experiment and learn, cooking is easy and fun.....there is no shortcut to become a cook but to experiment....even making mistakes in the kitchen is fun
By dedicatedly following your wife and if you are unmarried, you can follow your mother.Unless you have the interest in cooking, you can't become a good cook.
To become a good cook one should have sufficient interest in cooking and ready to dedicate certain amount of time for it and with regular practice one could become a good cook in no time....
If anyone is to become a good cook then he or she should start it right way so that with practice and time and under the guidance of someone he or she could groom into a good cook....
If you want to be a professional cook, you need to undergo a study course. Otherwise just watch others cooking, learn from them or recipe books and practise cooking. Like other activities, this is also a matter of practice. This is more complicated as everyone has a different taste. Some like more spicy, more salty or sweeter than others. So, you also need to be aware of consumer taste.
One can also broaden and sharpen his or her cooking abilities by following some Television programs like Mirch masala and Master shef...It is always like a dream come true to cook good foods for friends and families...