I am weird in that a favorite "non-food" thing I do to keep me out of the kitchen (when I shouldn't be there) is to read about cooking! I love searching through old cookbooks for recipes that appeal to me; or, more likely nowadays, read LC food bloggers blogs for ideas. I have always been like this - and have more than enough cookbooks to prove it! Oddly, reading about food & cooking ideas is almost as satisfying as cooking and eating the food read about - with much less clean up! And I always have a stash of likely recipes for when I do want to make a special dish. This wouldn't work for many (most?) people, I understand, but it works for me. A hot cup of tea and an interesting new cookbook, and I am a happy woman.
I also enjoy keeping my hands busy with knitting and gardening. And I am an avid reader of other books as well, not just cookbooks.