I LOVE to cook!
There are several major advantages to learning how to cook... here are two biggies...
1. you can make sure that you can eat what you want to... you won't have to rely on someone else and what THEY think is good.
2. Many women are pleased that you can cook!
If you really want to start learning to cook, might suggest a couple options:
start with something straightforward, that doesn't involve a lot of ingredients or much technique (or much cleanup): the GRILL!
Combining fire with anything can make the task more enjoyable (at least for me).
Plus, you don't have to KNOW anything. A decent cut of steak (say, a nice rib eye) with a bit of salt and pepper or some Montreal steak seasoning on each side, and a couple minutes per side over direct heat and you've got the main part of the meal covered. Add a baked potato (throw a clean potato into the oven at 350 for ~ an hour, take it out, top with butter, salt & pepper), and a salad (grab one of those bags o' salad from the store) and you've got a mighty tasty meal. In fact, that's what I'm going to be doing once I get home from work tonight (minus the potato... am low carbing it... unfortunately a direct result of my love of food is weight gain...).
Once you get more comfortable "cooking", can add to the degree of difficulty.
Might also suggest taking a cooking class (really!). Many local communities have cooking classes at high schools and such during the evenings. Some are taught by local chefs who show you how to cook and will feed you at the end of class. Usually a source of a good, fairly cheap meal!
Doesn't take a lot to be a decent cook. Just takes a bit of attention, some time and some practice.
Good luck!
Bruce
