How to learn to cook
It made me
Fulfilled 
"Tasty!"
How I did it: I moved away from home for the first time, and I love to eat well and healthfully, so there was no question that I needed to learn how to cook, and fast! I bought a couple of beginner cookbooks (Jamie Oliver's are amazing) and just started cooking for myself almost every night. I enlisted the help of siblings (sister's a pastry chef), friends, and my parents, and really just had a lot of fun sharing in the preparation and eating of meals.
Lessons & tips: You will make mistakes and sometimes things won't turn out great, but just keep trying! I had a grease fire scare that shook me a bit, but I didn't let it stop me from cooking for myself!
Prepare everything before you start working with heat! Peel, chop, grate, bone, measure.. get it all done before you start actually cooking.
Resources: Jamie Oliver's cookbooks and website;
Google is your best friend when you want to find a technique for doing just about anything you're unsure of (how to poach an egg, how to chop an onion, how to roast a pumpkin, etc etc etc) .. and also for conversions!
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