Let's get cooking

So I've identified some dishes I want to start off with, as well as a list of stuff I have to get to cook them up. Hopefully I'll get the hang of this cooking thing pretty soon =D

And I'm pretty much tired of the songs I've been listening to. I've realized that the same types of tunes have been on my playlists since forever. I want something different, but I don't know where to start looking, what to try out. Any suggestions?