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Cooking with Bruce and Mark

650 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 109 ratings

Join us, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, for weekly episodes all about food, cooking, recipes, and maybe a little marital strife on air. After writing thirty-six cookbooks, we've got countless opinions and ideas on ingredients, recipes, the nature of the cookbook-writing business, and much more. If you've got a passion for food, we also hope to up your game once and a while and to make you laugh most of the time. Come along for the ride! There's plenty of room!

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Kitchen Design Trends, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Bagel Entrepreneur Lia Safalow, Roasted Shallots, Hard Cider, & More!

June 12, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

New, of-the-moment kitchen design trends? We've gathered the best from lots of sources to let you know what's in and what's out when it comes to kitchen design. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks and been contributing editors for EATING WELL and COOKING LIGHT. We've become known for giant tomes like THE GREAT BIG PRESSURE COOKER BOOK with over 500 recipes calibrated for both stovetop and electric pressure cookers and ...

Tune Up Your Grill, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Ryan Mitchell, Pork Posole & More!

June 05, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MB

Let's talk grills. How to tune them up for the summer season. And let's talk to one of the best pit masters in the U. S. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks and developed over 12,000 original recipes in our career. If you'd like to check out some of our work, click on the titles to see our 900-recipe ULTIMATE COOK BOOK or the inventive KITCHEN SHORTCUT BIBLE. We let you know how to tune up your grill for summer. We've g...

Our Grandmothers' Cooking, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Karla Salinari, Kale Caesar Salad, Jewish "Appetizing," And More!

May 29, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 40.4 MB

Grandmothers! Some of them are great cooks. And others? Well, there's no nostalgia like "grandmother's cooking." So we've got a podcast episode devoted to it. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We'd like to tell you about our grandmothers' cooking--the good and the bad. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip on spices. Bruce interviews Karla Salinari about her book, Abuela's Plant-Based Kitchen. And we let you know what's making us happy in food this week. T...

Eating In Season, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Nevada Berg, Pork Rinds, Vindaloo & More!

May 22, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 39.1 MB

Seasonality. We're talking about in this podcast episode. Everybody talks about eating in season. But what does that really mean? And what happens when you live in a place without all the seasons? Or like us, in a place where winter lasts for six months? Welcome to our food and cooking podcast. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published over three dozen cookbooks and been contributing editors to COOKING LIGHT and EATING WELL. Check out one...

The Reasons People Don't Cook, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Uyen Luu, Tapioca Dumplings, Katsu Curry & More!

May 15, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB

Why don't people cook much anymore? We've got some answers, backed up by recent research. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published more than three dozen cookbooks. Check out one of our favorites: THE KITCHEN SHORTCUT BIBLE. After we talk through the reasons people don't cook, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about pie plates. Bruce interviews Uyen Luu about her cookbook, VIETNAMESE VEGETARIAN. And we tell you know what's making us happ...

Food Sharing Apps, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Matt Moore, Watermelons, Snickerdoodles & More!

May 08, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 40 MB

We all want to cut down on food waste. We've got great ideas. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks and been contributing editors for both COOKING LIGHT and EATING WELL. We've written extensively about the Instant Pot with books like THE INSTANT POT BIBLE, FREEZER TO INSTANT POT: THE COOKBOOK, and INSTANT POT BIBLE: COPYCAT RECIPES. If you want to cut down on food waste, we've got three apps you've got to try. They'll a...

Dinner Party Tips, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Max La Manna, Sorghum Syrup, Charcuterie Boards & More!

May 01, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MB

We love dinner parties. We throw a lot of them, sometimes several times a month. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we offer tips on how to throw a great dinner party. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip on how to keep baked goods fresh. Bruce interviews internet sensation and all-around great guy Max La Manna about his cookbook YOU CAN COOK THIS. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week. Here are segments for this episode of COOKING...

Better Comfort Food, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Brittany Mullens, Grapes & More!

