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2020-05-09
Successful Homemade Cake Donuts
In May of 2020, it was the middle of the pandemic and I wanted to try and make homemade donuts. Everyone else in lockdown was making homemade bread, but I wanted to do something a little more sweet. With that, I searched on Amazon for molds that someone could use to make the circular donuts. I knew without them, the donuts would not come out well. Once the molds were delivered and using a box of cake mix, I tried to make donuts. Now, you would think the second picture of Devil's Food favored donuts was the first batch, but no it wasn't. My first batch came from Funfetti cake mix (my favorite boxed cake mix), but it was a disaster. The donuts got stuck in the mold and would not come out until I used a butter knife. It left a mess because only part of the donut came out sometimes. I was disheartened because since I had time on my hands, I thought I could make donuts because the recipe I found was easy to follow. I gave up for awhile but decided later on to try again. In January of 2021, the date for the second photo of the Devil's Food donuts, I succeeded. I had sprayed the molds thoroughly and took my Mom's suggestion to spread flour around in the molds. I was proud that my second batch of donuts came out successfully! -
2020-03
Finding Joy in the Little Things
As someone with anxiety, existing during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 was very difficult. I found myself even more anxious with health-related thoughts, especially at the beginning of the lockdowns in March of 2020. There wasn't a ton of accurate information being disseminated, and I remember my family and I religiously sanitizing everything, including shopping bags. One of the ways we kept each other sane was by recreating experiences at home. For example, I created a "home theater," for my boyfriend. In reality it was just a sign that said "Home Theater," with a few movies we could stream, but it made the experience fun. We joked about the little movie "tickets" I made (scraps of paper) as well as the theater seats (pillows propped on the bed). In the end, it was moments like this that made the first wave of Covid bearable. -
2021-08-08
Cooking with Canned and Frozen Foods
The file that I have included is a description of how My wife and I were essentially forced to resort mostly on canned and frozen foods for our meals rather than using fresh ingredients. -
2020-04-14
Sweetness At Home During the 2020 Covid Pandemic
I had just quit my job on February 28, 2020 since my military spouse and I were about to PCS (Permanent Change of Station) from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to New Orleans, Louisiana in late March. Mid-March the DOD issued a Stop Movement order for all troops so we ended up not moving until it was lifted on July 1. During the wait, we were in limbo not knowing what would happen with our moving situation, but fortunately we still had our house and stuff. My spouse picked up Covid on our house-hunting trip to New Orleans the first week of March before the Stop Movement was issued, but was never diagnosed since there were not enough tests to go around in North Carolina. For about two months we stayed home together, enjoyed each other's company, and made the best of it. I spent a lot more time in the kitchen than was previously normal, and loved every minute of it. Two years previously, my spouse gave me an ice cream maker for Christmas, but I never took it out of the box and it ended up in one of my difficult-to-reach upper cabinets. When I was organizing my pantry and kitchen cabinets one day to prepare for the time we would actually get to pack up and move, I spied it and thought I would finally give it a try. I have wonderful childhood memories of sitting around with my family and grandparents outdoors while the homemade ice cream my mom and grandmother made, churned in the electric ice cream maker on a hot summers day. I called my mom for her recipe and found a similar one online to reference (published by the Taste of Home test kitchen). The military commissary was out of a lot of groceries, so I made an online order at Sams since they had still had milk and heavy cream, and picked it up. I already had plenty of sugar and vanilla in my pantry. Before Covid, I rarely had time (because of work and school) to make desserts, so this dish was a real treat, a simple recipe, and was super fun to make. The taste of homemade ice cream was so lovely and smooth, with texture velvety, eating it right from the churn. It brought back all the wonderful memories eating homemade ice cream with my family as a childhood, to comfort me during a time I could not travel to see them. Food memories like this can transport one to a time when the world was full of closeness with one's family, when forced to separate due to a world-wide pandemic. -
2021-08-03
The Comfort of Carbonara
Homemade recipe of Carbonara for my son's tenth birthday, with all the restaurants closed, we improvised. -
2020-03
How to lighten the mood? Homemade brunch!
