Um. BTW, the stove is on fire.

natleilynn · June 2013

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You guys, I swear I am completely competent in the kitchen. Tonight we had my MIL and FIL over for a late father's day dinner. Steaks, bacon wrapped scallops, mashed potatoes, oriental salad and rolls.

It started out harmless enough. I didn't do math properly so by the time I was ready to wrap the scallops, I didn't have enough bacon prepared. Whoops, hee hee, silly me. We'll just have some scallops that are plain. They're still marinated, no big deal.

Then the marinade started leaking out into the stove. In hindsight, probably should have put the scallops on a cookie sheet with lips on all four sides. Buuuuuut I didn't. Smoke starts coming out...still not a huge deal. Smoke detector isn't going off and the windows are open.

Thennnnnn the flames start. Yes, I have now joined the leagues of individuals everywhere who have set their stove on fire while cooking. As I was debating what to do (by the way, I'm thinking now is a good time to learn how to use the fire extinguisher under the sink), it eventually went out on it's own...as DH, MIL, FIL and I looked on.

The good news is, the scallops still tasted amazing. And I'm completely blaming it on pregnancy brain. Because what good is setting the stove on fire if you can't blame it on pregnancy brain?