I have a man crush on Jamie Oliver
I got my very first cookbook today, Jamie Oliver's Cook with Jamie. Upon learning this, Sonia forwarded me this audio clip. I'm a sucker for the accent. And the food. Fantastic, superb, lovely, quite nice.
you should check out Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything or How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.
I like how those have step-by-step illustrations. I'm such a caveman that pictures are really helpful.