Before the pandemic, one of my favorite ways to celebrate a special occasion was by going to brunch in New York City. Understandably, once the pandemic began, I knew that it would be a long, long time before I would see those city lights again. Rather than get down in the dumps, I decided to improvise and bring the brunch experience to my family home as a way to lighten the rather grim mood. A few weeks into the lockdown mandate in March 2020 I told my family to stay away from the kitchen. I organized a brunch with avocado toast, bacon, fried potatoes, and the centerpiece, a meal I had never made on my own, and a brunch staple, eggs benedict. I learned how to poach an egg for the first time with a few failed attempts. I then decorated the plates with the hollondaise sauce as if it were at a 5 star city restaurant. I made menus with drink options ranging from mimosas to bloody Mary’s and served my family, pretending I was out in the city for a celebratory brunch, despite the lack of celebrating going on in the world at the moment. Even if for an hour, this experience eating brunch lightened our moods and reminded us that despite what was going on outside our home, we at least had each other. -
2021-05
Smelly Hands Are Clean Hands
I welcomed my first child into the world at the very beginning of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, leaving my fiancé and me isolated at home with a newborn. After three months, we desperately needed a night away from our precious bundle of joy. The only restaurant open was a sketchy looking German beer garden blasting accordion music, but we were just thrilled to be spending some adult time together while our son was with my mother for the evening. Upon walking into the restaurant, I readily pumped some off-brand hand sanitizer into my hand, and nudged my fiancé to do the same. I rubbed my hands together as we were seated, and breathed a sigh of relief that we were free from the colicky cries of our beloved child for the night. Suddenly my nostrils filled with the stench of bottom shelf tequila. The hand sanitizer wasn’t simply off-brand, it had been homemade by the restaurant. It was as if whomever had concocted the sanitizer was convinced that the best way to ward off the COVID-19 virus (and the fear attributed to it), was to completely bombard the olfactory system with the smell of alcohol. My fiancé remarked that because the sanitizer smelled so horribly, it must be killing all of the germs; unknowingly, he became a perfect example of how individuals have come to associate certain scents, like alcohol, with the illusion of cleanliness. Thinking back on that experience, I find myself pondering just how effective their homemade hand sanitizer really was. Or, more than likely, was it a last ditch effort (forced into action by society’s panic buying of cleansers), to provide their customers a sense of security through unconscious sensory associations. -
2020-09-13
Homemade Air Purifier
I live in California, and during this pandemic we have also been dealing with devastating wildfires. The pollution from these fires has been very concerning for me. Noticing that all the air purifiers were sold out and me wanting to save money, I found a "lifehack" to make a homemade one with a box fan and air filter. It worked like a charm and was more effective than most luxury models. While I no longer have to deal with the smell of wildfires in my apartment, the constant hum of this contraption is a constant reminder of how climate change is destroying California. -
2020-07-17
comfort quarantine 70th birthday
My mother had turned 70 this past July during quarantine. She wanted my brothers and I to join her for dinner. I didn't feel it was safe enough with 8 people to socially distance at a table. I instead surprised her by leaving this assortment of home homemade and store bought goodies for her 70th birthday. I wanted her to still feel loved and special. -
2020-06-17
Glamour Mask Advert.
