Synonyms:
cooking, cookery, preparation
Meaning: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
Usage examples
Dicky didn't like my cooking!
This is a very delicate way of cooking eggs.
That is by cooking it in a regular rice boiler.
Few young persons understand cooking for the sick.
You have nothing at all cooking in that pot over the fire.
Place this mixture where it will keep hot without cooking.
'Why,' cried the astonished cook, 'where did you learn cooking?
"If any of these girls understand cooking, my end is not far off!"
The landlord let us do our own cooking and set our table near one of the windows.
Some of this food should be of the type that does not require refrigeration or cooking.