Eggs-plosion
Posted on October 30, 2008
If I told you I was a good cook there is no way you would believe me after seeing the photo associated with this post. But I am – here is another sample of my work (a cheesecake) – proof that I can bake (which is different than watching a boiling pot). For the past few weeks I’ve had a craving for egg salad. This past weekend my husband says, “Why all of the eggs?” I went into how I’d been craving an egg salad sandwich so I thought I’d make some egg salad.
So, step 1- call mom to figure out how long I should boil the eggs. Generally I don’t make hard boiled eggs so even at 30+ y/o (closer to 40-yikes!), I had to call mom for advice.
Step 2- make lunch and eat it while waiting for the eggs to boil. I notice there are 10 minutes left on the timer so I decide I can go pay my bills online while I wait for the timer. Forgetting that if I turn my iTunes on I won’t be able to hear said timer. Jam away at Seether.
While plugging away at reconciling my bank account I hear this “POP” and think to myself, what was that? All of a sudden it hits me – I was boiling eggs. Oh sh*t. I bolt out of my office into the kitchen to find a huge mess. There was egg (only one exploded out of the four in the pot) everywhere. I found egg on the wall behind the stove, on the floor – 10 feet away and over the counter tops, on the underside of the microwave and cupboards, and even in one of my Halloween decorations.
That poor pot has been overcooked many times and has always returned to working order with few, if any, long-term scars. I’m not sure I’ll be so lucky this time. I still smell like burnt eggs – and that is just from cleaning it up. My house smells horrible. My husband is going to gag when he walks in the door-he’s not a big fan of any type of egg and especially not burnt ones. Then I’ll get a million questions about how could I have let the water boil out and what the heck was I thinking/doing (and yes, if you’re wondering why the 20 questions from my husband, I’ve done this before…too many times to count).
I realized today, although I may be good at cooking and baking, I am definitely not good at watching a boiling pot. Every now and then I think it is healthy to admit our faults, as little or big as they may be. I’ll take this one step further, I’m not good at any kind of waiting.
All of a sudden egg salad doesn’t sound so good.
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LOL! Kelly this is hilarious. What a stink! Yes, now I am not so hungry for egg salad.. lol!
great blog!
Can we cancel those dinner plans?