Pickles. Sounds easy, right? But pickles and pickling are more complicated than you might expect.

We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of three dozen cookbooks . . . plus a new one out this summer: COLD CANNING. Small-batch canning without a steam or pressure canner, everything designed to make a few jars for the fridge or freezer. If you'd like a copy, you can buy one with this link.

We've got lots of pickles in our new books, so we'd like to talk more about what a pickle is: what it was traditionally, what it now is, and the ways we've created to simplify the process of making pickles.

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

[01:11] Our one-minute cooking tip: Don't confuse salt and soy sauce.

[03:21] All about pickles: traditional, room-temp, lacto-fermentation; short-cut, counter-to-fridge fermentation; and refrigerator pickling.

[26:17] What’s making us happy in food this week: Black lava salt bagels and black berry conserve!

Writing a cookbook is only one part of the process. And we should know! We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks under our own names, plus more for celebrities and GI doctors.

It's a long process to get a cookbook into a bookstore (and into your hands). We thought we'd take the time and explain why it takes about two and a half years for a cookbook to finally be for sale.

Join us for an insider look at the steps to creating and publishing a cookbook. Plus, a one-minute cooking tip. And the answer to "what's making us happy in food this week?"

Would you like your own copy of our latest cookbook, COLD CANNING? Click this link right here.

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

[00:58] Our one-minute cooking tip: Freeze fresh ginger to keep it tasty!

[02:54] An insider look at the many steps to get to a cookbook: from proposal all the way to publication.

[31:08] What’s making us happy in food this week? Citarella for gefilte fish and goose eggs!

Jams, jellies, preserves, savory jams, conserves, and chutneys! You know that with the publication of our revolutionary book COLD CANNING we're all about these things.

Let's talk through the differences among them: what's a jam vs. a preserve? What's a chutney and how has it changed in the modern world?

We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, the authors of three dozen (and almost "plus one") cookbooks. We're here to share our passion for food and cooking with you. Thanks for being with us.

Want to preorder our book COLD CANNING? Thanks! Please use this link here.

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

[00:33] Our one-minute cooking tip: use a salt brine to get the smell of cut onions and garlic out of cutting boards.

[02:53] The differences among preserves, marmalades, njams, jellies, savory jams, conserves, and chutneys.

[27:20] What’s making us happy in food this week? Smoked salmon salad and and the kale salad at Mecha Noodle Bar.

COLD CANNING. It's our new cookbook out in the summer of 2025. We're so excited about it.

Get this: small batches, no steam canner needed, no pressure canning, a few jars to preserve, well, jams, jellies, chutneys, chili crisps, conserves, ketchups, salsas, mustards, dessert sauces, sauerkrauts, kimchi, pickles, relishes, and much more!

We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who are about to publish our thirty-seventh cookbook. And maybe our best one yet. We can't wait to tell you about it.

Want to snag your own copy. Check out this link right here!

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

[00:35] Our one-minute cooking tip: Soak dried chilies and puree them rather than grinding into a powder for many rubs and marinades.

[03:15] Our new cookbook out in the summer of 2025: COLD CANNING!

[17:37] What’s making us happy in food this week? Hard cider and fresh, local eggs!

The best part about road trips? Snacks in the car! We have a list of our favorites. Maybe you can add them to yours.

We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors who are about to publish our thirty-seventh cookbook. We've got a passion for food and cooking that we'd like to share with you.

Plus, a one-minute cooking tip about coolers. And what's making us happy in food this week.

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

[00:39] Our one-minute cooking tip: keep a cooler in your car when you go shopping.

[02:22] Road-trip food: snacks to take in the car, the best treats to have on hand, and our favorites.

[15:22] What’s making us happy in food this week: loaded baked potatoes and an East Indian inspired trifle for dessert.

We're still on our kick about personal tastes. After three dozen cookbooks, we're nothing but opinionated about food! It's our passion, after all.

We'll let you know our preferences in the hopes we can hear more about yours. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip. And we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

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

[00:54] Our one-minute cooking tip: keep a dry-erase white board by your freezer.

[02:43] Part two of the the foods we love and the foods we hate

[24:53] What’s making us happy in food this week? Fresca and jam oat bars.

We all have our likes and dislikes, even our loves and hates, when it comes to what we eat. We want to share ours with you!

You might be surprised what two long-time cookbook authors can't stand . . . and what they love.

We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of three dozen cookbooks. This is our podcast about our passion for food.

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

[00:35] Our one-minute cooking tip: Use a spatula (not tongs) to turn chicken in a skillet.

[03:25] The foods we love AND hate

[24:15] What’s making us happy in food this week? Cantonese fried turnip cake and passata.

We develop recipes for a living: over three dozen cookbooks, countless magazine and internet articles, and 20,000+ copywritten and published recipes. Here's a look inside what we do on an almost daily basis.

Let's face it: Most recipes are developed in an existing frame--a braise, a cake, a short crust, a roast, a pastry cream. You accept the frame, then begin to work inside it to create something new.

In this episode, we're going to take on the hypothetical of developing a trifle, a layered cake-and-custard dessert. We've also got a one-minute cooking tip. And we'll tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

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

[01:04] Our one-minute cooking tip: buy great butter for toast but supermarket butter for baking.

[03:21] How we develop a recipe. We're making up our own trifle, showing you the thought process and creativity it takes to create a new recipe.

[23:45] What’s making us happy in food this week? Ben & Jerry’s dairy-free Cherry Garcia and a kale salad with a nutritional yeast vinaigrette.