If I may recommend a book: "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" by Samin Nosrat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30753841-salt-fat-acid-heat https://www.goodreads.com/bo

If I may recommend a book: "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" by Samin Nosrat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30753841-salt-fat-acid-heat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30753841-salt-fat-acid-h... If you look for recipes, I'd recommend starting with Italian dishes. They usually combine few ingredients but the end-results are amazing. It's crazy what you can you can do with so little. Be prepared to buy lots of olive oil though - at least it has a good $ per kcal rate, compared to other stuff you buy. If cooking seems too much of a waste of time, try listening to audiobooks or podcasts while you cook. Soon you'll be longing to get back into the kitchen.