cook up a storm

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To do a large amount of cooking at once; to prepare a great deal of cooked food.
2. 2
   To cause a storm (weather phenomenon).
3. 3
   To create a stormy situation; agitate or enrage.
4. 4
   To make a big fuss, generate a lot of unnecessary talk or activity; make a scene.
5. 5
   To make a splash; to create a spectacle.