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
Sooooooo…..I like to mix ketchup with homemade ranch dressing and use it for fries or on burgers. It is yummylicious!
My favorite thing to put ketchup on is hamburgers with a side of fried potatoes! Yum! Very fun post to read through!
I love ketchup, especially on tatortots. Dieting is hard, not a lot of tots.
My favorite thing to put ketchup on is FRIES! 😀 And yes I say ketchup 🙂
Ketchup and on homemade chicken strips and crinkle cut fries
It’s ketchup. I detest it. Except ketchup potato chips – hands down best flavour ever.
Ketchup, definitely. And I like it on fries.
I don’t like ketchup. But that’s how I spell it!
Mocha is beautiful! I call the tomato based condiment “Ketchup” but have never tried cookies made from it, maybe that should change.
Catsup on tater tots. Yum!
Ketchup!
Fries, of course! 🙂 And I’m a ketchup girl.
Ketchup. Definitely!
Ketchup! On extra crispy Fries!
French fries- with Ketchup-with-a-K!
Love ketchup on really good turkey burgers!
Ketchup of course! But that is what the bottle says, right?! A quick Google search yields an interesting tale of the history of Ketchup…which was not originally made with tomatoes!!
Ketchup is best friends with French fries
I’m not a huge ketchup fan (unless it has horseradish, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce in it with side of fried shrimp!) but I’d have to say I like ketchup with onion rings!
My favorite thing to put ketchup on is meatloaf. My high school English teacher insisted it was “catsup” and pronounced it “cat soup”, but I’ve always stuck with “ketchup” because cat soup sounds disgusting!
Mocha looks wonderfully regal. He’s so lucky!
Ketchup. Once in awhile, if the fries are crinkle cut, I eat it on them. Otherwise Never!
I have made mushroom ketchup on several occasions, but not tomato. The mushroom one was really good!
My favourite thing to put ketchup on is the only thing I put ketchup on, McDonalds Sausage and Egg McMuffin.
I only use ketchup (and I call it ketchup) on hamburgers.
Ketchup on cottage cheese. yes really. has anyone ever HEARD someone call it Catsup?
Definitely fries. And, of course, ketchup.
Ketchup on hamburgers
I’ve been meaning to try making my own ketchup for a while using a recipe from Skinnytaste. There is also a chipotle ketchup recipe and I’m a big fan of their BBQ recipe!
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/06/homemade-ketchup.html
I’m boring I eat ketchup on french fries, hamburgers, and hot dogs.
I think the idea of Mrs. Crosby’s Yarns is a really fun and clever way to market yarn. Can’t wait to try some of this stuff.
Oh, is thsi comment supposed ot be about ketchup? Can’t have a hamburger, hot dog or fries with some ketchup!
I can’t eat grilled cheese without ketchup!!! And yes I spell it ketchup.
ketchup! French fries and burgers of course 🙂
I love ketchup on meatloaf, but the weirdest thing I do is put it on pinto beans.
Ketchup on fries! And, for once, I finished my camp project early. I still need to take a photo and upload it though. 🙂 I would love to win this bag and yarn!
It’s definitely ketchup! I like ketchup on french fries, personally. I had homemade ketchup on hand-cut french fries at a local restaurant, and it was pure heaven!
I think I may blend the two cat-tchup. Oh well, even if I don’t win I win this week by having visited the Loopy Ewe on our out west whirlwind tour! Hurray!
Love the Mrs. Crosby yarn….
Burgers & fries! Ketchup it is 🙂
I prefer to spell it “ketchup”, but I am not a user. However, my guys are…and woe to me if we run out (which happens more frequently than it should as they forget to mention when their bottle is running low! And I do buy them 2 at a time!).
Ketchup goes on hamburgers and veggie burgers. That’s pretty much it for ketchup in my world.
Definitely Ketchup 🙂 I’m not much of a ketchup person, to be honest, but when I do use it, I like to mix it with pepper and use it for fries.
I adore TLE! Thanks for always having inspiration for a project or two, or three, or four.
I actually use ketchup for few things these days, but I like it on french fries. And I usually spell it ketchup.
Great contest goodies. Mainly love ketshup on a perfect hamburger/cheeseburger as well as to dip my fries in. Never thought of making my own though, but might check out the recipe you provided.
Ketchup all the way!!
I like my fries with lemon juice, but for hash browns, definitely ketchup 😉
I like my ketchup on burgers & crispy fries!
I love ketchup on scrambled eggs!
Ketchup and I too like it mixed with ranch dressing and I put it on fries and also use as a salad dressing.
I’m not really a catsup person, although homemade is much better than store bought…when I was growing up, the only thing I put it on was my mother’s “hash” (cubed potatoes cooked with leftover roast beef). Now I occasionally eat it with french fries.