Our podcast is going on hiatus because Mark is facing the threat of pancreatic cancer. He is going to have a legendary surgery, a Whipple, to remove part of his upper GI track.

We hope this surgery is curative. But it is a long road to recovery. We hope Bruce is back in a few weeks to let you know where we are in this journey. But it is a long and hard recovery.

Check back soon to see where we are. We'll miss you. We hope you'll miss us. To follow us, find us on various social media platforms.

Are there foods from your childhood you can't make better, even with all you know about cooking? We've got a list, despite our current snobbery. We may have written for WINE SPECTATOR and FINE COOKING, but there are some things we crave, even though we know how to make them better.

We're Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough, authors of over three dozen cookbooks. If you'd like to see our latest, COLD CANNING, please check it out at this link right here.

Plus, we've 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:

[01:26] Our one-minute cooking tip: the best way to prep hard winter squash.

[03:55] The foods from our childhoods we could never change, despite our current food snobbery.

[17:15] What’s making us happy in food this week? Chili con queso and banoffee pie!

It's not too late in the year for grilling! Although we're starting to tip to autumnal colors and although Mark is busy taking down our gardens, we're still firing up both the charcoal and the gas grill for great dinners after the shorter and shorter days.

Mark, the writer, has a list of great things to match the season on the grill. Bruce, the writer, will add how he believes you can turn these things wonderful on the grill.

Plus, our one-minute cooking tip about apples. 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:

[00:47] Our one-minute cooking tip: Buy apples both for the fridge and for display.

[02:22] A list of things that are great to grill in the fall (or autumn, for you UK friends). Mark has a list of things he thinks are perfect for the grill. Bruce, the chef, will tell you how to grill them perfectly.

[17:00] What’s making us happy in food this week? Hen of the woods mushrooms and sour cherry margaritas.