Jennifer Garner is saying yes to a new gig.
The Yes Day actress, 53, who has often entertained Instagram followers with her #PretendCookingShow videos, is bringing her culinary insights to a new medium for viewers to enjoy all of her delicious, family-friendly recipes.
"We did a little something....." Jennifer wrote on her Instagram story Dec. 21. "If you enjoy #PretendCookingShow, you can now subscribe to our brand new @youtube channel!"
She then linked to the channel, to which she posted two full-length cooking videos—one where she made sweet potato and black bean chili and another of beef bourguignon—and four YouTube shorts—featuring oatmeal, double chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin maple muffins and a biscuit/scone combo she calls “biscones”—the same day.
"All episodes, old and new, will be in one place," Jennifer added. "Come check us out - and thank you for watching along with our nonsense."
The Once Upon a Farm organic snack brand founder shared the channel is coming just in time for the holiday season with some festive recipes.
"P.S. We are kicking it off with some extra fun Holiday episodes," she continued. "We hope you bake up a beautiful Holiday Season!"
For Jennifer, the love of baking comes from her own family memories.
“When I was little, there was always something baking,” the Alias alum told Elle Decor of her mom in October. “On Sundays, the smell of bread baking in the kitchen and knowing we were going to get some bread is what I remember.”
Now, Jennifer is following in her mom's lead, making recipes that her kids Violet, 20, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13—whom she shares with ex Ben Affleck—as she put it, “love, love, love.”
And creating those precious family memories are what it's all about.
"To me, baking and cooking for your family is love," she explained to People in 2022. "They know that I care and that I'm trying my scattered best"
For more of Jennifer Garner over the years, read on.
Time of Your Life
From 1999 to 2000, Jennifer Garner played Romy Sullivan, a struggling actress who lives with Sarah Reeves Merrin (Jennifer Love Hewitt) in San Francisco. The short-lived series was the spinoff to Party of Five and showed Sarah moving to San Fran to find herself, get in touch with her roots and meet her biological father.
Dude, Where's My Car?
The star played a goofy role as prankster Ashton Kutcher's girlfriend in this 2000 comedy classic.
Pearl Harbor
In the 2001 movie that brought us to tears, Garner played a more serious role in the story of two best friends and their romantic endeavors as they go off to join the war.
Alias
For five seasons, Garner played the lead, Sydney Bristow, on Alias. On the show, which ran from 2001 to 2006, Sydney is a young college graduate who becomes a secret agent and eventual double agent spy in the U.S. determined to take down a rogue international agency.
Catch Me if You Can
Things got really hot and steamy in this 2002 film between Garner and Leonardo DiCaprio in the film based on a true story of a young man who became a millionaire before his 19th birthday.
Daredevil
Together with Daredevil (Ben Affleck), Elektra Natchios (Garner) fights crime in this action-packed film.
13 Going on 30
In 2004, the Hollywood actress plays a young girl who wakes up as a 30-year-old woman on her 13th birthday. From dolls to stilettos, Garner's character Jenna Rink quickly learns the lesson of being careful of what you wish for.
Elektra
In 2005, Garner's titular character became an assassin and fought off the supernatural after surviving a near-death experience.
Catch and Release
In Catch and Release, the 47-year-old actress plays Gray, a woman in mourning struggling to rebuild her life while trying to cope with the death of her fiancé.
The Kingdom
In this 2007 thriller, Garner takes on the role of an FBI agent sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Juno
Garner's Vanessa Loring, is a woman who is supposed to become the new parent of a child when Juno (Elliot Page), a teenager, finds herself pregnant and unable to care for the child in this 2007 film.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past stars Matthew McConaughey, a womanzier who is visited by the ghosts of all the girlfriends he's left in the dust. In the film, Garner is Connor's (McConaughey) childhood friend, Jenny, who is the only woman that can resist his charming ways.
The Invention of Lying
In 2009, the Golden Globe winner acted in the film about a world where no one has ever lied until someone discovers the art of deception for personal benefit.
Valentine's Day
Garner plays Julia, a school teacher who is falling for a man she doesn't know is married when in fact deep down she has already found love with her best friend and florist Reed (Kutcher), in this 2010 rom-com that shows the lives of different Los Angeles residents on Valentine's Day.
Arthur
It's hard to imagine not liking Garner, but in this 2011 comedy, she plays a shrewd assistant who tries to further her career by marrying a playboy (Russell Brand).
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
In 2012, the star played the role of Cindy Green, a woman who let nature take its course when she and her husband retrieved a miracle child after burying their wishes in a box in their backyard.
Dallas Buyers Club
Garner reunited with former costar McConaughey for this 2013 film where she played Dr. Eve Saks, the heartwarming physician who treated McConaughey's character after he was diagnosed with AIDS and told he had 30 days to live.
Draft Day
The 2014 film about one of the biggest days in sports features Garner playing Ali, the girlfriend behind the man calling the shots during the NFL Draft. Her character understands football and is there to support Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) through his life-altering decisions.
Danny Collins
The Texas native plays the wife of rock star Danny Collins (Al Pacino), who, after reading a 40-year-old letter from John Lennon, makes the decision to fix his long-gone relationships and his life in this 2015 flick.
Miracles From Heaven
In this tearjerker, Garner's devout character refuses to give up on her young daughter Anna, who has an incurable disorder.
Love, Simon
In the YA-based film, Garner plays the supportive mom of a high school student coming to grips with his sexual orientation.
Peppermint
After her husband and daughter were brutally murdered, Riley North (Garner) becomes a vigilante and cleans up the corrupt streets of L.A. in this 2018 action flick.
Camping
Kathryn (Garner) plans a trip for her husband Walt's (David Tennant) 45th birthday to go camping with friends on this HBO series and it quickly spirals out of control despite the fact that she has planned out every second of every day.