Get Cookin' is a weekly interactive cooking show on PaulaDeen.com. Each week Paula picks a dish, Paula's friends and family talk about the dish, you all submit your versions of the dish, Paula cooks the dish, and Paula picks her favorite submissions from the community. Simple as that!
Every Thursday on Get Cookin', Paula will pick one of her favorite dishes. For the next seven days, Paula will talk about the dish, have friends and family talk about the dish, and cook the dish in a video. Paula's cooking video is posted the following Wednesday. When Paula announces the dish on Thursday, members of the PaulaDeen.com community are challenged to come up with their own creative versions of the dish.
Over the course of the week, you can upload photos, videos and recipe blogs to your profile, showcasing your version of the dish. Instructions for uploading content to your profile can be found below.
Once you post your submission, you must Flag it as 'Cool'. To Flag the submission, go to your profile page and click on the photo, video and/or recipe blog. On the page where the content is displayed, look to the right and you will see the 'Flag' icon. Clicking on the 'Flag' icon will show you different options, please click 'Cool'. Dishes MUST be submitted by Tuesday at 3pm EST.
Some of the User Submissions will be featured in the "Community Dishes" section. Every Wednesday Paula will pick her favorite submission(s) and announce the Activity Challenge winner(s) on the Get Cookin' page.
Of course, Get Cookin' welcomes anyone and you do NOT have to interact to enjoy the experience. Just come to the site, browse through the "Episodes," and watch Paula's videos and the great content made by community members. You can come every day, once a week, or as often as you want.
Sign up and get cookin’ (don’t worry, it’s easy and free).Visit the website to view videos, photos, and blogs posted by Paula and her friends. You can check their profile pages, write on their boards, send them messages, and interact with them just like you would on a social network like Facebook or MySpace. To get started, visit Paula’s profile and say hello!
The episodes and daily posts are just the beginning. Sign up to create your own profile page, upload photos and videos, write blogs, and make new friends. Get involved in the show by participating in the forum and submitting your own recipes and videos. Finally, you can get to know Paula and her friends on the Cast page, which provides links to their profile pages.
In the Photo Albums section of your profile click the “Upload Photos” option. Enter a name and description for the album of photos you are creating and then click “Submit”. A pop up window will launch, asking you to “Trust” the java applet used to load the photo program. Please click “Trust” (this will NOT install software on your computer). Locate the folder where the photos are located on your computer, select the ones you want to upload, and click “Send”. Once the album has been uploaded, you will be given the option to add captions to your photos.
In the Blog section your profile click the “Write about your day” option. Enter a Title for your post, choose an optional Smiley Face, type in an optional song you are listening to, and then write your blog post in the ’Body’ field. Once you have finished writing your blog, simply click “Submit”!
In order to upload videos to your profile page, you need to first create a YouTube account and then connect that account to your EQAL account on PaulaDeen.com. First, sign up for a YouTube account. Next, visit your Get Cookin’ profile page and click “Edit my profile.” Next, click “External Accounts” in the “My Account” section. Next click “YouTube accounts.” Finally, enter your YouTube username and password into the appropriate fields and click “Submit.” You will now be able to import videos from this YouTube account. If you’d like, you can link multiple YouTube accounts to your EQAL account on PaulaDeen.com.
If you want, you can connect a Twitter account to your EQAL account on PaulaDeen.com and use it to update your status on your Get Cookin’ profile page. First, sign up for a Twitter account. Next, visit your Get Cookin’ profile page and click “Edit my profile.” Next, click “External Accounts” in the “My Account” section. Next click “Twitter accounts.” Finally, enter your Twitter username and password into the appropriate fields and click “Submit.” You will now be able to use your Twitter account to update your status on your Get Cookin’ profile page. If you’d like, you can link multiple Twitter accounts to your EQAL account on PaulaDeen.com.
You can now incorporate photos into discussion posts. To do so, the images must be located on an existing website, not on your computer. The images must adhere to the Forum Behavior Policy, as they will be moderated.
To add images on a Mac, simply drag and drop an image from any web browser directly into the discussion post text box. To add images on a PC, you can drag and drop like on a Mac, or you can right click the image, copy the link location and paste it into the discussion post text box.
You can flag a piece of content as “Offensive” and it will enter our moderation queue, at which point one of our moderators will take appropriate action. You can also email abuse@pauladeen.com to report abusive users or offensive content.
A bug? That’s not possible! Okay, it’s possible. If you notice any problems with the website, send an email to support@eqal.com and we’ll do our best to correct the problem as rapidly as possible.
If you are having any trouble uploading content to your profile, you can PM the Site Admin: HERE