My suggestion was merely that a good start is to handle real ingredients, as opposed to opening tins, etc. The idea is that you can make delicious food from real stuff. You can do the tommy sauce from Cirio plum tomatoes if you want and it'll be nearly as good (I wouldn't be without). But starting with cherry toms, and rocket and garlic that you have to chop yourself, just might enthuse you. Worked for me! It isn't, er, rocket science!