How do you say "some kind of" as in "there's been some kind of progress"

you could say yon sòt de (some sort of)
yon can also say kèk or yon ti

There' been some kind of progress.
Genyen yon sòt de pwogrè ki fèt.
Gen yon ti pwogrè ki fèt
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"Moun Fou"

I hope someone didn't call you that :)
Moun fou → a lunatic, psycho, or screwball :-\
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How do you say castle in Creole?

castle - chato
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Hey how you doing I would like to ask you something

Ale, mande mwen non.  M'ap koute
Go ahead and ask me. I'm listening.
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Mandaly, Re: the verb "sanble ak - to look like", where to place preposition "AK" when you ask the question WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Kisa li sanble ak...?

Verbs with prepositions: sanble ak (to look like), fèt ak (to be made of), mete nan (to put in), ale ak (to go with).], etc...
When asking questions, these Haitian Creole prepositions are usually place at the beginning of the question.

Ak kisa li sanble?
What does it look like?

Ak kisa li fèt?
What is it made of?

Nan kisa ou te mete l?
What did you put it in?

Ak kilès ou prale?
Who will you go with?

Pou kilès machin sa a ye?
Who is this car for?
WHo does this car belong to?
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It would be cool if you could get a chat room feature on your blog as well for people to practice their creole live. :-) blan zanmi ou philip :-)

Yes it would.  I have tried it on a couple of occasions, it was hard to integrate on Blogger's platform.  I will try again ...
Mèsi Philip.
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Pi wo pran pi gwo so

Men wi, Se yon fenomèn natirèl non?
Plis ou pi wo, plis distans ant ou menm avèk sòl la agrandi.
Si ou panse gen yon posiblite pou tonbe, pito ou byen boure kò w.

Pi wo pran pi gwo so. (Idiom)
The bigger you are, the harder you fall.
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You made me smile (Creole)

☺You made me smile. → Ou te fè'm souri.
Pa gen anyen ki pi bèl pase yon souri.
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manipulative

These Haitian Creole words may all translate manipulative (adj.):  manipilatif, mètdam (crafty), rize or rizyèz (clever), malen (cunning)
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When using the word 'renmen,' how do you distinguish between love and like? Is there a better way to make this distinction?

The answer is, you don't.  Renmen translates both love and like
You can say:
Mwen renmen'w amò.
I love you to death.
or
Mwen renmen jan kay sa bati a.
I like the way this house is built.
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how do you say there goes my baby?

☺ Is it a real baby?

There goes my baby!
Men bebe'm nan!
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nothing much (in Creole)

Nothing much / Nothing at all 
anyen, anyen ditou, anyen menm

Also, 

Not at all → DITOU DITOU or just DITOU

1.  Mwen pa ka dòmi ditou ditou.
     I can't sleep at all.

2. Mwen pa santi m byen ditou ditou.
    I don't feel well at all.

3.  Mwen pa ka fè anyen ditou.
     I can't do anything at all.

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How do you say "light skin guys vs light skin girls"

What you call a light skin African American male here in the US is known as grimo or milat in H. Creole.
And the female is called grimèl or milatrès.
The milat or milatrès (mulatto) usually would have silky hair.
The grimo or grimèl would have afro-textured hair.

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what food do you like to cook? (in Creole)

What food do you like to cook?
Ki manje ou renmen fè?

I'd love to have the recipe.
Mwen ta renmen gen resèt la.
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How do you say: Many things in Haiti are important, but for me the tuba is most important

An Ayiti gen anpil bagay ki enpòtan, men sa ki pi enpòtan pou mwen se touba a.
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