I laughed when I came across this advertisement. The lengths people will go to to stand out. Meanwhile I am making masks for me and my family the best I can. Maybe I could add a little glamour to my simple little masks? -
04/22/2020
Moments at Home
This short video, created using the app One Second Everday (1SE), is a collection of photographs each day taken during the initial weeks of the stay at home order in Boston. The images demonstrate the ways that life shifted during this time. For example, many people spent more time than ever inside, took up baking bread or cooking more elaborate meals, and began to wear homemade masks anytime they would leave the house. *A short video, created using the app One Second Everday (1SE), is a collection of photographs -
2020-04-05
DIY mask making. 3 of 3 - Scituate, MA
Image of DIY project to make masks at home -
2020-04-05
DIY mask making. 2 of 3 - Scituate, MA
Image of DIY project to make masks at home -
2020-04-05
DIY mask making. 1 of 3 - Scituate, MA
Image of DIY project to make masks at home. -
04/11/2020
My husband wearing a DIY cloth mask in line outside the local Shaws market - Cohasset, MA
Image of my husband Tom O'Brien wearing his newly home-made cloth mask and standing in the new social distance line formation outside the local Shaws. -
2020-05-08
Homemade sign in Isle La Motte, Vermont
As the pandemic continues on there is an effort to give people hope. Homemade signs popped up around the United States and in Vermont where I live. -
2020-04-14
DIY Masks and Not Much Else
My sister posing for a picture with the DIY masks we made. -
2020-04-28
Sewing Masks
This image shows a mother sewing masks for her and her family to use while in public areas, while going to the bank or getting groceries, so as to not get sick from Covid-19. -
2020-04-25
Homemade Masks
We are required to wear masks anytime we're out in public now, so I am sewing masks for my family. I'm cutting up t-shirts and old clothes, to create a mask that's special for them. This is my daughter Laura ("My Little Pony") and her husband Andrew ("Deadpool") -
03/16/2020
The last resort
We began rationing our toilet paper quickly once we realized we had missed our opportunity to stock up. We assumed people would calm down and refrain from hoarding. We were wrong. I bought a bag of cheap terry cloth material and cut it up to use "for number 1only!" -
April 12, 2020
Homemade Face Masks
Many people are advertising their homemade face masks as there is a shortage in every store. -
04/09/2020
Handmade Face Mask
Face mask made by St. Louis-based textile artist Katherine Huelsing, my mother. I helped my mom cut and pin fabric while she sewed the masks together. She gave one to each of our friends and family members and donated the rest to a local hospital. There is currently a severe shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals, leaving many healthcare professionals at risk of infection. The CDC recommended that everyone use PPE when out in public at this time. #DePaulHST391 -
2020-03
Making masks for donation to first responders, healthcare workers, law enforcers and other front liners.
Due to scarcity of basic supplies, the community do their share in providing essential items, relying on creativity and ingenuity. Making masks for donation to first responders, healthcare workers, law enforcers and other front liners. Supplies are unavailable so I sanitize then cut up tin soda cans to be used for the nose wire.Home made safety gear to support first responders and vital community workers masks for donation to first responders, healthcare workers, law enforcers and other front liners. Supplies are unavailable so I sanitize then cut up tin soda cans to be used for the nose wire. -
2020-04-06
Homemade face masks
Homemade face masks, now encouraged or required in most grocery stores and other public spaces. -
2020-04-05
Taking Precautions
A mask made by my grandmother and rubber gloves for if we need to go outside. -
2020-04-01
Ventilador mecánico
Rodolfo Ortiz shares his video about using a homemade ventilator. Shared on the Peruanos en Arizona (Oficial) Facebook page. -
03/13/2020
A mi con mascaritas +
Miguel Durand shown with his "homemade" mask. -
2020-03-23
Texts asking for help making face masks
These screenshots show a friend asking for help to make facemasks for nurses and doctors. #HIST5241 -
2020-03-25
Mask shortage
My mom has started sewing and donating face masks because of the PPE (personal protective equipment) shortage. #HIST5241 -
2020-03-29
Text conversation featuring homemade face mask
A text conversation between Sebastien Hardinger and his parents, Chris Hardinger and Johanne Lamarche, about a face mask that Johanne made herself from an old sheet -
2020-03-26
Hand-Sewn Masks for Donation to Local Nursing Home
Twitter user @bartonclarax stayed up all night to finish 51 hand-sewn masks to donate to a local nursing home. Shows an artist who runs a small business dedicating time, energy, and supplies to helping health care providers in the midst of this crisis.