Huh.....

Explosive Dinner Party!

Once upon a time I made some tater tots in my new Pyrex baking dish. I took the crispy brown tots out of the oven and placed them on the stove to cool and went back to watching my movie in the living room. About 15 minutes later, I heard a loud "BANG!", and shards of Pyrex and tots were flying through the room.

It took me a few minutes to collect myself and grasp what had gone on. My baking dish exploded with my tater tots in it - that's what had gone on! I tried to pick the pieces of glass off of the carpet but the Pyrex was so hot that it was melted and stuck. I literally vacuumed up Pyrex and tatter tots for MONTHS after that. I was constantly finding little tot and glass shards hidden in areas of my living room and kitchen that I had not caught. I still don't really know why that happened. Maybe it was a terrorist attack on my tots?

Last night Eric and I went to Jen and Milton's for dinner. The chicken was in the oven baking and the little new potatoes were in a Pyrex baking dish, cooling. Jen and I went out to the balcony to have a smoke while the boys were jammin on the guitars. Suddenly, we heard a "BANG!". All four of us walked slowly to the kitchen to discover that sure enough, Jen's little new potatoes, were now slaughtered on the floor surrounded by shards of Pyrex. After picking up the hot shards of glass, and soaking up the olive oil, we rinsed off the little new potatoes and ate them anyway.

I sent Jen a thank-you card today thanking her for the "explosive" dinner party, assuring her that Eric and I both had a real "blast".

posted by Jessiedc28 @ 9:45 AM