Los Angeles, March 30 – Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner has revealed that her mother, Patricia, has become a fan favorite guest on her cooking show, "Pretend Cooking Show."
The actress said that two episodes from her culinary series stand out, in which she shares recipes from her kitchen, according to the magazine "People."
She said, "She's so funny. She really enjoys it. She loves being recognized. She loves when people say hello to her. She has very strong opinions about what we should and shouldn't do. She often tells me that her episodes are the best and perform the best. And I'm sure she's right because she's been right about everything for the last 53 years of my life. Why not the next?".
She further mentioned, "I always enjoy having my mom with me because she's so cute and she's just the best. And she's a great partner. We once made bagels together, which was really fun. And another time, I made beef bourguignon, and I almost burned the kitchen down – that was also a good experience."
According to "People," the enthusiastic home cook recently partnered with KitchenAid to launch the Artisan Plus Stand Mixer, which the brand calls "the most significant upgrade to its Tilt-Head Stand Mixer in 70 years."
The product aims to improve mixing precision with features such as an expanded speed range, a built-in LED bowl light, and silicone edges that continuously scrape the bowl. Garner says she "dreamed of" having a KitchenAid stand mixer as a child.
She said, "I wanted one more than anything. I thought it would be so cool to have my mixer going while I was doing something else in the kitchen, and they're so beautiful. Having one in the kitchen is iconic. So I've always called it my best friend. I cook a lot very early in the morning because I want something to be fresh and ready when my kids wake up, or I just want to get the dough started before I do a workout. "
Garner, who shares Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14, with her ex-husband Ben Affleck, reflected on the most meaningful thing she has baked for her family.
"I've probably baked a hundred million birthday cakes. I mean, if you think about it, I've been a mom for 20 years. And so that's 20 plus 17 plus 14 cakes, plus whatever else, that's a lot of cakes. The smell of fresh bread in the house is something that means a lot to me because my mom used to bake bread on Sundays when I was growing up, and it always made the house feel like home. There's something very comforting about the smell of bread baking in the house. There's nothing more nurturing in the world than fresh, homemade bread," she added.