Picky eaters. Maybe you're one. But there are ways to expand what your palate, to discover new things to eat without going nuts. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, with over three dozen titles to our names, including our national best-seller: THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK (which you can find here ). We've also got a one-minute cooking tip about ice cream. And we've got lots of info on our favorite condiment: chili crisp. It's not one thing. It's a categor...
Aug 30, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 10
What makes a food video viral? What's hot in food videos? Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about the latest in viral food trends. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip. And Bruce interviews Lucy Schaeffer, a food photographer who has shot many of our books and who has now authored her own cookbook: SCHOOL LUNCH: UNPACKING OUR SHARED STORIES. Plus, we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week! Want even more of us? Try our crazy-new ...
Aug 23, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Lots of food recalls lately. What can you do? Plus, we've got the first interview that Dorie Greenspan gave for her cookbook, BAKING WITH DORIE. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip about cooking with your hands!. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, for our magazine-format food podcast! Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:23] The latest on food safety recalls: what they mean, how they happen, and how you can stay on t...
Aug 16, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Do you love to eat as much as we do? Then you need our tips on staying trim and healthy, even when you love food. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. After over three dozen cookbooks and over 12,000 original recipes, we know a thing or two about staying healthy when food is in abundance. Plus, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about the right oil for your cooking. And Bruce interviews long-time food professional, editor, and marketer Denise Mickelsen. Plus, we'...
Aug 09, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Plastic and food: are they a good combo? What's the best way to peel ginger? And what's Cassy Joy Garcia up to? (Her new cookbook! COOK ONCE: DINNER FIX). We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks. We've published over 12,000 original recipes, some of which you can find in our latest book THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE . In this magazine-style episode of the podcast COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK, we've got some the skinny on fo...
Aug 02, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Oysters! Grilling! And more! We've got it on this episode. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen titles, including the latest: THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE (which you can find here ). On today's magazine-format podcast, we delve into a mollusk much into the news. Plus, we offer our one-minute cooking tip and Bruce has a lovely chat with Susie Bulloch, a grill master par excellence . Join us as we fill you in on the latest and off...
Jul 26, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough as we talk about grilling pizza. We've got a one-minute cooking tip that has to do with coffee beans. We'll let you in on a great food find: Brooklyn Miso Maru. And we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week. Want more from us? How about our cookbook THE ESSENTIAL AIR FRYER COOKBOOK . Here's the breakdown of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:22] It's grilling season in North American and we have...
Jul 19, 2021•21 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough as we talk about one of our favorite things: tinned fish. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip as well as an interview with cookbook author Ali Rosen. And we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week. Here's the rundown of the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:17] Tinned fish! There's more to it than those yucky sardines from the supermarket. Here's our take on one of the most overl...
Jul 12, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We've changed the format of our podcast to a magazine-type show. We hope we've upped the game for you to give you more fun, more information, and more know-how in every episode. We've got tips on kitchen remodeling, based on the latest trends and the latest stats on what can bring you the biggest return on your investment. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip. And an interview with long-time food blogger Devany Vickery-Davidson. Plus, we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week. J...
Jul 05, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We've changed the format of our podcast and gone to a magazine show. We're so excited to have made this switch. We hope we've upped the game for you to give you more fun, more information, and more know-how in every episode. Join us, Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, for the newly revised version of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK! Here are the segments (truly!) of this new magazine format episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:58] We’re negotiating to write a new cookbook! [11:06] Our o...
Jun 28, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Even veteran cookbook authors can be embarrassed by the recipes they've developed AND PUBLISHED! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks and countless articles for magazines and online sites. Recently, we crossed over a line. We've now developed and published over 12,000 original recipes in a career that has lasted over twenty years. But even we have recipes we regret. Hey, sometimes you look back in shame. Here are the segments of this episode of COOKI...
May 31, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 65
We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. As veteran cookbook authors, we've been hired to clean up if not completely rewrite cookbooks, replete with wild mistakes and mistaken notions of what people want to cook at home. We've seen a few big mistakes over the years. Here are our favorites: [00:15] Sometimes, we get hired to fix other authors' recipes [00:55] Stuffed spleen? [05:38] Don't you know how to clean a sea urchin? [07:12] What's the worst thing you can put in a smoothie? [10:13] Wha...
May 03, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Even after over three dozen cookbooks, tens of thousands of original recipes, and countless dinner parties, we've had some true kitchen and cooking disasters. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've had food fails. Dinner fails. Even dessert fails. Don’t judge! Here are our favorite failures: things we’ve seen, things we’ve done. It’s not pretty. But it’s life. Stuff (ahem) happens. Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:3...
Apr 19, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Looking to buy a new refrigerator? We've got tips and ideas. Join us, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, as we look at some of the tricks and secrets of buying a fridge these days. These are the main concerns you should address: [00:41] Do you want a built-in or free-standing refrigerator? [01:23] How much space do you really have? [04:05] What's better: freezer on the top, freezer on the bottom, or a side-by-side fridge? [06:25] Do you want ice and water inside or outside the door? [09:18] Ho...
Mar 22, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 62
The conclusion of a two-part series on how to buy the right Instant Pot model for your needs. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three-dozen titles, including the national best-seller THE INSTANT POT BIBLE (which you can find here ), THE INSTANT POT BIBLE: THE NEXT GENERATION (which you can find here ) FROM FREEZER TO INSTANT POT: THE COOKBOOK (which you can find here ), and INSTANT POT BIBLE: COPYCAT RECIPES (which you can find here ). In the f...
