@snlmommy My LO is seven months old. I also love making dinner and my husband and I have made it a priority to give me time to cook.
Our routine is (roughly) this:
7:00 - LO wakes up
9:30 - nap
13:00 - nap
16:00 - nap
17:30 - husband watches baby while I make dinner
18:30 - we eat together...