The book Cooking In A Bedsitter by Katharine Whitehorn was an absolute lifesaver when I first lived in London, with only a single gas ring, one washbasin in the bathroom, and no fridge except the outside windowsill.

That was more years ago than I care to admit to, but the book is still in print, and probably still saving thousands of students from malnutrition. You can get it on the BRITISH Amazon site - amazon.co.uk - for about a fiver (pounds), whereas on the US Amazon.com one it seems to only be available secondhand at a variety of baroque prices. Foreign currency notwithstanding, you're better off to order it from England. (If you do, make sure you access it through the Mudcat links so they get a cut: Click the blue banjo & catfish logo, then scroll down to the AmazonUK link.)

Well worth it, in my unhumble but still-culinarily-challenged opinion.