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 also got a one-minute cooking tip about softening butter.

Then Bruce interviews Aleksandra Crapanzano, author of GATEAU: THE SURPRISING SIMPLICITY OF FRENCH CAKES. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

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

[01:14] Our personal culinary journeys: the stories of how we got to be the authors of over three dozen cookbooks.

[15:25] Our one-minute cooking tip: Soften butter with a rolling pin.

[16:35] Bruce interviews Alexsandra Crapanzano, author of GATEAU: THE SURPRISING SIMPLICITY OF FRENCH CAKES.

[33:20] What’s making us happy in food this week? Fresh summer melons!