Amen to that. My mom is an incredible cook, and I burn water.
The really weird thing that I share with my mom is that our voices are almost identical. My own grandmother can't tell if it's me or my mom on the phone.
I am like my mom in more ways than I could ever list here:
Independent, crave information, politically aware and opinionated, caring, thoughtful, loving, involved with children, involved in the community, same sense of humor... I am so lucky to be so much like her. And dang, I miss her.