Abbie: When I first began to learn how to cook with Jacqueline, kitchen basics were exactly where we started. Not only is this a gentle way to ease into cooking, but these recipes are incredibly useful on a daily basis and will help you gain confidence in the kitchen. There’s nothing more intimidating than the idea of launching into a full-blown recipe when you barely know how to handle a knife. My first embarrassing moment in the kitchen was when I had to admit that I didn’t know how long to boil an egg. Yep, lesson number one was how to boil an egg.