Quarantine in the Kitchen I
n an always-busy society, taking time to go to the kitchen to bake is rare. There is always an appointment you need to go to or a friend you are meeting up with. When COVID-19 shut the world down, those busy schedules disappeared and baking became a source of entertainment during those endless hours stuck at home. Some aspiring bakers tried new diets. Others experimented with viral baking hacks from TikTok. Long-neglected kitchens became filled with the smell of rising bread, flour-dusted countertops and the sound of sizzling onions on the stove. “I improved a ton over quarantine and it almost became a hobby,” Isabel Poggenklass, fr., said. “I got very experimental when working with frosting and colors for my cookies or cakes.” Along with the rest of the world, cof08
fee shops closed down in March 2020. Instead of stopping at Starbucks on the way to work, whipped coffee — sweet iced coffee brewable in the safety of one’s home — went viral.. Whipped
