Transform your home from an office into a cafe for a change of scenery as the quarantine continues
With stricter policies restricting gatherings of more than four people being implemented and social distancing being reinforced, people are choosing to stay home in hopes of flattening the coronavirus curve. But being home doesn’t mean you need to give up all of your routines and comforts.
Turning your home into its own cafe has been a recent social media trend, with personalities such as @f.o.v_ creating beautiful homemade treats that are often found in coffee shops. If cooking is not your cup of tea, however, there are still ways to support your favourite local cafes, as many of them have established delivery services that will bring much-loved staples such as coffee and bread right to your door.
Here are a few home cafe essentials that you can recreate at home as well as recommendations on where to get these treats once restaurants open up again:
Experiment with pancake flavours
The go-to breakfast staple requires only a handful of ingredients and very little prep time. The trick to a fluffy pancake is buttermilk, which can be store-bought or easily made at home with just two ingredients. This recipe will give you a fluffy old-fashioned stack but The Kitchn’s easy pancake recipe is a go-to when you want no-fuss pancakes. Experiment with different flavours such as orange blossom, banana chocolate chip or strawberry lemon ricotta.
Tatler Tip: Upper House's Café Gray Deluxe's Hazelnut Dutch pancakes are a popular breakfast option.