Artichokes for Dinner

So Adam and I ABSOLUTELY love artichokes, so we have them for dinner quite often. Well on Sunday we were going to have them for dinner, so Adam filled up the pot with water and asked if it was enough. I looked briefly over the edge and said "yeah, that should be fine!" So we put them on the stove to boil for an hour like we always do, and went outside to play with Deegan and Turk (I figured I'd come in and check to make sure there was enough water still after about 45 min of so). About 45 min later, I went in to check on them. On the way in the back door I heard a popping sound and assumed it was the neighbors doing something. When I got in, the kitchen was filled with smoke, and the popping was much louder. It was the sound of fire crackling in the bottom of the pot. Apparently it was not enough water! I took the lid off and the whole inside bottom of the pot was glowing red and the artichokes were on fire. I told Adam and in a bit of a panic asked what to do, so he threw water on it. Apparently that's a great way to put a fire out, but not a great way to do it this time. The bottom coating of the pot completely melted right onto the stove top. It was a little funny, and I'm sure will be much more fummy later, but for now, I'm a little annoyed because apparently when artichokes catch on fire they smell EXACTLY like cigarette smoke, which I can't stand! So now, when you walk into my kitchen it smells like a bar. There is a yellow/brownish looking smoke ring on the ceiling, so we will be repainting the kitchen now to get the smell out-hopefully!

NICE!!!