April 24, 2023 14:00 - 31 minutes - 36.2 MB

We're our comfort-food jag on our podcast. We have some ideas about how to make comfort foods better--or at least not so guilt-ridden. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published over three dozen cookbooks and developed over 12,000 original recipes in our career. One of our latest books is THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE. We love a creamy casserole but we don't always love the way we feel after we enjoy a serving (or three). Here are some t...

Changing Ideas About Comfort Food, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Sena Wheeler, Candied Jalapeños, Smoked Whitefish & More!

April 17, 2023 14:00 - 32 minutes - 37.8 MB

For most of us, our ideas about comfort food have changed dramatically over the years. We've gone from its being "sick food" to now being "blow-the-diet" treats. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about the changing notions of comfort food over the course of their thirty-six cookbook career. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about coatings in an air fryer. Bruce interviews Sena Wheeler of Sena Sea Wild Alaskan Fish about the Alaskan fishing indu...

Happiness And Food, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Maya Kaimal, Ice Wine & More!

April 10, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 47.2 MB

Welcome to our food and cooking podcast! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of more than three dozen cookbooks. We'd love for you to check out one of our latest, THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE. Or maybe our 900-recipe tome from a while back, THE ULTIMATE COOK BOOK. In this episode, we're talking about why you should eat foods that make you happy. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about cooking times. Bruce interviews food entrepreneur, cookbook author, and longtime frien...

Oyster Farming, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Cheuk Kwan, Casamara Club Sodas, Coconut Custard Pie & More!

April 03, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 39 MB

Oysters. Cookbooks. Cooking tips. We've got it all in our magazine-format podcast on food and cooking. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written more than three dozen cookbooks. We've been contributing editors to EATING WELL and COOKING LIGHT. And we once had the longest-standing column on weightwatchers. No wonder we love talking about food and cooking! We're talking today about farmed oysters. Then we have a one-minute cooking tip about better-tasti...

Cooking Burnout, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Author Katie Parla, Chinese Sesame Paste, Spicy Noodles & More!

March 27, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 43.2 MB

Who doesn't get tired of cooking? Sometimes, even for established food writers, the kitchen is just too much to handle. We've got some answers. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks--so we've experienced a lot of burnout! One of our latest, by the way, is THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE, with over 700 photos, one for every step of every recipe. We were super burned out after those photo shoots! After our suggestions for a...

Spicy Food, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Common Food Myths, Rice Cookers, Duck Eggs & More!

March 20, 2023 14:15 - 31 minutes - 36.1 MB

Hi! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of three dozen cookbooks. If you want to check out our latest, it's here. This is our food and cooking podcast. We're delighted you've chosen to spend some time with us. In this episode, we're talking about spicy, hot food, now a global taste, although it wasn't for centuries. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about cooking with wine. Then we debunk some common food myths. And we let you know what's making us happy in food this week. H...

An Introduction To Sake, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Jukes Cordialities, Duck Eggs, Chestnuts & More!

March 13, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes - 34.7 MB

Let's talk libations, with and without the buzz. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published over three dozen cookbooks including several about cocktails and drinks, like THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK. We're talking about sake, offering you some ways to discover the venerated brewed drink. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about storing potatoes. Then Bruce interviews entrepreneur Jack Hollihan, an owner of Jukes Cordialities, one of our f...

Saving At The Supermarket, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Celebrity Gesine Bullock-Prado, Sweet-Smoky Salmon Bites, Lemon Marmalade & More!

March 06, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 46.1 MB

Inflation's up. Maybe it's stabilizing. But for now, it's holding steady. Eggs are expensive. So's milk. And ground beef. But there are ways to save. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks including a terrific resource for cooking know-how, THE KITCHEN SHORTCUT BIBLE (which you can find here). After we're done talking about how to save money at the supermarket, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about fresh herbs and gr...

About Mushrooms, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Susan Gravely, Butcher Box, Instant Pot Chili & More!

February 27, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 41.3 MB

Mushrooms are a super food!They're packed with essential minerals--and pretty sustainable, to boot. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about mushrooms and how you can get more of them into your weekly food routines. We've written a lot of mushroom recipes in our career that's spanned over three dozen cookbooks and countless magazine articles. Beyond mushrooms, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about making substitutions. Then Bruce interviews ...

