Hi Gary and Lexi,
Gary, that is some very good advice. My favorite macrobiotic cookbooks are anything by Aveline Kushi, Kristina Turner's, The Self-Healing Cookbook, and Julia Ferre's, Basic Macrobiotic Cooking. I think Aveline is just tops. I love the format of her cookbooks and recipes done by meal plans for the whole day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, for Whole Meals (every aspect of the meal, all percentages of foods that should be consumed in a whole meal).
Here is a link to former Cybermacro Administrator Bill Neall's article, "Ignoramus in the Kitchen". The first part of the article goes in-depth about macrobiotic philosophy, the latter part of the article is practical about how to outfit your kitchen, utensils, etc. etc....
"Ignoramus in the Kitchen":
http://www.rosanna.com/newsletters/2.../ignoramus.htm
Welcome to the Macrobiotic Way...
Nancy