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This was the first cookbook I owned and it is how I learned to cook. Now I make much more advanced recipes and I can just whip things up from whatever is around the house.

The very first lesson in cooking is knowing that you need to read the entire recipe before starting.

Also, Sur La Table offers Knife Skills classes. Basic knife skills are an important part of cooking. The New School of Cooking offers basic courses, but they are pretty pricey.

The only cookbook I've used multiple times has been How to Boil Water. It has a lot of basic recipes, but the best part about it is that it also gives you lots of great instructions on how to prepare and store different foods. It's a great book that I refer back to often. :)

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NTA, but it's a bit passive aggressive. Had a similar situation with my (now) husband's roommate a few years ago that never got resolved, but as the messy roommate in my marriage, I have a few suggestions.

This may sound odd, but I would have her pick up a few smaller trash cans and put them next to the areas her stuff tends to congregate. Same thing with a second or third laundry hamper.

As someone with ADHD, it has helped me a lot to have a trash can in each room, and to put a laundry basket in the places that my dirty clothes always ended up anyway, like the corner of the room, or a little one next to the door so when I get home and take my socks off, they go right into the laundry bin that I have specifically for socks.

Not sure how to help with the cooking thing, since it sounds to me like your aunt should have taught her at least the basic cooking skills she would need. But Food Network came out with a book called "How to Boil Water" and it does a great job breaking everything down into easy steps. There's also "I Don't Know How To Cook" by Mary Lane-Kamberg.

Hope this helps!

How to Boil Water https://www.amazon.com/dp/0696226863/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_KVxZFb9NES367

I bought this book after college. Relatively short with big print and not lots of font on each page. Very helpful for a beginner cook!

There's a cookbook for people like you:

https://www.amazon.com/Boil-Water-Food-Network-Kitchens/dp/0696226863

One of the best books I've ever ran across for beginners. https://www.amazon.com/Boil-Water-Food-Network-Kitchens/dp/0696226863

This cookbook got me started, I can't recommend it enough: How to Boil Water

First off I'm on mobile so forgive me please. Where are you at in the country and what is your living situation (apartment, house, can by the river)? Second, start little. A sauce pan, measuring spoons, an individual sized thing of milk and half a box of annies mac and cheese can be dinner. After acquiring a fridge, buy a half gallon of milk, its cheaper, lactose free keeps longer if you aren't a big milk drinker. Target sells 6 packs of individual frozen veggies that steam in the bag. Jar of sauce plus rice, pasta or quinoa plus protein plus veggie is dinner when you get a little more comfortable. Even start with like minute rice boil in the bag or even the precooked packs.

Start small, don't get discouraged, there will be meals you make at first that suck. You will get better. Three cookbooks I recommend How to Boil Water https://www.amazon.com/dp/0696226863/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_8CJ2ub16JTM6H , Just 5 Things: Easy Gourmet Cooking with Just a Handful of Ingredients https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XU7W4Q/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_dEJ2ub0RP9NQV , The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936493837/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_WFJ2ub041R713 . Use in this order for learning. Again sorry for the crap formatting, I'm on mobile. If you have any questions feel free to pm me, I would consider myself a healthy, sometimes lazy, fairly cheap cook at home.

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i got this cookbook as a gift a few years ago, and have found it very helpful. this coming from someone who can absolutely ruin anything in the kitchen!

Buy this book: How to Boil Water

How to Boil Water is a nice little starter book. Good luck!

How to Boil Water

It has a bunch of basics techniques. And some classic/simple recipes.

• If his kitchen sink has a disposal in it, give him a run-down on what's okay to put in there (mushy things, scraps from plates, some coffee grounds to make it smell nice) and what's not okay to put in there (grease, celery, corn husks, fingers).

• Dishwashers run better when you've rinsed the plates first.

• Chicks dig neat places. Doesn't have to be model home-clean, but keep it tidy.

• If you have allergies, vacuum during allergy season. And keep your frigging windows closed.

• How to Boil Water is a good cookbook for kids moving out on their own.

• 1001 Things Every Teen Should Know Before They Leave Home (Or Else They'll Come Back), while hokey (and replete with totally laughable Christian messages!), has some pretty legit advice. My friend's parents bought it for her and I picked it up a couple of months ago when we were hanging out, and I read the entire thing that day.

You need this book:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0696226863