An {Okra} Recipe for Disaster

Here is a new family favorite recipe for Mama's Cabin Burnin' Okra:

-First wash and cut stems off okra.  Cut into 1/2 inch pieces.  Coast lightly in flour, dip in 2 beaten egg whites, and then dredge in salted bread crumbs.  Heat 2 inches of canola oil up to 350 F and in batches fry okra pieces until they are golden brown.  Skim them from the oil, drain on paper towels, and salt.  Serve in a basket lined with a napkin and ketchup for dipping.  Leave your house to take okra to neighbor's house for dinner.  Don't turn off the gas burner under the giant pot of hot oil on the stove.  Leave all windows closed and leave your dog trapped in the house.  When you hear the neighbor's dog barking at sirens, ignore (even if they sound close).  When fire department calls and says they've just arrived to your house to check out a potential fire, freak out.  Speed back home and find that two firemen have saved your ass and your dog is fine.  Open all windows upstairs & down to rid the house of heavy black smoke.  Give your dog a treat for not attacking and killing the 2 nice firemen as they broke in your house to help when you wern't there.   Tell your daughter she was right; you shouldn't have rushed to make Fried Okra when you only had 10 minutes to get to the neighbor's house on time for dinner.  Moral of the recipe:  When makin' Fried Okra: don't rush through it, always be sure to turn that burner off, and ALWAYS listen to your daughter!

Above are some bizarre-o pics of recent wasp nest finds under our house.  I think they are so beautiful; they show some serious architectural considerations on account of the wasp.  Unbelievable, right?!  I imagine the little wasp landing on the lightbulb and thinking, 'OK, I gotta make a nest by 5pm today and I still am fresh outa ideas for the design!'  Then he inspects the object he's landed on and thinks: ' I bet I could reproduce this!'   He did pretty good on the lightbulb; just a little off on scale.  

And the other one reminds me of a wedding cake.  A four layer cake topped with a honeycomb puff.  It's scary how smart they are...