Show Notes
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
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