36, scientist. Baking treats to share! My mom taught me how to cook when I was a kid, and my family was very encouraging. She also made me somewhat reluctantly join 4H as a child, and since we weren't the aggie types, cooking and crafts were the highlights. I hope to be as encouraging for my children one day, too! My father is Greek so I guess I have "good cooking" genes from both sides of the family! When I was 11 or 12 I made these extravagent/time consuming layered brownies that won a blue ribbon at the local 4H fair, and they were chosen to go to the state fair, but since they were so complicated I decided not to go... so kinda a tragedy at the same time!