The figures are not mistaken, do it yourself at the coast. Whether it's creative hobbies, DIY, decor, homemade products, or more and more of a kitchen, there are more and more jumper in the DIY wagon. 88% of French people questioned by an Ipsos survey declared "Concocting" like a chef "of raw products - vegetables, meats, fish". But why such a winning return of these practices in our households? Quest for meaning? Small savings? Pleasures found? The three at a time, with a small advantage for the last.
Yes The household is a rewarding act. It’s a way of Take care of yourself and loved ones. On the physical health side, no need to make you a powerpoint on the subject: cooking home with good products, it is the guarantee of only swallowing good things. But did you know that it also has an impact on mental health? This is what we learn from this article published on the Slate Media website: "Cooking maybe as effective as a meditation session". Proof of this is, the incredible craze for the bakery and homemade pastry during successive confinements. Popotter would be a real therapeutic act. Not only does he awaken all the senses (is there more satisfactory than the smell of a chocolate cake that swells and browns in an oven?) But it also allows you to be entirely concentrated on a single task, where the current world spends its time soliciting us on all sides. Another bonus, often addressed by the great anxious people of this world: Cooking allows you to feel in control and confidence. The writer and director Norah Ephron said in her autobiographical novel Heartburn: " What I like in the kitchen is that after a tough day, there is something comforting in the fact that, if you melt butter and you add hot flour and broth, it will thicken! It's a certainty! It is a certainty in a world where everything is uncertain. ».
But homemade and other DIY mijottages are not just lonely pleasures. Cooking for others also has very positive psychological effects, as explained to us This HuffPost article. “Cooking for the other is nourishing, living, helping keep alive. »» It is to take care of others and thus find a feeling of altruism and utility in society. For Matthew Riccio, student in charge of research at the National Science Foundation, that gives birth feelings « belonging to a community, of proximity and intimacy. All these notions are linked to the increase in happiness, the attenuation of depression, and the general improvement of well-being.»
Very nice reasons to get your hands dirty in short! And if you still lack a little motivation to take the plunge, Here are some simple recipes to replenish your kitchen and jars!
A broth of young spring vegetables (it's the season!)
A gratin dauphinois in jar (Best gift, to be made or to really offer!))
A milk chocolate blondie (also known as the most soft jar cake in the world!)
Rhubarb jam who leaves no one of marble (and who embalges the whole house <3)