Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cooking

~1 n 1 the act of making food and cooking it  (I hate cooking.) 2 food made in a particular way or by a particular person  (Gail's cooking is always good. | Indian cooking | home cooking (=good food like you get in your own house)) ~2 adj only before noun 1 suitable for or used in cooking  (Fry the vegetables in cooking oil.) 2 AmE doing something very well  (The band is really cooking tonight.)