In all honesty, cooking is this easy.
Tools.
Effort.
Experience.
If you are lacking in one, you will compensate with the other 2. When you have ample of all 3, things start clicking. Same thing can be said with pretty much all other skills/professions. But, having the right tools is probably weighted more imo. Because as adults, it becomes pretty hard to come up with extra effort and experience with our busy schedules.