Dishonor to All Cows Everywhere

05/03/22 • 34 min

On today’s episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music weigh in on the best ways to use MSG, growing to love nopales, and how to take care of your cast iron skillet, whether it’s been in your family for generations or brand new out of the box! Also, Carla shares a kitchen nightmare story from her days as a personal chef.

This week’s recipe book:

Rick’s nopales recipe can be found in his cookbook “Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico” which is out now! Snag a copy here.
Carla’s Spiced Roasted Chicken with Garlic Crunch-Crumbs (ft. MSG)
Omsom’s “The Roots of Anti-MSG Xenophobia”
Helen Rosner's "An MSG Convert Visits the High Church of Umami"
Check out Chef Jenny Dorsey’s work here
Carla's newest toaster oven/air fryer

As always, we’d love to hear about your cooking conundrums at 833-433-FOOD (3663).

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This week’s recipe book:

Rick’s nopales recipe can be found in his cookbook “Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico” which is out now! Snag a copy here.
Carla’s Spiced Roasted Chicken with Garlic Crunch-Crumbs (ft. MSG)
Omsom’s “The Roots of Anti-MSG Xenophobia”
Helen Rosner's "An MSG Convert Visits the High Church of Umami"
Check out Chef Jenny Dorsey’s work here
Carla's newest toaster oven/air fryer

As always, we’d love to hear about your cooking conundrums at 833-433-FOOD (3663).

Find us on Instagram @borderlinesalty

Find full episode transcripts and more about the podcast on our website borderlinesalty.fm.

If you can’t get enough of our hosts – we don’t blame you! Subscribe to Carla's newsletters here and find links to her Instagram and YouTube channel at www.carlalallimusic.com.

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

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Previous Episode

Ruminate on Rice

On today’s episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Carla Lalli Music and Rick Martinez share helpful techniques for when you’re cooking for one, talk game-changing rice tips, and have an impassioned back and forth about grilled cheese.

This week’s recipe book:

As always, we’d love to hear about your cooking conundrums at 833-433-FOOD (3663).

Find us on Instagram @borderlinesalty

Find full episode transcripts and more about the podcast on our website borderlinesalty.fm.

If you can’t get enough of our hosts – we don’t blame you! Check out Carla's cookbooks here and find links to her YouTube channel, Patreon, and Instagram at www.carlalallimusic.com.

You can pre-order Rick’s upcoming cookbook here, watch the companion Mi Cocina video series here, and find all of his socials at www.rick-martinez.com

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Next Episode

Salt The Hell Out Of It

On today’s episode of Borderline Salty, our hosts Carla Lalli Music and Rick Martinez are together in NYC!

They catch up IRL about their latest dining experiences and give their very strong opinions about beans. They also weigh in on how much salt is too much salt (spoiler: the limit does not exist!).

Want to check out the restaurants we mentioned this week? Shout out to Bonnie's!

This week’s recipe book:

Carla’s Pasta e Fagioli
Rick’s Frijoles de la Olla
Check out Carla making some of her favorite beans (via Patch Troffer’s recipe) here
Want to know how much salt is in your personal pinch? You need a digital scale!
Carla loves to finish off her salads and roasted meats with a pinch of sel gris
This week’s Rad Fad/Bad Fad contender: the grated egg

As always, we’d love to hear about your cooking conundrums at 833-433-FOOD (3663).

Find us on Instagram @borderlinesalty

Find full episode transcripts and more about the podcast on our website borderlinesalty.fm.

If you can’t get enough of our hosts – we don’t blame you! Subscribe to Carla's newsletters here and find links to her Instagram and YouTube channel at www.carlalallimusic.com.

You can order Rick’s cookbook “Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico here, watch the companion Mi Cocina video series here, and find all of his socials at www.rick-martinez.com

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

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