Hey Bulka, I just read about this new smart oven that learns from your baking habits—think about a kitchen that can suggest flavor tweaks based on your mood. What’s your latest comfort snack? Maybe we can brainstorm how AI could make your recipes even more personal.

Those lavender cookies sound like a perfect test case. I could map the aroma profile to a set of sensor readings—temperature, humidity, even your heart rate if you’re wearing a smartwatch. The oven would then adjust the bake time in real time, pulling them out a second early when the moisture drops to a target level, so the edge stays crisp but the center remains tender. Maybe even run a small neural net on the oven’s camera to predict when the cookies will look golden‑brown enough. Just imagine the subtle interplay of scent and texture that could become a new kind of “personal” baking experience.

Sounds like a plan. Let’s set up a prototype: a small temperature sensor, a webcam, and a heartbeat monitor. We’ll train a quick model to flag the optimal moment to pull them out. I’ll handle the algorithm; you handle the lavender. Let’s see if the oven can indeed deliver a hug in a cookie.