Almost every dish we cook uses fat of some sort, even the natural fats in proteins. (Or the boatloads of the stuff in bacon.) But there are ways to get away from tasteless oils. Let's face it: 1 tablespoon of liquid fat has about 120 calories, no matter if it's a tasteless oil or a flavorful one. So why not always go with flavor? We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including one called REAL FOOD HAS CURVES that's a step-...
Jan 27, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 15
New Year's resolutions often fail. People set unrealistic goals. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran food writers and at one time the longest-serving columnists on weightwatchers.com. We've got tips and tricks to making resolutions that stick and work. Don't overpromise. Make your goals something you can achieve. And make your goals out of the things you want most.
Jan 06, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 14
The holidays can be stressful. Especially in the kitchen. And adding a crowd in your world never helps. Everyone's got food issues. Tempers can flare. But we've got a plan. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with over three dozen titles to our names. We've been Contributing Editors to the likes of Eating Well and Cooking Light--and we were once the longest-serving columnists on weightwatchers. We're here to help you survive holiday cooking. We've got five steps...
Dec 23, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Latkes: crisp potato pancakes, often associated with Hanukkah, although we don't know why we shouldn't love them for the rest of the year, too. Except for all that fat. And those calories. No worries: an air fryer to the rescue! We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including several on air-frying, like THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK (which you can find here ). We're in the kitchen, offering you the tips and tricks to ma...
Dec 23, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Chicken fried steak: it's Texas gift to the United States. If you don't know, it's a pounded cut of beef, dipped in batter, and fried as you might fry chicken. Irresistible! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with over three dozen (!) titles to our names, not counting the ones ghost-written for celebrities. We know the secrets of chicken fried steak in an air fryer. We've written several air fryer books, including THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK ( here ) and T...
Dec 03, 2019•12 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Eight of the top kitchen tools and gadgets. We've got you covered! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We know a thing or two about what you need in the kitchen since we've written over three dozen cookbooks with several New York publishers and we've been Contributing Editors to Eating Well and Cooking Light. We'd love to help you figure out what gadgets you need in your kitchen. As a bonus, these tools and gadgets make great holiday gifts. Have a listen and join in the fun. We'll get y...
Nov 18, 2019•16 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Nothing beats fried chicken. But the mess, the oil, the calories!. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we get you started air-frying chicken with two delicious recipes. We're veteran cookbook authors, with over three dozen titles to our names, including THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE (a book written for all models of air fryers made by Instant Brands, which you can find here ) and THE LOOK AND COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE (with over 700 photos, each step of each recipe, which you can find he...
Nov 04, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Air fryers are the new Instant Pots. Air fryers may well be the appliance of the year, if not of the decade. Crunch with almost no oil. You can't beat that. And you can recharge leftovers in a snap. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about one of our favorite appliances: the air fryer. We've written several cooks on air-frying, including THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER BIBLE (with hundreds of recipes, which you can find here ) and THE LOOK AND COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE (with hundreds ...
Oct 28, 2019•18 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Peanut Butter is a favorite food in the U. S. And for good reason! It's delicious, nutritious, and actually a versatile culinary ingredient. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about peanut butter: how it's made, how it can be used in baking--and even savory dishes like slaws and stews. We love peanut butter. We've been known to eat it off a spoon for a snack. Plus, we wrote a whole book on the stuff a while ago: THE ULTIMATE PEANUT BUTTER BOOK. We...
Oct 14, 2019•17 min•Season 2Ep. 7
We're passionate about marshmallows. They're sweet, sticky, and (believe it or not) useful in lots of recipes. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We want to destroy the myths about marshmallows. (No, they're not made with egg whites.) We also want to tell you how to make the best homemade marshmallows, as well as what you can do with marshmallows when baking sweets (besides just eating them). Plus, we promise tons of laughs along the way. It's about marshmallow...
