Most of the women in my family love to cook, but that gene skipped me. Thankfully, I had a mom who cooked from scratch my entire childhood, was an excellent teacher and taught my sisters and me the basics in the kitchen. She instilled in me the love of home-cooked food and the skills to do it, even if it wasn't my passion, and I am deeply grateful for that. I may not love to cook, but I do love to grow food My family and I live...