
If The Mood Strikes, Lick Away
05/24/22 • 27 min
On this episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music discuss getting to a perfectly textured salsa verde, where to find their favorite peppers, and how to overcome the fear of frying.
Also, the latest Rad Fad/Bad Fad contender: pasta chips.
This week’s recipe book:
- Check out Broadway Restaurant
- Rick’s Salsa Verde o Roja Cruda
- Saltie Is Gone but Their Scuttlebutt Recipe Lives On
- Carla’s Whipped Aioli
- Caroline Fidanza’s Saltie: A Cookbook
- Pasta Chips with a Mac & Cheese Dip by myhealthydish
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.
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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
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On this episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music discuss getting to a perfectly textured salsa verde, where to find their favorite peppers, and how to overcome the fear of frying.
Also, the latest Rad Fad/Bad Fad contender: pasta chips.
This week’s recipe book:
- Check out Broadway Restaurant
- Rick’s Salsa Verde o Roja Cruda
- Saltie Is Gone but Their Scuttlebutt Recipe Lives On
- Carla’s Whipped Aioli
- Caroline Fidanza’s Saltie: A Cookbook
- Pasta Chips with a Mac & Cheese Dip by myhealthydish
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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We Don’t Fry Naked with Miz Cracker
On today’s episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music weigh in on shrimp heads, how to use up the veggies in your CSA box, and their tips for cooking steak.
Plus, one of our favorite drag queens, Miz Cracker, joins us to share an egg-cellent kitchen nightmare story.
This week’s recipe book:
- Check out the sundae at Thai Diner
- Watch Carla make Butter-Basted Steak
- Rick’s Anytime Minestrone
- Carla’s Parsley-Filled Pasta
- NYT Cooking’s Olive Oil Fried Egg
Check out Miz Cracker’s podcast (where Carla has been a guest!) here.
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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Next Episode

Don’t Give Up on Fungi
On this episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Ricks Martinez and Carla Lalli Music marinate on marinades, share their tips for making whole fish less scary, and welcome a live caller.
We’ll also hear Carla and Rick’s takes on blood sausage in the latest No, Thank You, Please.
This week’s recipe book:
- Check out PAI Northern Thai Kitchen in Toronto
- Rick's Mezcal Marinated Fajitas
- Find Carla’s Not-Scary Grilled Whole Fish in her book That Sounds So Good
- Rick's Vegan Mushroom Bacon Bits
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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