Reddit mentions of Delia's How to Cook: Book One (1)

I'm in the UK so links are UK websites.

https://www.cookipedia.co.uk/recipes_wiki/Welcome_to_Cookipedia

quite a helpful useful information bit.

Also
http://www.deliaonline.com/ (again UK, but she knows her stuff. It's who I run to when I have no clue what I'm doing and I was taught how to cook)

She also wrote http://www.amazon.com/Delias-How-Cook-Book-Bk-1/dp/0563384301/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1S5Z30FKCB051KV0EC7J

Advicey bit
Invest in a good set of weighing scales. I know most US recipes are measured out in cups, but 1 they are good for working out portions, 2 it saves time if you have to mess around trying to work out metric to cup conversions and 3 baking is better when using metric rather than cups.

Not much, but I always think every little helps

Delia Smith's How to Cook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Delias-How-Cook-Book-One/dp/0563384301

And you can never go wrong with a bit of Ainsley Harriot:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ainsley-Harriotts-Meals-Minutes-Harriott/dp/0563384271/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537285291&sr=1-1&keywords=ainsley+harriott+meals+in+minutes

Ainsley has this chickpea soup recipe that I constantly use and people who have had it love it, and it is dead simple:

http://cookingsystem.blogspot.com/2010/10/spicy-chickpea-cumin-and-coriander-soup.html

The first thing I thought about was a book that would explain how to boil an egg :-) . . . Sure enough there is a cookbook that is aimed for those that are just starting out called How to boil an egg: 184 Simple Recipes for One. The only thing I don't see is any nutritional information or pictures to show what the food should look like after its made. The recipes in the cookbook are for one, (but of course you can double, triple, etc. the amounts when making for more people). BTW, it doesn't just have egg recipes: It covers a range of standard ingredients (meat, chicken, vegetables, etc.). The reviews seem to be positive.

I also found this: Cookbook for Beginners. It has illustrations and has information about cooking (what utensils you should use and basic techniques). It doesn't seem to have nutritional information. Again, the reviews for this book are positive.

Delia also makes a basic cookbook for beginners called Delia's How to Cook - Book One. It has great reviews on Amazon. It has pictures of the food although no nutritional information.

My favorite cookbook which I always recommend is: Assyrian Cookbook. The recipes are not difficult and instructions are pretty easy to follow with full colour pictures of each recipe. The food is tasty and every recipe has cooking times and calorie information per serving (although not nutritional information in terms of fats, carbohydrates, etc.).

My recommendation for this person would be get one of the first two (I'd lean towards the second as it has pictures).

I couldn't find a basic cookbook that has full nutritional information. The ones that have this information seem to be categorised as Healthy Eating - dieting books, Muscle building cookbooks or those aimed at pregnant women.

First you need to stop and ask yourself "why am I such a shit person?"

Then, after the soul searching about why you are unable to perform one of the basic skills necessary for human existence, I would buy a simple book and step-by-step follow the recipes.

This is a good start. It starts really simply, with how to boil an egg.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Delias-How-Cook-Book-One/dp/0563384301