ketchup mandatory

Look who I found on my front porch this afternoon!

(Please look past the jail bars it seems I have around my porch. They make me embarrassed)

Remember when this little kitty visited us a while back? He hasn’t been around much lately, but I made eye contact with him on my way in the door. When I went by the window (to photograph some food of course), he was sitting there patiently waiting for me to return.

Since he was such a good kitty, I gave him some of the husband’s leftover chicken.

After I played pet shop for a few moments, I came back inside to do what I had originally set out to do. I bought some new hummus today since my crack in a tub Costco hummus is all gone. These were buy one get one free at the grocery store, so I figured I might as well take advantage of the great deal.

I’m a fan — the only downside is it is made with canola oil (I’d rather have olive oil), but let’s be honest here… I overlook that with my Costco hummus every single time I buy it. It’s just that good.

This afternoon I really wanted to do some strength training, but without having to leave the comfort of my own home. The only problem was I didn’t have any weights. So, I Googled “strength training at home without weights” and decided I would attempt some pushups and triceps chair presses. Can we just stop and talk about how stinking hard a regular push up is? In total, I did about 45. My arms are Jell-O and my core is screaming at me. Holy cow!

When I was done sweating like a pig “strength training”, I decided it was time to get started on dinner. I decided the requirement for dinner tonight was all my food had to be dipped in ketchup. If you’re thinking that only left me with a few options, I really want to laugh right now. You are underestimating my love for ketchup — I’ll dip it in anything.

One thing I knew for sure is I had to bust open my Newman’s Own Organic loot! Sally from Newman’s sent me a great package full of gluten free, vegan products to try out. I was absolutely in awe yesterday when I opened it up! So many great things to review! Thank you Newman’s Own!

One thing you must know about me is I not only douse everything in ketchup, but in olive oil as well. I rarely use actual cooking spray (unless I am baking something), so I go through a lot of oil.

I was super excited to see a WHOLE bottle of organic olive oil in my package yesterday. I cracked it open to use on my dinner.

  
I’m no olive oil connoisseur, so I can’t tell you how it measures up to others, but I know it’s organic & that I like. What did I use it on you ask? EVERYTHING!

No seriously, I did. I tossed some sweet potatoes, carrots, and tofu in the olive oil. I roasted all in the oven with some spices (chili powder, garlic, pepper, basil) at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.

Everything was coated in about 3 pounds of ketchup… I’m a sucker for Jewel’s Organic Ketchup!

I just realized how much of an epic failure of a blogger I am right now for not taking a picture of my ketchup… seeing as the whole title to this post is dedicated to ketchup. ::sigh::

Question: Do you have a favorite condiment?

PS — Don’t forget to enter my Two Moms in the Raw Giveaway! It ends Thursday @ midnight. Happy entering!

Tagged as: giveaway, ketchup, product review, sweet potatoes, tribe origin hummus