Oct 01, 2019•17 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In the old days, martinis were made with gin and stirred, not shaken. Then along came James Bond. What a jerk. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we explain when it's appropriate to stir a drink and when it's right to shake it. Most cocktails should be stirred. So up your game and make the best. We've written over three dozen cookbooks including THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK (which you can find here ). We're passionate about cocktails. We want you to know how to make the best you...
Sep 23, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we turn New England's bounty of fall tomatoes into quarts of marinara sauce for the freezer. We've got the tips and tricks for picking the best tomatoes, as well as the ways to turn it into a freezer full of goodness for the winter ahead. We've written over three dozen (!) cookbooks for several New York publishers and we're passionate about tomatoes: about choosing the best and preserving the bounty for the cold days ahead....
Sep 16, 2019•21 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we respond to listeners questions about avoiding common cooking mistakes. Over the years, we've gotten lots of questions on our social-media feeds and through our website about cooking problems. We'll take you through some of the most common mistakes and offer tips on how to avoid these cooking pitfalls. And of course, we're all up for fun along the way. Join us as we talk you through common cooking mistakes.
Sep 09, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Where did chocolate come from? Why do we use it the way do now? How can you use it for the best cookies ever? We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran food writers with several dozen (!) cookbooks to our names. We've got the skinny on chocolate, including a recipe for terrific chocolate chip cookies. Come along and learn "how to chocolate" with us. We promise you a few laughs and tons of great information.
Aug 26, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Bacon? It's the best! Who doesn't love it, even if it's turkey bacon or tofu bacon? Seriously, the best. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of dozen of cookbooks. We've written hundreds of recipes that use bacon. And we've just come back from a trip to the UK where we had terrific bacon almost every day. We've got tips and tricks for making the best bacon every time. Plus, some surprising ideas about what to do with bacon. Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies, anyone?...
Oct 16, 2018•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Okay, sure, great ramen is a multi-day dish. But we've got a quick, easy way to make a satisfying, rich broth in the Instant Pot that'll up your ramen game without much work. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with over three dozen titles to our names, including THE INSTANT POT BIBLE (which you can find here ). Great ramen broth may take up to two days in a traditional preparation. But we can pull it together in an afternoon so that it tastes as if you spent da...
Feb 02, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 87
We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran food writers who've got several dozen (!) cookbooks to our names and who've been Contributing Editors to several national publications. In this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK, we've got a simple one-pot meal: braised halibut with orzo and fresh vegetables. A simple, delicious dinner any night of the week. Join us in the kitchen and we'll cook through the dish, telling you the secrets to a simple, tasty dinner you can make this week....
Jan 26, 2018•15 min•Season 1Ep. 86
We love pressure cookers. We've written so many books on them, including THE GREAT BIG PRESSURE COOKER BOOK (the only book with recipes made for BOTH stove top and electric pressure cookers--which you can find here ) and THE INSTANT POT BIBLE, a best-seller for North America's favorite brand of pressure cooker, with every recipe sized out for every size of the machine (and you can find that title here ). We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with several dozen (!)...
Jan 19, 2018•15 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Homemade granola is so much better than the stuff from the store. Not as sweet, more savory, with plenty of nuts and whole grains. You might never go back to the stuff in the bags and boxes. We certainly haven't. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who make granola almost every couple of months. Join us in the kitchen as we give you the tips and tricks to making the best. We'll even show you how you can make granola gluten-free. You house will smell fantastic an...
Jan 12, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 84
We're not out to win any authenticity awards with this best-ever but very easy lasagna. But we're out to make more lasagna. So easier is the key! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with several dozen (!) titles to our names. We know a thing or two about lasagna. Our ULTIMATE COOK BOOK even has a lasagna for every season. (You can find that book here .) Our secret is to cut the components for lasagna to four basics. First, no-boil noodles. Second, jarred marinar...
Jan 06, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Making bagels from scratch? Why not? No, even we veteran cookbook authors wouldn't do it every day. But once in a while? It's a lot of fun. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, in the kitchen as we pull together homemade bagels. We make a fairly simple yeast dough in a food processor and let that dough rise. Next, we it and boil the rounds for 1 minute. Then we bake them. We're having a blast with bagels. You can, too. Come along. We might even convince you to try your hand at them....
