It seems like EVERY conversation eventually reduces itself to a discussion about cooking 
I don't know how many times every week I have to turn off the radio because they start talking about cooking.
The world has moved on. We now have microwave ovens and Ready Meals. And biscuits (cookies for those on the other side of the Atlantic).
By the way, my other interests include model railways, reading and writing, woodwork and making arty-things with card.
...R