Take two Edmonds seniors. Add several handfuls of laughter, a dash of irony and an unmeasurable amount of love. The result? A series of humorous YouTube cooking videos featuring recipes from the Edmonds-based Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s cookbook.

“Our mission statement is to have fun,” said Doug Lofstrom, who stars in the Konkydoodle Kitchens videos with Carol Kinney.

The two met at the downtown Edmonds Tully’s coffee shop in 2011 and romance blossomed soon after. Later in the year, Lofstrom, a semi-retired broker for Windermere Real Estate, and Kinney, a retired dietician, attended their first Cascade Symphony Orchestra concert. While there, they purchased a copy of “Measures and Pleasures,” featuring recipes from the orchestra musicians and  Symphony Maestro Michael Miropolsky.

Loftstrom suggested to Kinney that they not only make every recipe in the book, but they capture the cooking process on video, and Konkydoodle Kitchens was born.  The name comes from Kinney’s grandmother, a Swedish immigrant who had trouble pronouncing macaroni and noodles, one of the family’s frequent meals when Doug was a child. “She called it Konkydoodle, and the name was used to describe any meal we had involving noodles and whatever was left over in the refrigerator,” Lofstrom recalled.

The two admitted they didn’t know the first thing about video production. At first, the couple used their iPhones to make videos, taking turns holding the phone. Then, as they shared the videos with family and friends, they started getting positive feedback, “and we figured we’d better get more serious,” Lofstrom said. They purchased a high-quality video camera, they took classes at the Apple Store, and they established a YouTube Channel named – what else? — Konkydoodle.

Dave White, a friend who does voice-over talent nationally, provides the booming introduction to each segment. Kinney edits the videos using Apple’s iMovie application. The video recipes uploaded so far, which range in length from 6 to 13 minutes, include “Husband Catching Cake” and “Raw Beet Salad.”

The two have no idea where the project will lead, but it’s clear from watching the videos they are in their element. After all, their mission statement is to have fun. And their vision statement? “To bring fun to other people,” Lofstrom said.