What about first time cooking!

I have no idea to cook a meal or bake a cake when for the very first time I cooked by myself.  I was ten years old when my grandmother taught to me how to prepare my first meal.  That was a casserole chicken and also mixed rice and beans.  I begin cutting the vegetables and boiling into the hot water.  After that, I put the pieces of chicken into the casserole with some onion, garlic and tomatoes, potatoes and vegetables. I cooked them in slow heat for an hour.  I remembered she was watching me every step I made and warning me to be very careful with the stove.  That it was not so bad at all, but she was there for me to guide me.

What about when for the first time I have to bake a cake at the school for homework.  My grandmother was not there to help me.  It was a real challenge for me to understand the process of putting all together and mixed it.  Not only that, the oven was not in the right temperature.  I have totally forgotten turn on the oven before I was putting the cake into the oven.  And also, I was putting the frosting on the cake without knowing not to put it when the cake is hot.  I really did a huge mess to my cake!

It was not so funny at all! But something happened about this short story, I learned about my mistakes.  After all, I could understand the important of reading the recipes first and then put it in practice.