Very good baker of pies, flans, cookies. My family loved these, now I steer clear of making desserts because I am by myself and at risk of overconsuming my creations. One of my memories from high school was a male teacher commenting during a purchase that he always bought treats from the French Club because French girls made the best cooks. Mastering pie crust. My mother's was terrible and I never ate it, just the filling. One day as a teenager I consulted a cookbook on technique and was amazed, after several attempts, when it finally came out right. Made a first-time appetizer recipe using a commercial pastry product that sounded good but then did not go over well at a club meeting. I was hurt. Now I know to never experiment with a new recipe for a public gathering.