Learnt the basics from my mum, plus my old man suffered from Crohn's so never really had take always until I left home. My advice would be to start with simple dishes as I think most people panick with timing when starting out cooking. For example If you can boil water, fry mince and open a jar of bolognese sauce you can do a reasonable spag boll. Cooking doesn't have to be difficult, plus if you ain't getting paid to do it, the odd slightly over cooked vegetable or an egg which is now hard boiled instead of soft boiled ain't the end of the world. Like most things in life, "practice makes perfect"!!!
