The lid to go with your skillet.

This is your basic saucepan/pasta pot, with lid. Soups, pasta, or even rice goes in here.

This is your small saucepan - for single cans of soup, or the sauce to go over rice.

For your handling your oven items.

Yes, glass measuring cups, in one, two and 4 cup sizes. The big one can also double as a mixing bowl.

Now that you have something to eat on, get something to eat with. The thing that recommends this set over others is that it's stainless steel, and has no indents and frills to get caked with gunk and start looking nasty after a few years. You can probably buy cheaper at the grocery store, but stainless steel will last.

Another basic table item by corelle. While most spices come with shaker tops, salt and pepper don't. So keep these full.

For cleaning up small, dry spills, this is a compact solution. Wet stuff, use the sponges.

Every home needs a kettle. Whether you're a coffee or tea drinker, something to boil water is is useful, especially if you don't have a dedicated coffee maker.

This nifty item is a combination toaster and toaster oven. Perfect for toast, or grilled cheese sandwiches. While not absolutely necessary, it can be really handy.

This, in any edition, is a classic and a fairly comprehensive reference. I still have a 1960s version that was handed down by my mother.

This filled spice rack is an extra item. It probably won't fit in your box, but is very handy if you're starting absolutely from scratch.

If you don't have a stove and oven, here's a small, reasonably priced, apartment version.