Food Network Cooks Up Family-Friendly Video Game

Cooking with friends and family just got competitive. Food Network has released Cook or Be Cooked on Wii.

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Video games don't normally catch my attention. I wish I had time to play more games, other than Candyland and Chutes and Ladders. But Food Network's first video game teaches you real cooking skills you can use in the kitchen and comes with more than 30 recipes from expert Food Network chefs.

Food Network Vice President of Marketing and The Next Food Network Star judge Susie Fogelson is an in-game avatar along with Mory Thomas of Food Network Kitchens. They offer tips and reviews as you crack an egg or prepare the perfect steak with or against your friends.

I like the idea of this game adding fun to food prep. Some of my most memorable girls' nights in have been in the kitchen. That's where we gravitate even when we're supposed to be watching a movie in the other room. If only there was a game that prepared meals for me.