Look around for a basic cooking class and invest in lesson. Heck you might even meet a girl that way?? Never know. I've learned that the only way to learn is by doing. So give it try, get some simple cookbooks, and take a dive...just watch those portion amounts if you are as single as I am....I like my own cooking too much!!
P.S. --- If all else fails and you burn up the kitchen...it's not like you can't order pizza
