This is almost poetic, thank you. As someone who has a very weird and perhaps phobic relationship with cooking, you made it seem more approachable with a few words.
If you want a recommendation, I highly recommend Laura Vitale's YouTube channel. She helped us get brave enough to do it. I use her recipes all the time (take your pick - it'll be good. The recent "one pan orzo chicken" is already a staple around here), and her videos really show her making the meal. So when you're making it yourself, you really feel like you've seen everything before :)
good luck on your cooking journey!