Childhood Food Traditions, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Kwoklyn Wan, Brown Rice, Salsa Macha & More!

February 20, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 40.3 MB

This week, we're talking about food traditions--not cultural, necessarily, although they might be a part of our discussion. Instead, those from your childhood. Ours, too, of course. Why are these food traditions so important to us? Why do they leave such an imprint on us? Is it just nostalgia? Or more? Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks including one of our favorites THE KITCHEN SHORTCUT BIBLE. After we talk about c...

About Bubbles, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Kate Reid, Jewish Brisket & More!

February 13, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 51 MB

First things first! Bubbles! Our favorite kind of wine. Champagne, prosecco, cava, and pet nat. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We may have written over three dozen cookbooks but we love bubbles! Every day should be a celebration, right? After we're done being enthusiastic for bubbly wine, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about a common kitchen tool. Then Bruce interviews former race-car engineer and now croissant queen Kate Reid about her book LUNE. And...

Keeping Purchased Condiments, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Lauren Chitwood, Haiga Rice, Coconut Water & More!

February 06, 2023 14:00 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MB

How long do condiments last? Some of us have them in the fridge for years. Should we? We've got the answers. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks in our career, been contributing editors at the likes of COOKING LIGHT and EATING WELL, and were the longest-serving columnists on weightwatchers. We're talking about storing and preserving condiments. We've got a one-minute cooking tip on colander cooking (one of our favorite ...

About Gas Stoves, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview About Opening A Brewery, Strip Steaks, Ramen-Style Eggs & More!

January 30, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 38 MB

There's a lot about gas stoves in the news these days. And the matter is more complicated than you might first think. Don't listen to the screaming pundits. Let us help you make sense of the noise. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks including THE GREAT BIG PRESSURE COOKER BOOK, with over 500 recipes written for BOTH electric and stovetop pressure cookers. (You can find it here.) We're talking about the controversy surr...

Thoughts About Dry January, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Nicolette Niman, Sumo Oranges, Sri Lanken Curry & More!

January 23, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MB

Dry January? What's up with that? We've got some answers. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including THE GREAT BIG PRESSURE COOKER BOOK with over 500 recipes proportioned for every size of pressure cooker on the market. (You can find it here.) Besides talking about dry January, we have a one-minute cooking tip about a little considered kitchen staple the waffle iron. Bruce interview Nicole Niman about her book DEFEN...

Outrageous Food Advice, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With An Olive Oil Producer, Candied Orange Peel, Lunch Out & More!

January 09, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MB

We've had a cookbook career together since 1999. We've seen and heard it all. And we want to tell you about some of the most outrageous health, food, and cooking advice we've heard. Hi there! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We're the authors of countless magazine articles and over three dozen cookbooks. We've developed over 12,000 original recipes in our careers. You can find a lot of them in THE INSTANT POT BIBLE and THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK. We'r...

Food Trends For 2023, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Visudha Viswanath, Kumquats, Plum Jam & More!

January 02, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB

What's hot? What's not? In food, it's a constant question. Not what's hot off the stove! What's hip? Where's the right vibe? We've got some predictions. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ULTIMATE COOK BOOK (with over 900 recipes) and THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE (with over 700 photographs). We look at some of the predicted food trends for 2023. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about v...

The Top Food Searches In 2022, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Maggie Zhu, Rib-Eyes For Two & More!

December 26, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

What are people searching for on the internet when they're looking for food and recipes? It's an interesting question that we can answer through Google trends. Hey there! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published three dozen cookbooks and we're just getting started! Check out some of our favorite titles: THE ULTIMATE COOK BOOK (over 900 recipes!), THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK, and THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE (over 700 photographs!). We're tal...

Breakfasts Around The World, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Cookbook Legend Rose Levy Beranbaum, Pet Nat & More!

December 19, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MB

What do people eat in the morning? It's a global question with a big set of answers! Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE which you can find here. We're talking about breakfast around the world. We offer you a one-minute cooking tip about pepper mills. Then Bruce interviews cookbook legend Rose Levy Beranbaum. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week. Here are th...

