Tell Me Something Tuesday: Do you like to cook or bake?

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Question: Do you like to cook or bake? What is your favorite thing to make?

Answer: Like is a strong word. I don't enjoy cooking or baking yet I love looking for recipes, reading cookbooks and the idea of replicating them. 

I make a complete mess of my kitchen when I cook - especially when I bake - and the results are usually 50/50 good/bad. I get very stressed and it's not relaxing to me, so I have no idea why I do it lol

I'm not a patient person and I give up on things easily so I think it's some sort of therapeutic device to teach me those lessons. 

Things I love to make (& come out good!) though are Chicken and dumplings, butternut squash soup in the Instant Pot. Those two are my winter go-to's. I also make a great grilled cheese using a few tricks I've learned out here and roasted salmon.

I do enjoy baking sourdough bread. I have a King Arthur no-knead recipe that I use all the time. It's easy and comes out perfect every time.  

I'm really horrible at things like cupcakes, cake, cookies and brownies and pie crust. 

Do you like to cook or bake? DO you have any favorite recipes I should check out?