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Inquiry Project – 1

jessicaraeburdge

Introduction: What’s the plan?

I have always had an interest in exploring new recipes and developing my cooking skills, but it seems like something I don’t often have the time or energy to dedicate to. In particular I have always enjoyed the idea of making themed foods and snacks to go along with a movie night or an event. In 2025 I saw lots of tiktoks about “dinner and a movie” nights based on specific films and wanted to try it out myself. Around the same time I had the urge to do a rewatch of the Disney Animation movies in order of release, so that was where I started. I didn’t get very far but am determined to try again.

This Inquiry Project will be a mixture of making meals for movie nights and some for events. The skills I want to develop are:

  • Trying cooking and baking recipes and techniques that I have not yet tried.
  • Planning a meal or food to fit a theme.
  • Food presentation and plating.
  • Discussing the failures and successes in my process to improve in the future.

I am going to start this journey with an event. For the Superbowl this weekend I want to make some recipes that could be shared at a Superbowl party. After that, I intend try more film inspired meals.

Some resources I can use to support my own creativity and help draw inspiration are this site/blog that features movie based meals, and some of the cook books I currently own. I have a number of books that are themed around certain genres or tv shows and they can help me get inspired to adapt my own recipes. I can also use some of the recipe books I have as starting points that I can change to fit my theme more.

I am excited to start a more intentional cooking journey and see where it takes me.