When I was a youngster, InventHelp’s Invention Girl was not very helpful in the kitchen. Mom would slave away over homemade soups, stews and lasagna while I’d be off playing games. If Nintendo’s Personal Trainer: Cooking had been invented back then, I could have played with my food instead!

Personal Trainer: Cooking is a combination of an interactive cookbook and a live cooking demonstration. Your personal DS Chef talks you through more than 245 recipes collected from 30 countries around the world. If you want to impress your international friends, you can even find cuisine specific to a country’s region!

Future chefs can use the stylus or simple voice commands to continue to the next page, repeat a step or go back. The voice function feature is especially handy if you’re covered in whatever dish you’re preparing. Plus, the software includes a timer and calculator, as well as a search function to help you find that perfect gourmet dish. The Cooking Guide also includes an ingredient checklist to use as a shopping list.

Nintendo is not the only system that’s looking to bank on the kitchen cash cow. Atari’s “What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver,” Majesco’s “Cooking Mama World Kitchen,” and Ubisoft’s “Hell’s Kitchen: The Video Game” all offer friendly culinary competition for Nintendo.

Are you the next Julia Child or Emeril? Probably not. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t be the best cook on the block! Happy cooking from Invention Girl and InventHelp (and if you’re ever in the Pittsburgh area…we’d love a sample)!

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