Welcome to the fourth season of the podcast COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK. We've changed things up a bit. We've still got a one-minute cooking tip. And we'll still let you know what's making us happy in food. Otherwise, we're focusing each podcast episode on an interview, a recipe, or a taste-test. This week, come into our kitchen as we make chicken "char siu" in an air fryer. Admittedly, we're a bit crazy: turning a classic Chinese barbecued pork into one for boneless skinless chicken thighs--and then getting them crunchy in an air fryer. We love that classic flavor, which we can only get with a classic Chinese ingredient: fermented red bean curd. You'll probably need to find it at an Asian grocery store, although we've found it at Walmart! Or you can order it here. Speaking of ordering, our brand-new cookbook is THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE: 125 recipes with 704 step-by-step photos. Click the title to get your copy! Thanks for being with us. Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:58]	Our one-minute cooking tip: Whenever you turn the oven on, think about what else you can cook at the same time. [01:30] 	We're making chicken "char siu." For the recipe, please sign up for our newsletter on the splash page our website here. Or find the recipe on our website under the blog for these podcast episodes. [17:19]		What's making us happy in food this week: homemade crème de cassis and French press coffee.

WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're making chicken "char siu"!

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Food photography. We know it's now crucial to the success of a cookbook. But it wasn't always so. We'll tell what we've seen over three dozen cookbooks published in the last twenty-five years. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We're the team behind dozens of cookbooks, tens of thousands of published original recipes, and a long career in the food publishing business. Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [01:09]	One-minute cooking tip: Pick the smallest chicken. [03:40]	What's happened to food photography in cookbooks over the twenty-five years we've been in the food business? How has photography changed with the advent of the internet? We'll give you an overview of food photography from our three-dozen-cookbook persepctive. [19:32]	What’s making us happy info this week? China China and conserves (a lower-sugar jam with chilis or other aromatics).

WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're talking about photography in cookbooks!

Perhaps just a decade ago, the dominant theory was that food likes and dislikes were learned. But genetic research is changing the game, proving that what you like and dislike may actually be part of your DNA. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of three dozen cookbooks and more than 20,000 original recipes. This is our food and cooking podcast, part of our passion for all things culinary. Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:56]	Our one-minute cooking tip: Rent a tablescape! [04:15]	Are your food preferences written in your DNA? We're talking about the latest genetic research and how your likes and dislikes may be part of your very biological makeup . . . and how you can actually learn to override your own DNA. [18:44]	What’s making us happy info this week: vegan chocolate creams and kasha varnishkes.

WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're talking about genetics and food preferences!

Chocolate coconut macaroons. Not almond cookies. But very simple cookies loaded with coconut and almost fudgy at the center. A true treat. And we're making them in our kitchen for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK. Hey there. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written and published three dozen cookbooks with more on the way. We've developed over 20,000 original recipes in the past twenty-five years. This is our podcast about food and cooking, our passion. We're happy you've joined us! Here are the segments for this podcast episode: [00:55]	Our one-minute cooking tip: Always use kosher salt for brines and marinades. [03:12]	We head to the kitchen and make simple chocolate coconut macaroons. Here's the recipe: Heat the oven to 350F/175 C fan or convection. Line an 18 x 13 inch/46 x 33 cm baking sheet with parchment paper. Beat 4 room-temperature large eggs, 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar, and a pinch of salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in 1 cup/200 grams granulated white or caster sugar in small increments until it's all been added and you can't feel grains of sugar between your (clean) fingers. Remove the beaters and fold in one 14 ounce/400 gram package of sweetened, shredded coconut. Then fold in 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons/75 grams unsweetened cocoa powder until well combined. Drop by heaping, spiky tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before enjoying. [14:57]	What’s making us happy in food this week: jammy oat bars and dried pears.

WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're making chocolate coconut macaroons!

Let's talk condiments. Our fridge is full. Yours should be, too. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who have written and published three dozen cookbooks (and are working on yet another). This is our podcast about food and cooking, our passions in life. We're so happy you've joined us. Here are  the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK: [00:45]	Our one-minute cooking tip: high on the stove vs. low heat in the oven. [03:45]	Let's talk about condiments . . . and why your fridge should be as full as ours. [17:13]	What’s making us happy in food this week: Calabrian passata and high-fiber pasta (without being whole-grain pasta).

WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're talking condiments!

Hey there. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written three dozen cookbooks for seven New York publishers (not counting two knitting books for Bruce and a memoir for Mark). We're excited to share our passion about food and cooking with you. We're headed into the kitchen to make some irresistible jammy oat bar cookies. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about storing cheese. And we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week. [00:57]	Our one-minute cooking tip: wrap cheese in fresh plastic wrap every time you open it. [02:46]	We're making jammy oat bar cookies. Mark has been taking these cookies to his literary seminars all this year. Lots of Cather and Faulkner with lots of cookies. You can't beat that. Here's the recipe: Jammy Oat Bar Cookies Heat the oven to 350F (175 C—no convection or fan) Line a 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33-cm) baking pan with parchment paper. In a stand mixer, beat at medium-low speed until creamy and light (about 5 minutes):¾ pound (3 sticks or 340 g) unsalted butter, cut into smallpieces1 cup (215 grams) packed dark brown sugar¾ cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar
Beat in 1 large egg until smooth. Stop the mixer and beat down the inside of the bowl, then beat in 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Beat in 2¼ cups (285 grams) all-purpose or plain flour, 2 1/4 cups (200 g) rolled oats, and 1½ cups (175 grams) toasted walnut pieces, just until the flour is incorporated. Press about two-thirds of this dough into an even layer in the prepared baking pan. Spread with 1½ cups (480 grams) jam, preserves, or marmalade (do not use jelly!) and dollop the remaining dough in small bits on top, pressing them gently into an even layer with some jam showing through. Bake until set and browned, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before turning out and slicing into bar cookies. [15:19]	What’s making us happy in food this week: pretzels with grapes (!) and quince paste.

WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're making chicken "char siu"!

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