the best thing I learned during lockdown
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This lockdown has been a learning phase for everyone, I am sure. I have learnt. The first and foremost thing that I have learnt is that nothing is impossible, at least when it comes to managing a house. Yes, work-life balance is possible.
At the beginning of the lockdown, I saw people putting up pictures of themselves baking, cooking, and laying out delicious meals for their families. Now, I have never been an exceptional cook, or so I thought. With so many outstanding cooks in the family, I always put myself last in line. Having always been a working girl I did not pursue baking as my passion even though I believe baking to be the best form of cooking. This lockdown gave me a chance to rediscover this hidden talent in me. So, one day I thought what the heck let me try baking a cake. And since then I haven’t stopped.
I have also learnt that cooking and baking is no big deal. You just follow the recipe to the ‘T’ and you’ll have your perfect treat ready.
It’s been a month now and I have baked a chocolate cake, a lemon cake, pav for bhaji, bread, spinach bread, banana and walnut cake, carrot cake and am planning to whip up Mexican rice and to bake an orange cake with fresh oranges on Mother’s Day. All this with every day regular cooking. My fear for cooking has finally vanished. So, that’s an accomplishment. I have also learnt that cooking and baking is no big deal. You just follow the recipe to the ‘T’ and you’ll have your perfect treat ready.