Yes, I love to cook but more of a baker, thanks to my Mom, who always asked me to bake something on Sunday afternoons for the lunches and holidays. Growing up, I dont ever remember my Mom buying baked goods - she always made things from scratch. She doesnt so much now as she has 3 step-kids at home and 3 grandchildren on the weekends usually - so, she is pretty busy as the step-kids dont help out much. After my Mom left my Dad, I tried to encourage my sister to bake but she never really got into it like I did. When she was 16, she invited her bf for supper and wanted to make a lemon meringue pie. I had to work, so couldnt help her but when I arrived home, they were sitting outside. I went into the house and there was the pie and the meringue was flat and crusty, I was able to scrape it off and made a new batch for it. I left the pie on the counter and didnt say anything to her becuz he was there etc. When she came into the kitchen, I heard her say, "My pie turned out after all". She thought the meringue went from flat to fluffy on its own. We still laugh about that.
