I Can't Cook to Save My Life

Yup. Today I thought I'll do the family tea for everyone getting in. Everyone being my parents and 2 brothers. Normally tea is 4.30-4.45, give or take. Now how hard can mince and dumplings, potatoes and veg be? The dumplings would have been less burned if they'd been cremated, the potatoes were barely done, the onions were far too thick, the veg was ready 10 minutes before the tatties, and I didn't do enough gravy!!! Gutted!!! Still, I tried, eh? No one complained, but their faces told me they won't be recommending I follow a culinary career path...