Everything I know about cooking has come from my mom, Food Network, and Youtube videos. Who are your favorites?
Alton Brown, Bill Nye of food:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Eats and I like this guy, Rick Bayless
http://en.wikipedi.../wiki/Rick_Bayless He has a PBS show called "Mexico: One Plate at a Time" where he travels to mexican markets and then makes 2-3 dishes using common ingredients.
And for Indian food, youcan't beat this guys YouTube Videos (all 300+ of them)
http://www.vahrehvah.com/