I wish I could cook

Just jump right in! Cooking is actually pretty easy. The key is to use good ingredients that you like the taste of. When you start with good ingredients, you get a tasty end result. Here's an elegant but very simple recipe for pasta lovers...Chicken and Brocoli Alfredo 8 ounces spaghetti noodles (or linguine, fettucine, any long noodle) Get a big pot half-full of water boiling and add the pasta. After it returns to a boil, add a 16 ounce package of frozen broccoli. Cook for however long the pasta box says to cook it, and then drain well. Put the pasta back into the pot and add about 3 tablespoons of butter, 3/4 cup of cream (or half and half, or evaporated canned milk). Stir well and then add about 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese, the green can kind is fine. Season with salt and pepper to taste...presto! a lovely pasta dinner you made all by yourself! Good luck.. just keep cooking fun, and it can become a great joy in your life.

Cooking is not as hard as it may seem. All you have to do is take your time and don't leave food unattended. If you follow recipies and instructions well than you can cook. Don't let anybody tell you, you can't.

Since you are on the computer, I am assuming that you know how to read. If you can read and follow directions, you can follow along to any recipe that exists..... provided you have all the right ingredients. Betty Crocker is a good basic cook book with family traditional meals that would be easy to prepare. Ask your husband for help. I am sure he will be thrilled that you are wanting to learn for him and the children. The kids will look at you as a positive role model since you are tackling a new challenge that has scared you in the past. Your Father will be proud of you also. Learning to cook will be a win win situation for everyone. Learning to cook will also lower the amount of sodium that you are ingesting from prepackaged foods. Good Luck

If you can read, you can cook. It is all about following directions. Get a simple cookbook, and start with the basics. Meatloaf, veggies and cheese sauce, spagetti, chicken. Start with recipes that are not expensive to make-don't try baked stuffed lobster (lol) Pick out 2 recipes a week, make sure you have all the ingretieants, and start early enough so that if you mess up, you can still pull something out of a box. It is all trial and error. You'll get it, and learn to love it. Nothing better than making something from nothing.