POPSUGAR. “It Slows Down Time”: See AOC Bake Quarantine Bread and Reflect on Pandemic Stress

_{December 10, 2020}

by Chanel Vargas

When the going gets tough, sometimes the solution is to take a few deep breaths and bake up a fresh loaf of bread. In order to quell her own pandemic stress, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez broke out the flour and yeast to bake her first loaf of “quarantine bread,” sharing the experience on her IGS on Dec. 9. As she baked, she also took the time to reflect on the importance of self-care during such a stressful time and her thoughts on negotiating a COVID-19 relief package for families across the country.

“In trying to negotiate a COVID package, fighting for a second round of stimulus checks & UI so people can survive (and the sadness of this even being controversial to begin with), managing Congressional transition work and struggling with the economic & health pain so many of us are going through, the stress of the pandemic has felt especially overwhelming lately, to say the least,” she wrote. “As a bit of a break, I tried to make bread for the first time this week. 9 months after this pandemic started I now understand why so many people took to it at the beginning.”

“It slows down time just enough to get lost in the rise, and ushers the stress somewhere else for a few minutes.”

We know the congresswoman wasn’t alone in her baking because her French bulldog puppy, Deco, can be seen in the light of the oven, taking a peek at the unfinished loaf. “Sometimes when the bread is baking we just like to sit here and watch,” she said. “It slows down time just enough to get lost in the rise, and ushers the stress somewhere else for a few minutes. As many of you know I used to work in restaurants, and this focus on the moment is one of the things I loved most about food and hospitality. Thinking about all of you in service & other industries today. Just know there’s a lot of us here fighting to get you what you need. We should learn more next week.”

Lire la Suite:

Aussi sur le meme sujet

Cuisinez a la maison… Cooking at home by AOC and Deco… !

“Roti de porc aux fines herbes & Sauce aux fruits”

Et, la presentation de ma recette “Roti de porc aux fines herbes & Sauce aux fruits” est en cours.

Et pour le reste ecoutez une version de Boys don’t Cry (The Cure)