Once upon a time a few years ago, I was using a homeschool cookbook. (I won’t tell you which, to not insult them.) It said to put a cauliflower into the microwave for 20 minutes. I had never done that before, so I decided to go ahead and give it a try.
Needless to say, after a few minutes, I heard a loud POP!
The microwave was silent.
I opened the microwave, and the cauliflower was on fire. I’m not making this up. This really happened.
“Alan!! The cauliflower is on fire!!” I screamed, not knowing what to do.
My husband put out the flames and threw the charred cauliflower in the trash.
He looked at me with incredulity, and I said, “I was following the recipe. Look! It says microwave the cauliflower for 20 minutes…” He looked at the recipe and confirmed that I was not crazy. By that time we were both laughing.
“Kids! Get your shoes on! We’re going to buy a new microwave!” shouted my husband to the children while unplugging the microwave. He picked up the microwave, went down to the garage, and threw it into the trash can.
The End. True story.