Do you think cooking is a spirtual act?

I am not religious (I actually am actively against organized religion), but when I cook I tend to feel something that I guess feels like prayer, or being in church, would feel.

I’m just manipulating objects (utensils, pans, foods), but I feel more mindful and aware when I do it, and at the end the food tends to fill me with an energy that restaurant food does not.

Do you have your own ideas about cooking being spiritually fulfilling? Is your kitchen your own little temple?

And do any jellies out there actively combine religion with spirit-cooking? Do you have a big St. Michael on your fridge, or pray to The Flying Spaghetti Monster before you make pasta?