Ghetto Dinner & Ketchup

Brian unexpectedly had to work last night so I just couldn't get motivated to cook a decent dinner. So, what did I end up eating? I found a 1/2 empty bag of tater tots (leftover from sometime last year, I believe) and had a craving for creamed corn. So, yep, dinner consisted of a tray of tater tots, ketchup, and a can of creamed corn.

On another note, ketchup is my absolute most favorite condiment. I joke to Brian that I could probably cut out a lot of calories if he just let me eat ketchup right out of the bottle--forget the french fries. They are merely a vehicle for me to eat ketchup. Disgusting, huh? What can I say. :) Oh, and for economic reasons, I only buy Del Monte, but I also like Hunt's. I refuse to buy Heinz for political reasons. :P

Mini Burgers

Have you seen the commercial for the Jack in the Box Mini Sirloin Burgers? The one with the mini cowboys singing the jingle? Brian loves the song and commercial.


How about the McDonald's Filet-o-fish commercial?


I thought the McD's one was annoying at first, but it was very effective marketing as I couldn't get that song out of my head! I wonder how McD's FoF sales changed as a result of this commercial. I mean, the FoF has been around for years. I wonder if this commercial helped at all.

Funny how the other fast food chains are now playing catch-up to McD's catchy little jingle. Even Burger King has that "square butt" one. Now I find that one annoying and a bit inappropriate. :P

So, the point to all of this was that Brian and I had homemade mini burgers for dinner tonight. I made them using lean ground beef, some stale bread that was sitting in our fridge, an egg, mushroom gravy mix and some garlic salt. We didn't have hamburger buns or rolls so we ate the mini burgers between a Roman Meal bread slice cut in half, along with a slice of American cheese and some ketchup...God I love ketchup.

I've felt a bit pudgy since the holidays. I can't seem to shake the weight I gained. It's a few pounds, but a few pounds on my frame is A LOT! Ugh. I only had 1 mini burger. I planned to have some vanilla ice cream after my burger, but that never happened. It's for the best, I suppose.

Ruffles Potato Chips & Ketchup...

...are delicious together!!! Don't knock it 'til you try it. It tastes just like french fries!

More Ghetto Dinners....

Last night, I had some frozen Stouffer's Meatloaf and a hot dog bun. The meatloaf was delish, especially since I made sure to slather on some Del Monte ketchup. Dior, I'm glad I opted for the 1 hour in the oven versus 18 minutes in the microwave.

I'm trying to cut back on the white rice. I'm a starch fiend and white rice with Kikkoman shoyu (a.k.a. "soy sauce") on it is like crack around here. So, instead of rice, I ended up with the hot dog bun. Is that any better? Hmm.... Anywho, since I didn't eat rice, I had a little more meatloaf than usual. Was it a wash? Maybe.

Tonight, I'm craving me some grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. If I wasn't trying to stay away from the rice, I'd probably have a bowl of rice with a can of Vienna Sausage, an island staple.