I cook a lot from scratch including making much of our own sourdough bread, pizza dough, any sweet treats, sauces, soups, preserves, quiches, pies and sometimes our own pasta, yogurt and ice cream. Basically I try to avoid convenience foods as much as possible because I feel that making my own is tastier, better quality and healthier.
If we have people coming to our house for food or we bring food to a party I do the same as I would at home and make something fresh. I'm a decent cook and enjoy my own food and people seem to like it which is great but people always comment that cooking and baking is my hobby and that its nice that I enjoy cooking so much, or have the time to do it. I really don't see it that way.
My hobbies are reading, yoga and playing piano. Cooking is something I have to do anyway and I may as well make it as good, fresh and healthy as possible. Its more like a value I have to prioritise good food for myself and the people I love.
I don't know why it annoys me so much when people say cooking or baking is my hobby, I don't feel it is anymore than it is anyone else's I just choose to do it a bit differently than them.