On Updating my 20% Project

Cooking is definitely not for me!!! In theory, I shouldn't be too bad. I remember when I was younger I helped my mom wash vegetables and stir pots and watched her as she heated up home-made tortillas. We would dance around the kitchen and she would let me help. It was nice. So why do I suck?? Up top you’ll see two different pans. The dark food = the burnt up onions and garlic intended for the Spanish rice. The lighter food= the “toasted” onions and garlic I actually used on the rice. The YouTube video I used to guide me only said, “stir until your vegetables are nice and toasted,” but it didn't show me what “toasted” would look like, they simply threw in the rice shortly after. When someone says “toasted” I imagine toast bread, so not only did I leave the vegetables toast, I allowed a little black to accumulate. My boyfriend came in the kitchen, and said, “that doesn't looked toasted to me that looks and smells burnt.” Unfortunately for me he didn't leave the kitchen. He stayed the whole way through, which bothered me because not only did I have to chop more onion (ugh) but I had him correcting me the whole way. “Babe, the lady on the video said to use medium chopped onion, you’re cutting them up too thinly.” But I guess I rather have him regulating than his mother, who showed up later to eat my rice. My boyfriend liked my rice, but if you ask me I have a feeling it was more because he feels he had a great deal to do with the taste and everything he does is “amazing.” My mother-in-law on the other hand told me it could use a little more salt and a little less garlic. Moral of this first attempt: that’s the last time I cook in this house  I already made arrangements with my Grandmother who will let me use her kitchen on Wednesday and won’t tell anyone about it. I can’t wait!