Hey welcome to Steemit! Don't be afraid to post about other things in your life off the topic of food on cooking! I inittially joined Steemit with the intention of mostly just posting about crypto, but when I started sharing different parts of my life like gardening and my dogs, I got insane amount of interaction back.
A lot of Steemit users communicate through Discord chat since there isn't a messaging system on Steemit.