I had been hungry for Boudin all week long, and finally, yesterday I had gotten them out of the freezer. A box of hot jalapeno Boudin for they guys and another box of regular Boudin for the ladies. I was careful when I opened the packages, made sure I didn’t mix them up, even used different plates when I thawed them.
In the evening I put water in a pot and arranged the sausages in the steamer. On one side the hot ones, the regular ones on the opposite side -easy enough to remember.
About 15 minutes later the sausages were steaming, and the smell brought my husband into the kitchen. I stood at the stove and stared at the pot.
“Is everything alright?” he asked, and I didn’t say much.
“Yep,” I replied and without looking up.
“It smells delicious, are they almost ready?” my husband wanted to know, and again I didn’t look up and didn’t say much.
“Yep.” (Nothing would take my concentration of the steaming sausages.)
My husband joined me at the stove, now we both stared at the sausages.
“So, which ones are which?” the love of my life asked.
“Well,” I started slowly, “Your guess is as good as mine.”
Hubby looked at me in disbelief.
“Life’s a bitch I am telling you,” I sighed and he busted out laughing.
It happened yesterday. For the life of me, I couldn’t remember which ones I put on which sides. I can be such a bubble head and aging is not helping my case.
I always look at it as “I am right” then whatever I would eat (this case the non-spicy ones) would be placed on the right side. Good post!
I like the “I am right method.” I will remember it.
I always tell myself I’ll remember that kind of thing only to find I don’t!!
It made me feel like an idiot. I am glad I am not the only one.
I am always SO sure-“of course I’ll remember, why should I write it down?” and then I forget again, again, again…. 🙂
No wonder we are friends. 🙂
I’ve done that so many times and finally started using a toothpick to mark the spicy ones. The trick is consistency … otherwise you’ll be wondering which ones have the toothpick 😉
It’s good to know I am not alone in this. I had to laugh about your last sentence, that’s so me. 🙂
That was supposed to be Finding Nemo” !!!!
I hear you – I do that sort of thing pretty regularly these days – they call me Dory (from Finding Memo) so I understand. Thanks for sharing this
Nice POST <3 <3 <3
Happens all the time… You’ve gotta mark the pot with the hot ones in it (or the regular ones) with something you’ll remember. Like put a peppercorn in the water for the hot ones. Bam! Memory marked. 🙂
If there would have been two pots to begin with. 🙂
I read it wrong… sorry! My mind didn’t wrap itself around the idea of cooking hot sausages in the same pot with not-hot sausages. >_< Well, bay leaf on one or the other then. 🙂
They were in a steamer. Your little mind is not working today, just like mine yesterday.
It happens to all of us. ^_^
Easily done I’d say. Funny story.