Cooking with Bruce and Mark

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're taking down some of the silliest eating advice we've heard so far in 2023. We offer you offering you a little a one-minute cooking tip about a great kitchen tool. Then Bruce interviews David Garci-Aguirre, an olive-oil producer who'll help you find the best on the market. Plus, we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[00:57] The outrageously false eating, food, and health advice we've seen (so far!) in 2023.

[18:37] Our one-minute cooking tip: Buy a pastry brush!

[19:23] Bruce interviews olive-oil producer David Garci-Aguirre.

[40:57] What’s making us happy in food this week? Chocolate-covered candied orange peel and having lunch out as a treat sometime during the workweek.

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 virtually seeing your friends and family. Then Bruce interviews author Visudha Viswanath on her book THE VEGETARIAN RESET. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[03:15] A list of (and some cynicism about) the predicted food trends for 2023.

[21:15] Our one-minute cooking tip: Don't wait to see friends and family but consider virtually sharing a meal.

[22:53] Bruce interviews author Visudha Viswanath on her book THE VEGETARIAN RESET.

[34:59] What’s making us happy in food this week? Kumquats and Santa Rosa plum jam!

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 talking about 2022's top Google food or recipe searches. We've got a one-minute cooking tip about your holiday roast beef. Bruce interviews author Maggie Zhu about her book CHINESE HOMESTYLE. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[01:07] Let's run through 2022's top Google food or recipe searches. What has hot? What did people want to know about? What prompted those searches in the first place?

[15:14] Our one-minute cooking tip: The best way to roast a prime rib is very slow for a long while, then a rest, then very hot for a few minutes.

[15:40] Bruce interviews author Maggie Zhu about her break-out book CHINESE HOMESTYLE.

[34:34] What's making us happy this week? Sharing a honking-big rib-eye steak!

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 the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[00:52] Breakfast: a mad dash for some, a quiet ritual for others. Here's what we like and some interesting takes on breakfast around the world.

[14:08] Our one-minute cooking tip: Most pepper mills let you adjust the coarseness of the grind.

[15:40] Bruce interviews the legendary Rose Levy Beranbaum about her book THE COOKIE BIBLE.

[34:18] What's making us happy in food this week? Pet nat!

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 Linda Ly on her book THE NATIONAL PARKS COOKBOOK. And we want to tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[01:13] All about French baguettes--and the new rules in France for their production.

[12:29] Our one-minute cooking tip: Wear shoes in the kitchen!

[13:49] Bruce interviews author Linda Ly about her book THE NATIONAL PARKS COOKBOOK.

[27:25] What’s making us happy in food this week? Iranian dinner parties and homemade quince paste!

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 holiday stress. We've got some more tips on creating less chaos for yourself in the kitchen.

We've also got a one-minute cooking tip to keep you safe for your big meals at the end of the year. Bruce interviews cookbook author Catherine Zhang about her new book, MOCHI CAKES AND BAKES. And tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK:

[00:41] Our tips on how to avoid food and cooking stress this holiday season.

[12:45] Our one-minute cooking tip: Leave a towel on a hot pot as a warning to others.

[13:55] Bruce interviews author Catherine Zhang about her book MOCHI CAKES AND BAKES.

[23:14] What's making us happy in food this week? Fresh cranberries & spritz cookies!

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 food gift guide (including the website addresses for these gifts just below). We offer you a one-minute cooking tip for brightening flavors. Bruce interview with Lei Shishak about her book Easy Plant-Based Cooking For Two. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE & MARK:

[01:19] Our second 2022 holiday food gift guide. Here's where you can get the goodies we talk about:

achadinha.com

tropicalfruitbox.com

haydenflourmills.com

grocerylanka.com

and worldwidechocolate.com.

[13:03] Our one-minute cooking tip: Add a drop of vinegar or lemon juice to brighten the flavors of any dairy-free soups or stews.

[14:30] Bruce's Interview with Lei Shishak, author of Easy Plant-Based Cooking For Cooking For Two.

[27:15] What’s making us happy in food this week? Kewpie mayonnaise & our foodie trip to Toronto!

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 to our perennial question, "What's making us happy in food this week?"

Here are the segments of this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK:

[00:58] Part one of our 2022 holiday food gift guide. Six websites you have to know about for great food gifts:

masienda.com

chefiq.com

eatfishwife.com

jacobsensalt.com

umamicart.com

and empirewine.com.

[14:29] Our one-minute cooking tip: Save the bacon fat!

[17:06] Mark's interview with James Beard winner and all-around great guy David Joachim, the author Of The Substitution Bible, now in its fully revised third edition!

[38:19] What’s making us happy in food this week? Cava & Sichuan meat pies!

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-minute cooking tip. We walk about two new Chinese cookbooks. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

Here are the segments for this episode of COOKING WITH BRUCE AND MARK:

[01:13] Our thoughts on the new trend of accepting cash via VENMO from friends for a dinner party.

[14:11] Our one-minute cooking tip: Double the amount of whole grains the next time you cook them.

[16:11] Two new Chinese cookbooks we love.

[24:46] What’s making us happy in food this week? Dark pretzels and spicy Sri Lankan beef curry!