Mar 15, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Instant Pots are the rage. Have been, still are. No doubt about it. But there are so many models on the market, how do you know the one that's right for you. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three-dozen titles, including the national best-seller THE INSTANT POT BIBLE (which you can find here ), THE INSTANT POT BIBLE: THE NEXT GENERATION (which you can find here ) FROM FREEZER TO INSTANT POT: THE COOKBOOK (which you can find here ), and INSTANT...
Mar 08, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 60
The second in a two-part series about pushing up your cocktail game at home. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks, including THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK (which you can find here ). In the previous episode, we walked about ingredients for better cocktails. In this episode, we move on to talk about three techniques to improve your bartending skills at home. Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MA...
Mar 01, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 59
The first of a two-part series on how to make better cocktails at home. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen titles for several New York publishers, including THE ULTIMATE PARTY DRINK BOOK (which you can find here ). In this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK, we'll offer three simple tips to make every cocktail you prepare better every time. Cocktails are not rocket science. But with a little finesse, they can be even better....
Feb 22, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Slow cookers have come in and out of vogue. But we love ours. In fact, we have more than one. We even use our Instant Pots as slow cookers sometimes. We're cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks for several New York publishers, including THE GREAT AMERICAN SLOW COOKER BOOK (which you can find here ). That tome has over 500 recipes with every one sized out for every size of slow cooker. Join in as we discuss how to buy the best slow cooker...
Feb 15, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 57
In this last segment of our three-part series on how to freshen up take-out, we're getting down to the nitty-gritty and talking about specifics--what things can you do at home to make whatever you've ordered better? We're veteran cookbook authors and food writers Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've developed over 10,000 original recipes in our career. But we've also taken out or called in a lot of food when we're just too worn out to cook. In this final installment of our series on fres...
Feb 08, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 56
The second in our three-part series on how to make take-out better. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks but also veteran take-out diners. We love calling in food when we're too tired to cook. But take-out can lose its oomph in transit. And prepared foods suffer after a day or two in the fridge. How do you bring back all those great flavors? In this second part of our series on freshening up take-out, we talk about better condiments. Just because you...
Feb 01, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 55
The first in a three-part series on how to freshen up take-out. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks. But we've taken out a lot of food, too. And let's face it: Take-out is not always great. How can you make it better? Join us as we offer you our first (maybe surprising) answer: eggs. Fried, poached, scrambled, hard-boiled: they'll make your take-out special every time. Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WIT...
Jan 25, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Brining is the key to success on the grill, in the oven, and often in a skillet. Brined meat is tastier, juicier, and more tender. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we offer you the secrets to making a brine: tips, hints, and even a few recipes. We've written over three dozen cookbooks. We've developed over 10,000 original recipes. We've been Contributing Editors at EATING WELL and COOKING LIGHT, as well as columnists for EATING WELL and weightwatchers. ...
Jan 18, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Olive oil. It's now a global standard. But finding the best is tricky without shelling out tons of money. Here's a podcast episode based on a listener's request. Someone wrote us in the Facebook group "Cooking with Bruce and Mark" and asked if we'd do a deep dive into olive oil. We were only too happy to oblige! Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough as we talk about olive oil: what's changed in its production, what's changed in its marketing, what you need to lo...
Dec 21, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Rice is a global staple--and a U.S. success story. Rice farmers in California's central valley and the lowlands of the American south have turned rice into a staple crop. There's a lot to know about rice: types, grain sizes, cooking tips. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks. We know quite a bit about the ins and outs of rice: shopping for the best, preparing it, and enjoying the most flavor per grain. We promise laughs...
Dec 14, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Every winter in the northern hemisphere, citrus fruits show up in abundance in our supermarkets. Join us, veteran cookbook Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, with over three dozen titles to our names, as we walk you through what you need to know to pick the best citrus and get the most flavor for your money. Citrus is one of the best reasons for the weather to turn cold: that refreshing bite of summer sun on the coldest days. Tangerines, oranges, limes, grapefruits--up here in New England, we ...
Nov 30, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Here's the second part of our two-parter on smaller holiday meals. This episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK was recorded during the COVID pandemic lockdown. We were thinking about ways to make a comfy, cozy holiday meal for just the two of us. But what we learned says a lot for anyone who doesn't necessarily want or need a crowd for the holidays. Sometimes, it's nice to have a very small meal when you expect to be doing dishes for hours that night. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce We...
Nov 23, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 49
You don't have to make a holiday meal for a crowd. This episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK was recorded during the COVID pandemic lockdown. We couldn't visit our families because we had immunocompromised family members before any vaccine was available. Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, for the first part of a two-part series on how to make a smaller holiday meal.
Nov 16, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Sure, even we veteran food writers cut grocery costs. We grab sales. We look to stock up on frozen items. And the week after Thanksgiving? The turkeys at twenty-cents a pound! But there ARE things at the supermarket that are worth the splurge. Join us, cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbough, as we talk about our favorite splurges at the supermarket.
Oct 12, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Fall may be the best season for grilling. Sure, we fire up the grill all summer, mostly to keep the indoors of the house cooler. But let's face it: It's hot work in the summer! Join us, veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, as we talk about the pleasures of grilling in the fall. We've written lots of recipes for various grilling manufacturers. Even ghost-wrote a couple of books for one. And we've written a couple of grilling books under our own names, including PIZZA: G...
Oct 05, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 46
