Other than cinnamon toast and cold cereal or a sandwich what was the first
thing you cooked, and about how old were you?

I distinctly trying my hand at scrambled eggs Mexican style at about 11 (
after they cooked I needed to drain off the extra liquid from the tomatoes I
put in).

I second attempt was a pineapple upside-down cake in an old cast iron pan
swerved with whipped cream about 3 yeas later. That one turned out very
well. ;-)

Dimitri