I'm another person who likes to bake more than cook...but this could be because I love to eat baked goods so much!

I'm sure you could learn to bake- just keep checking on your food before the timer goes off so it doesn't burn. You got a lot of good suggestions here! At least you don't live at high altitude- I have to adjust all baking recipes for different amounts of flour to liquids because otherwise it all turns out flat and doesn't rise! (We live at about 5,600 ft above sea level).