Several friends report they’re dealing with stress and
anxiety by baking. It reminds me of something Thoreau said – that wood warms
you twice: once when you’re splitting it, and once while it’s burning. Home
baked goods are comfort foods. A hot gooey cookie with a cold glass of milk, a
warm piece of apple pie with vanilla ice cream, or a slice of pizza fresh from
the oven can go a long way towards making you feel better. But the act of
baking can be therapeutic as well. If you’ve ever rolled out pie crust or gingerbread
cookie dough, or kneaded dough for dinner rolls or a loaf of whole wheat bread,
you probably know what I’m talking about. Plus it's fun to include the kids,
and the aroma fills the whole house. It’s said there are no atheists in
foxholes. I suspect there are also no ketogenic dieters in quarantine. Or, at
least, there shouldn’t be.
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