Retired Navy wife, mother of 2 and grandmother of 3. I love being a grandma, it's the best job I've ever had! Fruit pies and cookies Beef fondue for special occasions. The grandchildren love to "cook" their own food. Dutch apple pie - at holiday reunions the whole family wants that pie for dessert. I have to bake 4 pies to serve everyone. My husband loves pies and when we married, I had no idea how to make a pie. After MANY MANY MANY failed efforts, which he still ate, I finally figured out how to bake pies.