Dec 08, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 82
A recipe from the now sadly gone FINE COOKING magazine for perfect prime rib roast, a holiday treat. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who developed this recipe for a holiday issue of the magazine. And we're in the kitchen to show you how to make the best prime rib roast (or "standing rib roast") you've ever had. Our technique is to start it at a very low temperature for a very long time. This way, we can get a spice rub on it, full of seeds and other herbs th...
Nov 30, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Vegan chili. Let's face it: it can be dull. And a recipe can use too much chili powder to bump up the flavors without much depth. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors with several dozen (!) titles under our names. We've got a great new recipe for vegan chili--and we're cooking it with you so you can get it right. Yes, this recipe does use chili powder--but not the standard blend. Rather, we're using pure chili powder, three kinds of beans, grains, and legumes, an...
Nov 17, 2017•20 min•Season 1Ep. 80
If like Bruce, you grew up in the Northeastern United States, then you may well remember Drake's coffee cake. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, in the kitchen as we work through a recipe we developed to recreate that classic taste as a sheet cake. We've got the tips and tricks for better baking along with way. And a few laughs, too. Plus, an incredibly easy recipe for a cake that you will want to make for company this fall and holiday season. We'd love to have you in the kitchen wi...
Oct 20, 2017•13 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we make a recipe in honor of our cookbook, ALL TIME FAVORITE SHEET CAKES AND SLAB PIES. We're in the kitchen--and you can be with us. We're baking but a sheet cake that's a bit like a candy bar. It's shortbread, peanut candy, and rich chocolate fudge all in one. You'll need an 18 x 13-inch baking sheet. After that, the sheet cake is super easy and absurdly addictive. Invite crowds over! But first, join us in the kitchen....
Oct 12, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 78
We love sheet cakes. No wonder: we wrote a book on them--ALL TIME FAVORITE SHEET CAKES AND SLAB PIES--which sold out on QVC. We even got two (!) happy dances from Dave Venable on air for our recipes! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbough, veteran cookbook authors with more than three dozen titles to our names. This recipe on our podcast isn't one from our book. It's exclusive to this podcast! Join us in the kitchen as we make it and taste it. It's a soft and spicy dark molasses cake with a ...
Oct 05, 2017•20 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Want big flavors in sheer comfort food. Try this Middle Eastern-inspired stew, something right out of Bruce's childhood since his uncle was from Iran. Hi! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. Together, we've written dozens of cookbooks for New York publishers. But we've never published this recipe since it came to Bruce through his family. We're offering it here on the podcast as an exclusive! Join us in the kitchen as we make this chicken braise with dried black limes. You'll need to go...
Sep 28, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 76
We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors of over three dozen titles at several New York publishers. Join us in the kitchen as we whip up green-curry fish fillets with ginger, lemongrass, green curry paste, and turmeric. This dish is super fast: about 15 minutes for the sauce before youu add the fish fillets which cook for about 10 minutes. We love a good fish curry. Learn the secrets for this spicy dish as you cook with us in the kitchen.
Sep 22, 2017•13 min•Season 1Ep. 75
We love our pressure cookers, electric or stove top. And we love them to make whole grains. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who wrote the best-selling INSTANT POT BIBLE--which you can find here . Join us in the kitchen. We're using the pressure cooker to cook wheat berries in half the time they'd require in a stove-top pot. We're then turning those tender whole grains into a spicy and flavorful South East Asian salad with ground pork, fish sauce, palm sugar,...
Sep 07, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 74
We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of dozens of cookbooks including the James Beard-nominated HAM: AN OBSESSION WITH THE HINDQUARTER. (If you want to find out more about this crazy book, click here.) Join us in the kitchen as we make a recipe from this book: Hammy Deviled Eggs. We'll boil the eggs, peel them, split them, and take out the yolks. Then we'll add a few secret ingredients that take these way up over the top. Ham, sure, but also horseradish. The recipe is easy; the e...
Aug 31, 2017•17 min•Season 1Ep. 73
