The other day I mentioned to my buddies at #squeeze that I was having an especially long, dry spell when it comes to blogging. I must be particularly vapid. I never have anything to say. I appealed to Mike – especially Mike, since he is so good with topics, to give me a list of things to write about.

He resisted at first, since he’d put so much work into blog topics before, and apparently, nobody was doing them. Well, between Bet and Mike, I have a longish list of things to write about.

If you want to borrow any of these ideas, go for it, feel free to answer the question on your own blog or in the comments here.

Today’s topic comes from Bet: Things I like ketchup on, but shouldn’t.

1. Eggs. Most people want to vomit when they see me do this, but regardless of how I cook my eggs, I like to put ketchup on them. Omelets, sunny side up, scrambled – all of it.

2. Potatoes. This one is kind of a secret. As a kid I would put the ketchup on the plate next to the potatoes so that I could covertly dunk the potatoes. I would have gotten into trouble for this as a kid, and it has always lead me to keep the whole thing hush-hush. I feel good coming clean about this. I like ketchup on potatoes!

3. Matzo Brei. I know most of you don’t know what this is, so I’ll explain it to you, and then you can all be grossed out in the privacy of your own homes/workplace/internet café. Matzo brei is like French toast, except it is made with matzo. Matzo, if you don’t know is bread made without yeast. It is flatbread, kind of like a saltine. You get the matzo wet, and then you soak it in milk and water, cinnamon and sugar, and then you fry it. I prefer to eat this without the cinnamon and sugar, and, you guessed it, with ketchup.

4. Tempura. I don’t eat this very often. I don’t like the sauce that comes with those things, and I’m not a fan of fried vegetables, but if I do eat them, I put ketchup on them.

5. Split Pea Soup. I haven’t eaten this in a very long time. In fact, I don’t think I’ve had pea soup since my mother died. Everywhere you go, they are putting bacon in that soup. Anyhow, this ketchup-in-the-soup thing wasn’t my own invention. My father did this, my sister did this and I think my brother may have. It is an acquired taste.

And that is my list – in the form of a “5ives”. All I can say is don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.