How to start cooking?

If you go to Amazon and search for Delia Smith Complete Cookery Course you will find one of the best starter books ever written. This is, however, the situation in the UK so the measurements won't be the same as the US that uses the 'cup' method. It is, however, thought to be just about the best on this side of the Atlantic and will help even if you don't know how to boil an egg.