Reddit reviews The Best Skillet Recipes: A Best Recipe Classic

I really like this book

also good for the holidays is alton brown's green bean casserole recipe note: buy backup fried onions for topping as backup... everyone (including me) always ends up burning them following the first few tries doing his method

Any of the America's Test Kitchen cookbooks are fantastic for people learning how to cook. My boyfriend, like you, was a sandwich-pasta-burrito guy before these cookbooks. Now he can turn out a mean baked ziti and a pan of brownies :)

They've tested recipes extensively to find the easiest ways to create the most delicious, flavorful, fail-free versions of favorite foods. For each recipe, they describe the most common pitfalls of a recipe and how they avoid them, provide helpful illustrations, and make suggestions for the best cookware and ingredients to purchase (if you don't already have them). They most often do not recommend the most expensive option ;)

I recommend the Skillet cookbook and the New Best Recipe for starters.

Try these:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-One-Dish-Suppers-Recipes/dp/1933615818

http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Skillet-Recipes-Classic/dp/1933615419/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51-bpcN4V3L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR127%2C160_&refRID=1PEYT4T69WZNXQQVMJQR

Get this book.

Get a large cast iron skillet with a lid.

Cook well!