French Baguettes, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Author Linda Ly, Iranian Food, Quince Paste & More!

December 12, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB

If you've been to France, then you've had a true baguette. And you know what a wonder it is. But things are changing. And we're here to talk about it. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK (which you can find here). We want to talk about the changing nature of one our favorite foods: French baguettes. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about shoes in the kitchen. Bruce interview...

Holiday Stress, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Catherine Zhang, Cranberries, Spritz Cookies & More!

December 05, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

Holiday stress. It's terrible everywhere--but maybe nowhere near as bad as in the kitchen. We've got some answers. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks including a spate of titles for the Instant Pot including The Instant Pot Bible, Instant Pot Bible: Next Generation, From Freezer To Instant Pot: The Cookbook, and Instant Pot Bible: Copycat Recipes. Although we feel the Instant Pot is a great way to cut down on your holi...

Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide (Part Two), Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Lei Shishak, Kewpie Mayo, & More!

November 28, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB

Still got a list for your holiday gifts. We've got even more ideas in this follow-up episode to our previous one about great gifts. Here are five more websites to try out. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks include THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE, with over 700 photos, one for every step of every recipe (and a great holiday gift in itself--which you can find here). This episode includes part two of our 2022 holiday foo...

Our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide (Part One), Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With David Joachim, Cava, Bacon Fat & More!

November 21, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MB

Got a list of gifts you need to buy for holiday presents? We've got some answers. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published over three dozen cookbooks, including our 900-recipe tome: THE ULTIMATE COOK BOOK (which you can find here). We have the first part of our 2022 holiday food gift guide: a set of six websites for great gifts. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip about bacon fat. Mark interviews the fabulous David Joachim. We answer...

Charging For Dinner Parties, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, New Chinese Cookbooks, Dark Pretzels, Sri Lankan Curry & More!

November 14, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 46.5 MB

Would you charge friends for a dinner party? It's becoming a trend. Believe it or not. And we want to weigh in. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of over three dozen cookbooks, including our latest: THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE which you can find here. We're so glad you stopped by to spend time with us. Thank you for that. We want to share our thoughts on a current trend about VENMO-ing your guests a bill for a dinner party. We've got a one-minut...

Food Thrown At Art, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Our Air-Fryer Book, Dark KitKats, Winter Squash, & More!

November 07, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 55.9 MB

Throwing food at fine art? We've wanted to a few times. (We're looking at you, late-period Picasso.) But we never have. Yet it's happening now as a global phenomenon. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the duo who have published over three dozen cookbooks, not counting those ghost-written for celebs. In this episode, we talk about the current controversy of throwing food on art--but mostly, about small things you can do to help the climate crisis already a...

Sharing Recipes, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Blue-Ribbon Queen Linda Skeens, Meatballs, Grape Jelly & More!

October 31, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes - 43.5 MB

There are recipes online everywhere these days! But many of those were developed by food writers and cookbook authors--and may even be copywritten. Let's dig into the facts. We should know! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, including one of our latest, THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE. After our thoughts on the ethics of sharing recipes online, we offer a one-minute cooking tip to make a lot of savory dishes better....

About Airline Food, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Author Jorge Gavaria, Chestnuts, Parsnips & More!

October 24, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 66.1 MB

Why is the food so bad on airlines? What's happened over the years? Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, with more than three dozen cookbooks to our names, as we share out thoughts on airline food. We have a one-minute cooking tip about making better meatloaf. Then Bruce interviews with Jorge Gavaria, author of MASA and the maker of some of the best masa we've ever tasted. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week. Here are the segments for t...

Behind The Scenes At A Cookbook Shoot, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With A Stockholm Distiller, Fall Apples, Worcestershire Sauce & More!

October 17, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 65.8 MB

Gin and photo shoots! Two of our favorite things! And we've got them both in this podcast episode. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks. One of our latest is THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE. You can find it here. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of one of our cookbook photo shoots. We've also got our one-minute cooking tip about knives. And Bruce interviews Anna Wikner, owner of Stockholm's absolutely fabulou...

