I have generally found that the three major ingredients needed to cook effectively are Attention, Recipes, and a technique guide. If you can get those three set, you're golden. You may not cook like a five-star chef, but you'll certainly be able to cook yummy meals.

Also, I'm so very annoyed right now that I have to wait until September for Glee. Evil. EVIL!!!

Finally, if you're looking for creativity stuff, I'm planning to run regular Lexicon games (http://www.wikiphilia.net/lexicon), so I can keep my creative muscles working. If you can come up with a decent prompt, I'll even start a new one so you can get started right away! :)