This is a Ketchup Catsup Catch-up day on the blog, as there are miscellaneous things I wanted to touch base on today. First of all, we have prizes to award:
1. For Loopy’s Spring Challenge, we used the Random Number Generator to pick two winners from all participants. Meredith in MA and Kristine in CO each won a $25 Loopy Ewe Gift Certificate!
2. For the blog contest about great knitting books for your library, we are sending Light and Layered Knits to Marla in CA, Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary to Stephanie in CO, The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Volume One to Jane in KS, and The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet Volume Two to Lindsay in PA. (Remember, if you’d like a good deal on Hunter’s patterns or ebooks, you have until this Friday to pick one out because of the special offer she set up for us! See our Designer Spotlight blog post with Hunter for details.)
3. Camp Loopy – how are your first projects coming along? I really like my Summer Love Wrap, done in Universal’s Cotton Supreme. I made a sweater out of this same color once, but it was too big (and darned if that yarn does.not.shrink no matter how many times you wash it and send it through a hot dryer). I had to give it away. So I’m glad to have something else done up in this beautiful Aqua color.
4. Also regarding Camp Loopy – this Glamping on Loopy Lake colorway is one of my most favorites ever. Next, I want a sweater out of it. (Click on the photo to see how the deep lake navy and the deep woods green play together). I also saved enough skeins of the February color for a sweater. And I think the March Celebrations color would be the greatest color in the world for a t-shirt and jeans sweater. Of course Jack is Back would be a beautiful neutral sweater for blacks and browns. I also set aside a skein of it to make myself Jack Socks.
5. I had to search on Ravelry to see if there were any cute Jack Sock patterns. Maybe Jack Thermal. I did find this adorable Jack-O-Lantern, which has nothing to do with the Jack is Back colorway. But isn’t he fun? I love Alan Dart patterns.
6. I ran across the best shortcut for making s’mores, ever.
7. For those of you who email often to ask how Mocha-the-outdoor-cat is doing these days, here’s a photo from this past weekend. He still belongs to our backyard neighbors, but he spends several days a week sleeping the day away on our back deck, and popping over a few times in the evenings as he takes his neighborhood stroll. I’m pretty sure they have no idea he spends half his life at our house. We’re happy to have him around. Since that post in the link above from 12/11, not only do we put food and water out for him, but we give him a daily brushing and he loves to be picked up. Do you think that might be why he hangs around?? 🙂
8. Back to ketchup – I had homemade (restaurant-made) ketchup in Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant in Las Vegas last fall, when I was there for a yarn industry meeting. (Look – here’s a blurry picture of Beth from Lorna’s Laces, but at least you can see the amazing fries and homemade ketchup on our table.) It was the best ketchup ever. Want to try your hand at homemade Ketchup? Here’s a link that I found on Pinterest. Or this one looks good, too.
9. Or how about Ketchup cookies? (Um, no.)
10. What’s your favorite thing to put ketchup on? And how do you prefer to spell it: Catsup or Ketchup?
Leave a comment below and we’ll pick a winner for this fun giftbag from Mrs. Crosby! It contains a skein of Steamer Trunk in Sunset Regatta, a skein of Carpet Bag in Hot Pimiento, a bar of Rosemary Mint Soap, a cute knitting card, and a pattern for Bettie’s Bell hat, which uses either a skein of Steamer Trunk or Carpet Bag. So you could make two hats – one for yourself and one for a friend. We’ll announce the winner in next Wednesday’s blog!
Sheri suddenlyabithungryforfrenchfries
I’m a ketchup on scrambled eggs kind of girl. Also, as much as I would love to try homemade ketchup I absolutely despise tomatoes and couldn’t stomach the process 😛
not a fan of ketsup. However , my husband is a huge fan . He puts ketsup on everything!!!
I always need ketchup on my Mydland sausage. Best sausage from Tromsø. I spell it ketchup.
It has always been “ketchup” to me and I love it on sweet potato fries. I have successfully made it from my own garden tomatoes in the past in more than one flavor. Curry and smoked paprika come to mind.
I don’t know that I will win with this answer, but I despise ketchup! I do, however, like to make my own cocktail sauce (ketchup and horseradish mixed), but that is because I love horseradish! Oysters with tons of extra-horsradish cocktail sauce are the best 🙂
My favorite thing to put ketchup (the ONLY acceptable spelling!) on is onion rings. So delicious!
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Ketchup on McD’s fries. Really more of a salsa girl myself. Hot Pimiento!!
Ketchup spelling. 🙂
I’m boring, I generally only use ketchup on fries, tator tots, and burgers.
There’s ketchup in my meatloaf topping, but that’s the only place I use it – I prefer vinegar or flavoured mayo on fries.
We love homemade ketchup here. Lucky for us the cafe/bakery around the corner from us (remember the yummy goodies??) makes amazing homemade ketchup to put on their yummy cheese puffs.
As as Aussie, it’s tomato sauce and it is so much better when homemade. I like putting little sauce smiley faces on top of the meat pies for kids.
Growing up, it was ketchup and we put it on everything lol.
Now, I spell it catsup (don’t know why), and mostly I use it for making cocktail sauce for dipping shrimp and breaded fish.
