My daddy’s a better cook than I am, too (my mama can’t cook a lick - she burns water). But that hasn’t stopped me from cooking. It gets better. Remember he had a number of years’ head start on you.
It was more than just that- he had a gift for it. He was starting a magazine/newspaper devoted to food and cooking in San Francisco when he passed away in 1994.
He and I had more than our share of serious issues between us- but I will always be the first to say that he was a masterful cook, musician and writer.