Sentence:  "I know his <WSD>cooking</WSD> is bad, but ..." She fluffed the pillows and placed them behind Suzanne's neck. "I thought Josh's <WSD>cooking</WSD> was much worse than Matt's, but I guess the bad-cook crown goes to the big guy." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One's ability to prepare food; cookery.