I Love Ranch Dressing reveals the quirky tastes and characteristics of our favorite heartland residents. With good-natured fun and plenty of hilarious "authentic" photos, this real-life encyclopedia of White Midwesterners will have you snorting with laughter whether you live in the Midwest or not!

About the Author

C. L. Freie was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, by two very sweet Iowa natives. Despite their best efforts, she became a lawyer and, more tragically, now a comedy writer. She lives in the Kansas City metro area.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740779532
• ISBN-13: 978-0740779534
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #199,377 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I heart this book as much as my ranch dressing, October 26, 2008

By	RoyalsGal (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews

Funny, witty, wonderful !! A hilarious inside joke for all of us midwesterners and a funny tour of our weird little corner of the world for the rest of you. Hoping there is a sequel !

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spot on!, March 5, 2009

By	Alisha Marie Norton (Overland Park, KS USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every page I read reminded me of lots of people here in KS. I love the one about "free refills", lol. It's true if I go to a restaurant w/o free refills I feel soooooooo wronged. I also loved the "mall bangs" and I know more than a few people who say tor-TILL-A.

Get this book if you want to have a few laughs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew you could have a ranch dressing waterfall for dips!!? Awesome!, December 8, 2008

By	Action Jackson (Illinois) - See all my reviews

I counted 53 instances where I am in agreement with the book. I thought a couple were stretching, but I assume there are some regional differences. We don't really have Bob Evans around Illinois where I am familiar with, but we do have Famous Dave's barbeque. Hey, what about Long John Silvers. My wife (Californian) claims that there are no Long John Silvers in California. Maybe only Midwesterners eat deep fried cod with extra crumblies (greese bits left over).