Who doesn't get tired of cooking? Sometimes, even for established food writers, the kitchen is just too much to handle.

We've got some answers. We're veteran cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. We've written over three dozen cookbooks--so we've experienced a lot of burnout! One of our latest, by the way, is THE LOOK & COOK AIR FRYER BIBLE, with over 700 photos, one for every step of every recipe. We were super burned out after those photo shoots!

After our suggestions for avoiding cooking and kitchen burnout, we've got a one-minute cooking tip about sugar and proteins. Bruce interviews author Katie Parla about her book FOOD OF THE ITALIAN ISLANDS. And we tell you what's making us happy in food this week.

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

[01:09] Avoiding cooking and kitchen burnout: our best tips.

[18:10] Our one-minute cooking tip: A tiny sprinkle of sugar makes lean proteins brown better.

[19:25] Bruce interviews author Katie Parla about her book FOOD OF THE ITALIAN ISLANDS.

[35:17] What’s making us happy in food this week? Chinese sesame paste and great spicy noodles!

Want to check out our latest cooking, THE INSTANT AIR FRYER BIBLE? It's here.