Coming from a family of foodies, cooking was always an important and frequent topic of discussion at our table. I first got inclined towards cooking when I learnt it as an optional subject in my previous school. While I always had a soft spot for it, during the COVID 19 lockdown I took my time to thoroughly explore the field. I switched between numerous cuisines from Indian to Chinese, Italian, Thai, Mexican and took up baking as a therapeutic hobby. The smell of vanilla and sweet baked goods gives me joy and the task of carefully measuring the ingredients makes me focus like no other activity. I now cook at least one dinner a week for my family, they have seen me go from burning my first batch of macaroons to successfully baking them with their perfect “feet”.