I don't see the problem with cooking. No not everything I cook comes out of a box, I can really cook. If you say you can't cook then your only real excuse is that you can't read. People who say they can't cook, don't want to cook, thats all there is to it. I have found out that a cook book is an excellent sources of recipes.
I guess there is some finesse to cooking that common sense has some hand in. Sugar is good in cakes, sea cucumber is NOT good in cakes. There are people who can whip up a gourmet meal out of onions, stale toast, rutabagas and olive loaf. I'm not in this category but I can whip up when I need to. Living alone has something to do with that .... and the cat can't read. So I'm making brownies for the office lunch tomorrow, minus one of course. I snuck one when I wasn't looking.
The only thing better than a fresh hot brownie and a frosty glass of milk, is sixteen brownies and a frosty glass of ice cold milk.