About Induction Cooking, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Butter Boards, Champagne, Jalapeño Poppers & More!

October 10, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 42.4 MB

Have you ever used an induction burner? We have! We used to do cooking demos on Holland America cruise ships. You can't have an open flame on a ship! So we got very comfortable with induction burners. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. Although we've never written a book specifically for induction burners, we have written over three dozen cookbooks including one of our favorites, THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE. You can find out more about it here. We let you in ...

Food in the White House, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With JM Hirsch, Toasted Coconut Marshmallows, Sparkling Malbec & More!

October 03, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

Have you ever wondered what's served at White House banquets. We're looking at the menus over the years! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks including one of our favorites, THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER BOOK with every recipe sized for every size of machine. In this episode, we've got a look at fancy dinners at the White House over the years. We have a one-minute cooking tip about slow cookers. Mark takes over the interview...

About Eating In Your Car, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Venetian expert Emiko Davies, Quail Legs, Wild Grouse & More!

September 26, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Do you eat in your car? Seems everyone does. We drive down our rural New England roads and see people eating a hamburger as they pass us and cows. What do we think about that? We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, including a collection of Instant Pot books, like our national best-seller THE INSTANT POT BIBLE; its sequel, INSTANT POT BIBLE: THE NEXT GENERATION; and INSTANT POT BIBLE: COPYCAT RECIPES. We're talking abou...

Thoughts About Pumpkin Spice, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Food News, Granola, Chocolate Sourdough & More!

September 19, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MB

Is everything pumpkin spice right now? Seems so. And boy, do we have something to say about that! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, including THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE (which doesn't have a single recipe with pumpkin spice in it). We're sharing our thoughts on the pumpkin spice craze. We've got a one-minute cooking tip on kitchen safety. We run down some of the latest food news. And we tell you what's making us h...

Our New Air Fryer Book, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Sri Lankan Chef O Tama Carey, Candied Pine Nuts, Sichuan Meat Pies & More!

September 12, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 57.5 MB

We love an air fryer. We think it's one of the greatest kitchen appliances in our culinary lives. We have one on the counter all the time. No wonder we've written three cookbooks on this machine. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've here to introduce you to one of latest air-fryer cookbooks, THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE. We also have a one-minute cooking tip about baked potato chips. Bruce interviews Australian-Sri Lankan chef O Tama CareyPlus. We tell yo...

About Tomatoes, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Taste-Testing Weird Foods, Bourbon, Veal Chops, & More!

September 05, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 41.6 MB

Does anything spell summer more than fresh tomatoes? We doubt it, even though we live in New England where tomatoes peak for about two weeks before fall hits us and the cold begins to build. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks and developed over 12,000 original recipes in our long career. You can some of our favorites in our 900-recipe tome THE ULTIMATE COOK BOOK. We've got a tomato primer in this episode. Then a one-...

All About Tomatoes, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, Taste-Testing New Weird Foods, Bourbon, Veal Chops, & More

September 05, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 41.6 MB

Hi, we're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. We've published thirty-four cookbooks, are about to write our thirty-fifth, and are currently writing our thirty-sixth. This podcast is about our favorite thing: food and cooking. (Well, Mark's pretty obsessed with Dante, which you can discover here.) We love to talk about food--and especially tomatoes because they're in season right now. Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK: [00:51] All about fresh tomatoes, which...

In Celebration Of Julia Child, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Author Anna Voloshyna, Fresh Summer Corn & More!

August 29, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MB

Welcome! We're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the authors of almost three dozen cookbooks under our own names (plus two knitting books from Bruce and a memoir from Mark)--and that's not counting the books we've ghost-written for celebrities. This is our food and cooking podcast. In each episode, we explore something we're thinking about in food, offer a cooking tip, interview a chef or an author, and tell you what's making us happy in food this week. We're so pleased you're along on the...

Celebrating Julia Child, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Author Anna Voloshyna, Summer Corn & More!

