Good for you for starting to cook for yourself. Life is too short to eat bad food. Cooking is such a fun and satisfying hobby. Personally I love that I’m creating something with my hands. I look forward to more of your input on the forum.

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I've been using my grandma as my sole resource so far, who has been a saint, but she's very old fashioned so some things are getting beyond her. I know I'll be here a lot though...I always have a lot of questions!

Welcome from someone else who also cooks for one, but I still love the occasional Hamburger Helper but I cheat a little. My ground beef is precooked and frozen so when I am in the mood for a casserole I only need to thaw the meat a little and not go through the whole mess. Leftovers are sealed in FoodSaver Bags in portion sizes and frozen for a future meal.

Grandma's a GREAT resources, too!