"Guinevere, I would do many things that you asked of me, but nothing that I thought would result in misery for either or both of us," he said with a grin.
"I would like it-- I would appreciate it-- if you were willing to try to teach me to cook. Simple things, that is; I know my limitations." Trying anything remotely complicated, while it might be entertaining, could prove frustrating for her as the teacher.