WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're going on side quests!

Side quests. A term from gaming but now a part of cultural moment. Everyone has a side quest, a way to find and fulfill their passions, even as they do whatever they do to pay the bills. We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, veteran cookbook authors of over three dozen cookbooks. We've each found this career as a side quest that became our main quest. 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: [01:10] Our one-minute cooking tip: Microwave lemons and limes for a few seconds before juicing them. [02:46] Side quests. What are they? Why are they important? How has our career developed out of our side quests? And what are our current side quests? [25:02] What’s making us happy in food this week? Dried mung bean noodles for Bruce and vegan mozzarella from Three Girls Vegan Creamery in Guilford, Connecticut for Mark.

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WELCOME TO OUR KITCHEN: We're going on side quests! is an episode from cooking with bruce and mark by Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough.

This episode is 28:21 long.

This episode was published on Jul 7, 2025.

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