Jennifer Garner Is Whipping Up an Exciting New Career Venture

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Jennifer Garner is saying yes to a new gig.

Jennifer Garner, the 53-year-old actress known for her funny #PretendCookingShow videos on Instagram, is now sharing her recipes in a new format, making it even easier for families to cook and enjoy her delicious meals.

Jennifer announced on Instagram on December 21st that fans of their #PretendCookingShow can now subscribe to their new YouTube channel!

She shared a link to her cooking channel and posted several videos that same day: two full-length recipes – sweet potato and black bean chili, and beef bourguignon – plus four shorter videos showcasing oatmeal, double chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin maple muffins, and a unique biscuit-scone hybrid she calls “biscones.”

Jennifer said that all episodes, both past and present, will now be available in one convenient location. She invited viewers to check them out and expressed gratitude for their support and enjoyment of the show’s quirky content.

The founder of Once Upon a Farm, an organic snack brand, announced that the new channel will launch just in time for the holidays, featuring seasonal recipes.

Just a quick note – we’re starting things off with some special holiday-themed episodes! We wish you a wonderful and joyful holiday season filled with baking!

For Jennifer, the love of baking comes from her own family memories.

Jennifer Garner fondly remembers her childhood filled with the aroma of home baking. She told Elle Decor that her mom was always baking something, and she especially cherished the smell of bread on Sundays, knowing a fresh loaf was coming.

Jennifer is taking after her mother and cooking recipes that her children—Violet, 20, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13, whom she shares with her ex-husband Ben Affleck—absolutely adore.

And creating those precious family memories are what it’s all about.

She told People magazine in 2022 that baking and cooking for her family is her way of showing love. It’s how they know she cares and is doing her best, even when things are chaotic.

For more of Jennifer Garner over the years, read on.

Jennifer Garner starred as Romy Sullivan in the 1999-2000 TV series about a struggling actress living in San Francisco with her friend, Sarah Reeves Merrin (played by Jennifer Love Hewitt). The show, a spin-off of Party of Five, followed Sarah as she moved to San Francisco to discover herself, connect with her family history, and meet her biological father.

The star played a goofy role as prankster Ashton Kutcher‘s girlfriend in this 2000 comedy classic.

In the 2001 film that touched so many hearts, Garner portrayed a more dramatic character in a story about two close friends navigating love and heading off to war.

Jennifer Garner starred as Sydney Bristow in the TV series Alias for five seasons. The show, which aired from 2001 to 2006, followed Sydney as she transitioned from a recent college graduate to a spy working for the U.S. government – eventually becoming a double agent to dismantle a dangerous international organization.

This 2002 movie features a passionate romance between Jennifer Garner and Leonardo DiCaprio, and tells the true story of a man who made a fortune before he even turned nineteen.

In this thrilling action movie, Elektra Natchios (Jennifer Garner) teams up with Daredevil (Ben Affleck) to battle criminals.

In the 2004 film, the actress portrays a teenage girl who magically transforms into a thirty-year-old woman on her thirteenth birthday. Suddenly going from playing with dolls to wearing heels, her character, Jenna Rink, soon discovers that wishes don’t always come true as expected.

In 2005, Garner played a character who became a trained killer and battled supernatural forces after almost dying.

In the movie Catch and Release, 47-year-old actress Jennifer Garner plays Gray, a woman grieving the loss of her fiancé and trying to start over.

In this 2007 thriller, Jennifer Garner plays an FBI agent who is sent to the Middle East to investigate a bombing at an American building.

I absolutely adore the movie Juno, and Vanessa Loring, played by Garner, is such a pivotal character! She’s the woman who steps up to adopt Juno’s baby – Juno, brilliantly portrayed by Elliot Page, is just a teenager when she realizes she can’t raise the child herself. It’s a really heartwarming story about finding the right family.

In the movie Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Matthew McConaughey plays a charming womanizer who is haunted by the ghosts of his ex-girlfriends. Jennifer Garner plays Jenny, Connor’s (McConaughey’s) childhood friend, and the one woman who isn’t swayed by his charm.

Oh my gosh, back in 2009, my absolute favorite actor won a Golden Globe for this amazing movie! It’s about a world where everyone is totally honest – can you even imagine?! – until this one person figures out how to lie and uses it to get what they want. It was mind-blowing!

In this 2010 romantic comedy set in Los Angeles on Valentine’s Day, Garner stars as Julia, a teacher who develops feelings for an unaware married man. Meanwhile, she secretly shares a deeper connection with her close friend and florist, Reed, played by Kutcher. The film follows the intertwined lives of several Los Angeles residents.

Jennifer Garner is usually so likable, but in this 2011 comedy, she portrays a clever assistant determined to get ahead by marrying a wealthy and carefree bachelor (Russell Brand).

In 2012, the actress portrayed Cindy Green, a woman who unexpectedly became pregnant after she and her husband had previously given up on having a child, symbolically burying their hopes in a backyard box.

In the 2013 film, Garner and McConaughey, who had worked together before, shared the screen again. Garner played Dr. Eve Saks, a kind doctor who cared for McConaughey’s character after he received a diagnosis of AIDS and learned he only had a month to live.

In the 2014 sports film, actress Garner plays Ali, the supportive girlfriend of Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) during a pivotal day in his life – the NFL Draft. She’s knowledgeable about football and helps him navigate the high-pressure decisions he faces.

In the 2015 film, the Texas-born actress portrays the wife of a rock star (Al Pacino). After receiving a letter from John Lennon that’s decades old, the rock star decides to mend broken relationships and turn his life around.

This emotional film centers on a deeply religious woman, played by Garner, who tirelessly fights for her daughter Anna, who is battling a disease with no cure.

In the young adult movie, Garner portrays the mother of a teenager who is exploring his sexuality and learning to accept who he is.

In this 2018 action movie, Riley North (Garner) turns to vigilantism after the tragic murder of her husband and daughter, taking on the corruption plaguing the streets of Los Angeles.

In this HBO series, Kathryn (Garner) meticulously plans a camping trip for her husband Walt’s (David Tennant) 45th birthday, hoping for a relaxing getaway with friends. However, despite her detailed planning, the trip quickly goes awry.

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