Hi all and thanks for the responses.

CanMan you pretty well got it, thank you. That's about what I was looking for. Going to be making my list of spices today. I'm still looking for the book though

Thanks all

Here, maybe this could help you.

5 basic sauces:

* Mayonnaise
* Brown Sauce
* Clear Sauce
* White Sauce
* Red Sauce

Those are the basic sauces that we use in cooking. Aside from that There are also 5 basic condiments.

* Salt
* Pepper
* Vinegar
* Sugar
* Hot Sauce

Now, It depends on you on how you will create your dishes with it. The dishes you will create will now be a variation of which of the 5 basic sauces.