Borderline Salty
Borderline Salty is a weekly podcast hosted by Carla Lalli Music and Rick Martinez. After years of helping each other improve recipes, solve cooking conundrums, and come up with delicious new ideas, they’ve become experts in the kitchen and beyond. Now, they’re ready to help others become better, smarter, happier cooks. Listen to new episodes of Borderline Salty by Pineapple Street Studios every Tuesday starting April 12.
Episodes
August 23, 2022 • 41 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music give pointers for getting golden brown cutlets, share strategies on veg-heavy dishes that won't heat up your kitchen, and help a caller achieve the ideal crispy-chewy-crunchy-gooey chocolate chip cookies.
Plus, actress Eva Longoria joins this week’s Total Kitchen Nightmare segment to discuss how cooking mishaps made her a better chef.
This week’s recipe book:
Rick’s Gia...
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August 16, 2022 • 32 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music discuss solutions for achieving perfectly softened buttah, share how they remedy jalapeño hands for…post-dinner activities, and talk through some helpful tips for what to eat (or drink) while dealing with health issues that take solid foods off the table.
This week’s recipe book:
In NYC? Check out Parcelle Wine Bar and Heart of Dinner
Rick’s Cheesy, Meaty Lasagna
Ca...
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August 9, 2022 • 35 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music dive into the dos and don’ts of grilling sausage, break down the different ways to store your baked goods, and share the kitchen appliances they think are the most underrated.
And on the latest No, Thank You, Please, Rick and Carla make a very convincing argument for trying eggplant.
This week’s recipe book:
In Mexico City? Check out Los Cocuyos
Carla’s Sorry, I Like ...
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August 2, 2022 • 34 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music offer sweet and salty snack ideas for your next movie night, share safety tips for using a mandoline, and break down their philosophies around recipe development.
This week’s recipe book:
Steve Jenkins’ book Cheese Primer
Check out this cheese paper
Carla's mandoline recommendation
Rick’s Totally Easy Tortilla Española with Romesco
Carla on her love for this perfe...
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July 26, 2022 • 32 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music give guidance on grit-free mussels and clams, tips on making tender corn tortillas, and suggestions on how to cherish expensive, but delicious, caviar.
And this week on No, Thank You, Please, Rick and Carla remind us why tomatoes, especially this time of year, are worth a try.
This week’s recipe book:
In NYC? Check out Leo Sourdough and Russ and Daughters
The Espresso M...
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July 19, 2022 • 31 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music dream up new summer pastas, give guidance on making creamy oat milk, and explain the difference between fresh garlic and garlic powder (and why you need both).
This week’s recipe book:
Rick’s dad’s Refried Beans
Carla’s Swiss Chard Pesto Pasta
Carla’s Daddy Pasta
Crunchy Peanut Butter Cup Rice Cakes
As always, we’d love to hear about your cooking conundrums at 83...
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July 12, 2022 • 28 mins
On this episode hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music support callers through how to make perfectly cooked duck, help plan a dinner party with surprise ingredients, and share tips on what to do with all of your extra celery.
And this time on No, Thank You, Please, Rick and Carla explain why you should warm up to artichokes.
This week’s recipe book:
Rick’s Chocolate Birthday Cake
Andy Baraghani’s The Cook You Want To Be
C...
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July 5, 2022 • 36 mins
On today’s episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music respond to a rant about unsalted butter, discuss the basics of spice cabinet organization, and share tips for how to stretch a limited amount of basil.
Plus, Stephen Satterfield from Netflix's High on the Hog joins us to share a kitchen nightmare story from his early days in fast-food service. Since we recorded this episode, High on the Hog won a Pea...
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June 28, 2022 • 34 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music share how they stock their fridges to make the most out of leftovers, discuss baking with hot hands and at high altitudes, and give their rapid-fire advice for getting the crispiest potatoes in the oven.
Also, they tackle a different kind of “oyster” the latest "No, Thank You, Please".
This week’s recipe book:
In Charleston, SC? Check out Chubby Fish
Carla’s Big-Batch ...
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June 21, 2022 • 33 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music share how they keep their kitchens pristine, break down the variables to keep your cream sauces from splitting, and discuss what it takes to plan the perfect party menu.
Also, the first live Rad Fad/Bad Fad tasting! Rick soldiers through a bite of the latest trend that is under review: fresh watermelon topped with mustard.
This week’s recipe book:
In NYC? Check out Erne...
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June 14, 2022 • 30 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music give expert tips on making ganache, share their favorite ways to enjoy tinned sardines, and offer advice on navigating the culinary industry.
Also, Carla shares her anti-ziti testimony in this week’s No, Thank You, Please.
This week’s recipe book:
Rick’s Chocolate-Dipped Concha Ice Cream Sandwiches
Carla on “beans, greens, and sardines”
Carla's How-I-Like-It Tuna Sala...
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June 7, 2022 • 33 mins
On this episode, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music discuss deepening chocolatey flavor, finding balance with fish sauce, and handling wet burgers.
Also, Chef Missy Robbins joins the show to discuss her Total Kitchen Nightmare involving a classic salt-sugar mix-up.
This week’s recipe book:
Get your caffeine fix with Rick’s Iced Café de Olla recipe
Watch Carla make her Mocha Hazelnut Biscotti
Chef Tu David Phu’s Nước C...
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May 31, 2022 • 33 mins
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 ...
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May 24, 2022 • 27 mins
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 Aio...
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May 17, 2022 • 36 mins
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’...
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May 10, 2022 • 29 mins
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...
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May 3, 2022 • 34 mins
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 Coc...
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April 26, 2022 • 27 mins
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:
Rick’s Ultimate Beefy, Cheesy Lasagna
Carla’s Spicy Green Beans and Tofu
Hetty McKinnon's "To Asia, With Love"
Carolina Gelen’s Cheesiest Rice Balls
As always, we’d l...
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April 19, 2022 • 29 mins
On this episode of Borderline Salty, hosts Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music dig into cooking from memory, chicken livers, and a total kitchen nightmare. The pair also embrace the importance of trying (or re-trying) new foods with the segment “No, Thank You, Please”.
This week’s recipe book:
Rick’s Italian Plum and Almond Cake
Carla’s Any Berry Galette
As always, we’d love to hear about your cooking conundrums at 833-433-...
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April 12, 2022 • 29 mins
Welcome to Borderline Salty! The show where Carla Lalli Music and Rick Martinez take your calls, boost your confidence and make you a better, smarter, happier cook.
In the first episode, the hosts get into the allium question, dissect authenticity and weigh in on a viral custard toast method.
This week’s recipe book:
Angel Wong’s taiwanese thick toast with sweet custard
Rick’s mole sencillo that he shares with Gianna
As alw...
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