The bf and I have been together for 4 years as of 1 Jan 2010. I suppose that’s a new milestone for 老夫老妻-dom (a.k.a old husband old wife…dom?).

Cooked for him on the eve, and it was quite a fail. Everything was borderline edible (to me la; he claimed to love it but then again he’s obliged to).

It was superbly tragic and depressing cos I usually cook quite well (even if I do say so myself), and I followed the recipes exactly so I have no clue what went wrong. Boo!

First dish: Grilled cajun chicken

Looks nothing like it, tasted even further from what it was supposed to be. “Where’s the cajun?”, you may ask. Beats me. I swear I put a more than generous amount during the marinating part, but you can’t even see a hint of red on the chicken. Haih.

Second up: Pan-fried asparagus

Looks edible, but was not. You know how asparagus is supposed to taste all buttery and creamy and melt in your mouth? Did not happen. Instead it tasted like undercooked kang kong with chao tar galic bits. The parmesan cheese is a last minute ditch effort to salvage the flavour.

Third: Basil pasta

Ok I will admit that this one tasted quite ok, but only by accident. Couldn’t taste the basil part of the basil pasta at all.

Last up: Baked potato salad

This was thankfully a resounding success. The bf finished it quite enthusiastically too.

Hai I’m feeling miserable just writing about it therefore I shall stop. Will reflect on my skillzors while moping.