August 29, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MB

Julia Child and Ukranian dishes? What do they have in common? This podcast episode! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, including a funny take-down of the most popular culinary myths, LOBSTERS SCREAM WHEN YOU COOK THEM. We're celebrating Julia Child on her 110th birthday. Her career allowed ours to happen. Not that we ever met her. Or were even in the same room with her. But she began the industry of trying to increa...

Why We Love Ice Cream, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Author Yasmin Fahr, Gyoza, Butter Burgers, & More!

August 22, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 42.5 MB

Welcome to our podcast, COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK! We're so glad you've joined us. This week's episode is about one of our favorite foods: ice cream. We've also got a tip on how to keep fresh herbs and leafy greens fresh. Bruce interviews our friend and cookbook author Yasmin Fahr about her brand-new book BOARDS AND SPREADS (out tomorrow, 23 August!). And our favorite part: we get to share with you what's making us happy in food this week. We're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the auth...

Our Love Of Ice Cream, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Author Yasmin Fahr, Gyoza, Butter Burgers, & More!

August 22, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 42.5 MB

Ice cream: We've practically made a career out of it after so many books. In fact, we got into the cookbook business in 1999 with THE ULTIMATE ICE CREAM BOOK, which is still in print and has sold almost half a million copies. (You can find it here.) No wonder we want to gush about ice cream! But we've also got a one-minute cooking tip on how to keep herbs and greens fresh. Then Bruce interviews author Yasmin Fahr about her cookbook BOARDS AND SPREADS. Plus, we tell you what's making us hap...

New High Tech Cooking Gadgets, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Lavender Queen Nancy Baggett, Waffle Cones, Fried Chicken & More!

August 15, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 69.4 MB

Hi, we're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Welcome to our podcast about food and cooking. After writing thirty-some-odd cookbooks under our own names, not counting the ones for celebrities, we're eager to share with you our know-how and passion for great food. Thanks for coming along with us! Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK: [00:40] Our thoughts on the new high-tech cooking gadgets that are showing up on the market. [20:12] Our one-minute cooking tip: ...

High-Tech Cooking Gadgets, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Nancy Baggett, Waffle Cones, Fried Chicken & More!

August 15, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 69.4 MB

Kitchens are getting "smart." And kitchen gadgets, high tech. We're here to fill you in. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, many of them about gadgets, like FROM FREEZER TO INSTANT POT: THE COOKBOOK and THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE. After talking about new, high-tech gadgets for your kitche, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about Meyer lemons. Bruce interviews culinary legend Nancy Baggett about her love of laven...

Our Personal Culinary Journeys, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview with Aleksandra Crapanzano (author of GATEAUX), Skimming Melty Ice Cream, & More!

August 08, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 40.8 MB

Hi there! We're Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, authors of almost three dozen cookbooks (plus more for celebrities)--and this is our food and cooking podcast. We're so glad you joined us. In this episode, we're talking about our personal culinary journeys: How did we get to be cookbook authors? We've got a great one-minute cooking tip about softening butter the, um, whacking way--as well as an interview with Aleksandra Crapanzano, author of GATEAU: THE SURPRISING SIMPLICITY OF FRENCH CAK...

Our Culinary Journeys, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With Author Aleksandra Crapanzano, Summer Melons & More!

August 08, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 40.8 MB

We all have culinary journeys: the ways we find what we like, what we don't care for, and what we're passionate about. We certainly do! We made a career out of ours. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. We've published over three dozen cookbooks, developed over 12,000 original recipes, and been columnists for several national publications like EATING WELL. We want to tell you about our personal culinary journeys: How did we get to be cookbook authors? We've a...

Hot Food Trends, Our One-Minute Cooking Tip, An Interview With The Herbivorous Butchers, Plums, Melty Ice Cream, & More!

August 01, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MB

Go to the Fancy Food Show in New York City and you'll learn the latest food trends. Or what manufacturers and marketers hope will be the hot new trends. We checked it out for you. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of over three dozen cookbooks. Check out one of our favorites: THE INSTANT POT BIBLE. After our news about the hot new food trends (or the hoped-for ones!), we have a one-minute cooking tip for peeling tomatoes and peaches. Bruce interv...