The first meal I cooked for my gourmand beloved
Was a disaster from the word go
As I reached for the pan overhead
I ended up pulling the entire rack below!
With a bang and a clang
the pots and the pans started to fall
The racket alarming the entire neighborhood
Hastily, I gathered them all!
I poured the oil in the pan and lighted the gas stove
I added some cumin and dried red chillies
Turned to rummage through the drawer looking for a ladle
A pungent smell hit my nose and gave me the willies!
The chillies and cumin were charred black
The smell! Oh god the smell!
When it assailed me, I scarce could breathe!
I tried very hard my coughing to quell!
I rushed to open the windows all around
For I was sure I would be choking in no time
Undaunted, I started again from scratch,
My misadventure would not stop me this time!
Things didn’t go awry for a while
But when like seasoned chefs I tried tasting straight from the pan
I ended up scalding my tongue and palate
I could barely make out flavours, oh man!
I wailed like a banshee, running around clueless
Then popped an ice cube to numb the searing pain
I scarce knew the taste of what I cooked
Concentrating on making no mistake again!
Somehow I managed a three course meal
And laid the table with finesse and artistically
Camouflaging the not so appetising look with
Generous garnishes of coriander and parsley!
With a sprinkling of this and a dash of that
and a wedge of lemon on the top
My meal was eventually ready
I had after all pulled all stops!
When my husband walked in
he was surprised to say the least
And almost did faint
When he looked at the laid feast!
With a whoop of joy
he gathered me in his arms
And swung me around and did a jive
My man surely knows how to turn on his charms!
I popped a cutlet in his mouth
(as they show in the movies)
He let go of me suddenly
His eyes turning as red as rubies
His mouth on fire, tears streaming down his cheeks
He dropped me, I fell on the floor with a thud
As he rushed to the washroom
there was buzzing in my head!
I sat there on the floor, all perplexed
he came and sat next to me
Taking my hand, he looked deep into my eyes,
“Cooking is for lesser mortals like me!
Promise me, dear wife,
never again would you attempt cooking!”
we had the most satisfying takeaway dinner that night
now, that I would say was a fairy tale beginning!
Good one!! I was smiling throughout the poem! I really enjoyed it!! π
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Thank you. βΊοΈ
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I too was smiling when I was writing because I am a pretty good cook. π
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Hehhehe.. Reminds me the first day of my cooking disaster after marriage. Exactly the way u described.
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ππ Thank you.
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πππππ… Can’t stop laughing.. more or less it’s me somewhere there too.. hehehe… ππ.. thanks for the laugh..
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ππ Thank you.
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Hahaha! Sounds like me π Fun to read!
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Thank you. βΊοΈ
We all have culinary disasters.
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Haha a good way to get out of cooking in the future! π
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Actually I am a pretty good cook! π
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Lol it would still be a good way to get out of it… π (if only I had someone else here to do the cooling!)
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Hahaha! So it would.
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This piece made me smile, but that man!! Anyway, this poem might now make him smile, too!!
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It did, Newton! And I am so glad it made you smile too! Thank you so much. π
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My greatest pleasure, Punam!! π
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Lol! This was hilarious. Did you actually do it?
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Sort of! π Thanks Sadje.
But I am a pretty good cook.
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Time for lunch after reading this.
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Lol! I hope it does not have an extra dose of chillies!
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Haha π awesome one! Maybe just a smart trick lol
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Gosh! How did you know? π€
Yup! A smart trick! ππ
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lol this resonates deeply for me, I’m not a good cook! Was trying to impress one suitor by cooking a special birthday dinner. It was taking ages to cook so we opened the wine which was far from divine. Eventually realised the oven in my new flat didn’t work so we went out for a very late but satisfying meal. Gave us many a laugh years later π
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Haha! That means I was recounting your story too! Such gaffes provide laughs even years later! I am a good cook though…just setting the record straight! π
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lol I will test that in a years time … I expect a traditional feast π
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You are most welcome, Kate. You will get traditional fare. β€οΈπ
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yabba doo β€ am so looking forward to it π
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Same here. πβ€οΈ
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Very funny, Punam. I can see you were having fun? π
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Yes Tracy, great fun! Thank you so much. π
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Welcome, Punam.
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Haa haaaa …oh boy ….that thud ….. I hope didn’t hurt much …… .this is hilarious ππ
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Lol Sakshi! I don’t remember whether that thud hurt more or the complete disaster of a meal! ππ
I am so glad you enjoyed it. π€
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So gorgeous Punam, this really had me smiling. I bet you are a great cook!
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Thanks a lot, dear Rachel. Had to post something lighthearted after the intensely personal one before this. I am a good cook now, if I may say so! πβ€οΈ
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You have no idea how much I would like to experience your cooking for myself! β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Oh, I would love to cook for you! I have a feeling I will get a chance sooner than later. β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Is that cause you can see me packing? ππβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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Are you? ππβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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Just the essentials. Donβt worry, I travel light! β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Great! Waiting for you with open arms. β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Thanks.
Will do.
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I think I did better, the first time, the cumin was burnt black so I scooped it out of the recipe π
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Smart boy! π I wanted to be true to the recipe! π
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Hehe I do my best when the stakes are high π
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That’s a good move!π
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