Many years ago, I wrote “Easy-Bake Oven” on my Christmas wish list.
I had been perusing the toy section of the thick holiday mail-order catalog that delighted the kids of my generation. We had no online shopping back then.
The delighted girl on the front of the toy box was looking at a cake coming out of the oven. She was beckoning me to join other young bakers.
I really needed that little oven.
As I …