Years ago I as a cook. I was in high school, and this was my night job. The owner was a trained chef, but really didn't want to be there. He gave me some brief training. It lasted one, maybe two nights. First he showed me how to sharpen a chef's knife. He then gave me a told me all the dishes I would prepare would be out of one book. The book was called The Moosewood Cookbook. The only thing he actually showed me was how to make a roux, for cream based soups. Every other cooking technique, I learned in that book. That book taught me how to cook. It's all vegetarian recipes. She teaches cooking techniques along with her recipes.

Try the Hungarian mushroom soup. I guarantee you will like it.