Conversing vs. Cooking
I remember a conversation with a friend about how although both of us like making creative things, neither of us were particularly interested in cooking since it's so temporary in nature.
In that particular conversation, we were talking about cooking the context of art, but I wonder if it makes more sense to talk about cooking in the context of...... well, talking.
A conversation that's not particularly deep could still be nice in the sense that it, for a while, makes both sides happier. This isn't really any different compared to how food makes both sides happier (assuming there's someone to share it with).
So I wonder if those who enjoy cooking see it more as an interaction, rather than a creation – or perhaps something in between. When thought of that way, cooking seems pretty easy to identify with.