Are there any simple recipe books for beginners?

The For Dummies series has always served me well. Cooking for Dummies will not only give you great recipes to try out, it'll also teach you the basics of cooking, and how to make some of these specific recipes. Once you've got the basic ideas down for each type of food, moving on to more complicated recipes without instruction shouldn't be too hard!

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