About Us

What's Cooking Weekly is a new division of What's Cooking,  a certified green cooking program for children in the SF Bay Area.  Here, we help families learn to cook with their children, and offer delicious and healthy recipe resources to make menu planning simple.  

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Michelle Stern, Founder and Owner of What's Cooking and What's Cooking Weekly

Michelle Stern, founder of What's Cooking, was a high school biology and environmental science teacher for 5 years prior to the birth of her daughter. At present, she balances the parenting of her two wonderful children and running this growing business.

Michelle's connections through What's Cooking have lead to a variety of wonderful and unexpected food-related events. She received a grant from Heifer International to participate on an Educator Study Tour to Honduras in the summer of 2007, where she learned about sustainable development and the prevention of hunger. She was invited to help her friends cater the Celebrity Poker Tournament at the 2006 Emmy Awards. She also assisted her colleague, Jennifer Carden, in food styling for a Thanksgiving-themed Satellite Media Tour for Food Network Star, Guy Fieri.  Most recently, she met Jacques Pepin, Mollie Katzen, and Ellie Krieger, all of whom love that her work brings families together into the kitchen.  They have given her permission to use their family friendly recipes in What's Cooking Weekly, Michelle's healthy menu planner for families.  Michelle also writes for several popular websites and blogs, such as Bostonmamas, Mommy Track'd and the WellFed Network, on topics related to cooking with children, family mealtimes and healthy menu planning.

Janet Dresser, Chef and Registered Nurse

Janet Dresser Janet Dresser is the owner of As You Like It catering, and is also an Independent Consultant with What's Cooking in Marin County. As a registered nurse, she is alert to the importance of eating well and eating smart. She believes in eating dishes made from organic products grown, raised and harvested by local purveyors.  She frequently consults with us on the recipes we use in What's Cooking Weekly.

Jennifer Carden, Author, Chef and Food Stylist

Jennifer Carden is a chef, food stylist, and mother in the San Francisco Bay area. She has worked with some of the best chefs in the area including Jacques Pepin and Mollie Katzen, and has written and developed recipes for restaurants and major food companies nationwide.

Jennifer's innovative ideas and humorous slant on feeding children have led her to develop books and products that help parents to feed their children healthy, quick, uncomplicated food. She is a recipe contributor to The Healthy Baby Workbook, by Kimberly Rider by Chronicle Books.

Her new book, Toddler Cafe from Chronicle Books can be ordered now on Amazon!