Part of it is because people have been forced into the kitchen more than normal these past couple of years.
“When you say to someone you have to do anything, it becomes less fun,” Risbridger says. On top of that, society is undergoing a mental health crisis caused by all of the anxiety-causing events we are enduring, including global health emergencies, inflation and economic uncertainty, racial injustice and the battle for bodily autonomy, just to name a few.Article content
For baker and licensed therapist Jack Hazan, finishing his upcoming cookbook, Mind Over Batter, caused a recent bout of burnout. “It was caused by pressure, by uncertainty, by monotony and by feeling insecure in what I was doing,” he says. If any of those feelings are familiar, here are some strategies for rekindling your love with the kitchen.“For me, baking is a relationship, and I almost had a breakup,” Hazan says. “Desire in long-term relationships doesn’t just fall from the sky, right? You have to reinvent yourself and try new things.” One way he did that was by buying new baking tools. If you’re on a budget, maybe hold off on purchasing a stand mixer, but instead look for fun spoons and spatulas that beg to be put to use.
Or perhaps it’s decision fatigue that has worn you down. Cookbook roulette – where you grab a cookbook from your shelf, open to a random page and cook whatever dish is in front of you – is an easy way to leave dinner to the winds of fate.“When you are in a rut, it is really important to find new inspiration, find new ideas,” Risbridger says. It’s all about looking for something that excites you.
Now that we aren’t under such strict lockdowns, invite people over for dinner – depending on your comfort level – simply as your guest or to have them prepare the meal with you. When “you have two people in a kitchen, you feel connected,” says Hazan, who offers baking therapy as a form of treatment for his patients.
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