I was assuming that the majority of people have access to a stove and oven as I've always had even in the most low-budget living arrangements I've had as a student. Definitely without that, it does become more challenging.

> I'd never ever risk someones intrigue in the culinary arts by saying its easy.

I'm sure that's true from some. But the opposite could be true for others. I think saying it's easy as an isolated statement is pretty useless (note that I never said cooking was easy). However, I think rebuffing statements that cooking is hard coupled with pointers to easy dishes (which I admittedly didn't provide) are a good antidote.

Personally, I love to invite into my kitchen those I know who think cooking is too hard to try to equip them to believe otherwise :)