Do you love to assemble a casserole? Is filling dumplings your happy place? Could you knead dough all day? What genre of dish is endlessly enticing to you?
For me, its soups/stews. Nothing i love more than slowly building the layers of flavor in a big ass dutch oven. Stirring my cauldron of delicious nourishing potion grounds me.
Such a difficult question as I do enjoy cooking in general. But sourdough bread has to be the winner. It's magic. Anything that has a magic transition like that I enjoy making. Mayonnaise, meringue. Banana bread goes through a stage that looks like vomit, then as I add ingredients, a silky batter.
I also like hosting Thanksgiving at my house, staging all that cooking, making everything nice.