Dan Goodman wrote:

> General cooking suggestion: In the cooking section of any large general
> bookstore, there will be cookbooks intended for college students who have
> never before done their own cooking. -"This is a stove. This is a frying
> pan. This is an egg."-
> Most of these are at a more elementary level than cookbooks for children.
> (The previous sentence is not a joke.)


Let me add to this excellent advice.

First, don't be put off by getting a basic cookbook. Everyone has to
start somewhere, and you'll be a happier cook in the long run if you
learn the basics well and build from there.

Second, you'll find more potato recipes on the web if you spell it
P-O-T-A-T-O. (I'm not normally one to go around correcting spelling,
but in this case, it makes a difference in achieving your goal.)

--Lia