cooking, cookery, preparation -- (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")
Overview of verb cook
The verb cook has 5 senses
cook -- (prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook")
cook, fix, ready, make, prepare -- (prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please")
cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")