Please hold the ketchup! I’m one of the rare few who don’t like that red stuff on my fries. However, please do pass me the salt & pepper.
When I was growing up, I put catsup( don’t know if I always spell it that way, but that’s what my fingers did today) on bologna sandwiches and potato chips. Now, it’s pretty much French fries, hamburger and hotdogs, with mayo for my sandwiches.
It is pronounced “catch up”. I’m a Texan after all! I like it best on a hotdog.
Ketchup; the other sounds too much like something the cat brought up. Over here though we have tomato sauce, have never actually bought ketchup
An egg sandwich isn’t complete without a dollop of ketchup! And it’s got to be ketchup, not catsup!.
I spell it ketchup, but I’m not a big fan 🙁
Ketchup
Bacon Cheeseburgers (preferably with cheddar) on a hard roll (not that I’m specific or anything).
When my neighbor’s tomato crop comes in, I might try the homemade ketchup. I don’t know if other states are like this, but in NJ when the tomatoes come in you’ll find random bags of tomatoes on back decks, front steps, and on the table in the staff lounge because we’re pretty much inundated with them. The same is true with zucchini and cucumbers. I prefer cucumbers because then I can make relish, which is also on my bacon cheeseburger.
I rarely eat ketchup because I rarely eat french fries, and that’s pretty much the only thing that calls for ketchup. (I will also eat fresh mayo on fries.)
I have a bottle of ketchup at work for the occasional splurge order of french fries! hungry now. French fries here I come!
Ketchup is my favorite condiment. I love it on burgers, steaks, eggs, potatoes – yummy 🙂
My favorite things for ketchup would be French fries, but not just any fries….the big, piled high, in a grease soaked paper cup, street fair fries…oh yum!!! And yes it is “ketchup” around here too 😉
Ketchup on French fries! Yummmm….
I spell it ketchup and I love it with cheeseburgers and French fries!
I am definitely a Ketchup girl. Ketchup and French fries go hand in hand. Can’t have one without the other.
Ketchup! The best thing(s) on which to have ketchup are fries from Runza, a regional chain with restaurants mostly in Nebraska. And it has to be squirted directly from the little packet in a line down the middle of each fry. LOL!
I love ketchup on Jamie Oliver fish cakes.
At our house, it’s ketchup. We eat more salsa these days than we eat ketchup, but ketchup is a major ingredient in the baked bean recipe I’ve perfected over the years. With all the summertime cookouts, family gatherings, and potlucks, our baked beans are a go-to, so ketchup gets used more this season than any other.
I spell it catsup and love it on fries!
Any kind of eggs need ketchup! But after living in Phoenix for 30+ years – eggs and salsa are the best…
My favorite thing to put ketchup on (and yes, that’s the spelling I prefer) is fries, perhaps because they’re a special treat for me, because I’m Celiac and I can’t have fries most places.
I like ketchup on eggs. Yum!
I vote for ketchup. Although I hate to own up to this, I like ketchup on meatloaf. Fall comfort meal – meatloaf w ketchup, baked acorn squash, and green beans. Reminds me of meals in a church basement.
I spell it ketchup, although I like to say catsup. I’m not a big fan of ketchup, but I have to have it on hotdogs. It’s a must!
Ketchup on fries and burgers!!!! I know when i was much younger we called it Catsup!!!
I spell it ketchup! And it’s my favorite condiment. It makes everything so much better. Some of my favs are scrambled eggs and French fries. It makes so happy to see others put ketchup on their eggs, my husband makes fun of me.
Ketchup! I once made peach ketchup (long ago) and it was very good–sort of chutney-ish. I think of doing it again during the times there are lots of fresh peaches … but for a few summers we have not had too many, so the re-make of peach ketchup is still in the future.
I use the ketchup spelling. About the only thing I use it on is french fries or to add to baked beans or meatloaf. The Mrs. Crosby looks lovely! hilde on Rav
Ketchup. I use it most frequently on fries, but I also consider it mandatory on tourtière (meat pie) and meatloaf.
Definitely ketchup.
I paint the outside of a meatloaf with ketchup before putting it in the oven. When it’s done there’s a wonderful ketchupy crust on the meatloaf. Great comfort food!
Ketchup as catsup reminds me of cat barf! I love ketchup and ranch dressing on sweet potato fries!
Ketchup. And I don’t like it on anything! (Though it’s okay as part of a homemade barbecue sauce)
I haven’t tried homemade ketchup yet, but it’s on my list to make!
I can always use more yarn. My sweater from the Lorna’s Laces yarn in thee Naperville color way that I got at your shop is moving along nicely. I had to take an emergency break as the blanket for my brand new great granddaughter was in process. It is now done and ready to be blocked as soon as I get home from my trip. Charlotte Rose was born yesterday.
Oops forgot the ketchup comment. Put it on everything including Mac and cheese.
Definitely Ketchup and I like it on French fries.
Loved this post. Ketchup would be my spelling. I love it on french fries so typical.
Ketchup–on fries!
Ketchup. I don’t like condiments and wouldn’t use ketchup on anything.
Ketchup and sweet potato fries… yummm…