Today we breathe life into whimsy, and note that Producer Abby will leave when she is good and ready. There are lots of notches on our bedposts and not a speck of chocolate anywhere as we slam poets and grate cinnamon sticks all in the hopes of discovering if we are Snickerdoodle people or not. Links: New-Fashioned Snickerdoodles Recipe | Serious Eats Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spi...
Oct 17, 2019•29 min
We open with a flashback to episode one, and the return of Keanut as we try to follow The Molly Way. While munching on Kimchi, we discover sophisticated pickles, the miracle of digestion and how hard it is to hold a pancake in the night. Links: How to Live the Keanu Reeves Way of Life and Produce His Extraordinary Results in the Process Kimchi pancake (Kimchijeon) recipe - Maangchi.com Fuchsia Dunlop's Sichuanese Chopped Celery with Beef - The Wednesday Chef Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's...
Oct 10, 2019•34 min
Today we battle stickbiscuits, fake maple flavoring and the patriarchy to taste Pocky Sticks. After a DTR, we learn about Adult Milk and pick our favorite Pantone colors before deciding against harmonica lessons. It's for the best. Links: Dental Dams Are a Safe-Sex Product No One Uses - The Atlantic Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Oct 03, 2019•22 min
For once in our lives we confront the annoyance of bacon and thundering hooves to discuss the wonder that is pancetta. We chat with Special Guest Dan Ahdoot about blanching bacon and our favorite pasta dishes as we are touched with the meat wave. Special Guest: Dan Ahdoot. Links: Green Eggs and Dan on Apple Podcasts Salumi Artisan Cured Meats – Salumi Cured Meats Homemade Pancetta Recipe | Leite's Culinaria Pasta alla Gricia Recipe | Serious Eats How to Make Pasta alla Gricia | Serious Eats Din...
Sep 26, 2019•42 min
Rated: NFJ (Not For June) Today we discuss feeding different needs, cookie texture and whether we've ever been to a baseball game. Volume quirks and numerical settings may seem boring at first but just wait until the end when we finish simultaneously. Links: classic ice cream sandwiches – smitten kitchen Ruby Jewel Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddi...
Sep 19, 2019•28 min
Finally the episode you've all been waiting for, Matthew and Molly go Camping. Join us in the wilderness where we discuss spin-off series, down slope urination, and The Devil's Club as we sing songs around the campfire and wonder how cold can it really get. Listen as we encounter wild ponies, vermin and mail merge all before discovering the magic of fire. http://www.spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate Links: Spilled Milk - Become a member Devil's club - Wikipedia Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's ...
Sep 12, 2019•56 min
This week we face our fears as we discover deceptively delicious chickpeas. As we decide if the skin fits and what to do with aquafaba, we put Producer Abby on blast and discover Molly's future apprenticeship. Links: How to Make Aquafaba | Minimalist Baker Recipes Spilled Milk: Episode 231: Hummus The simple and the unsexy | Orangette Instant Pot Chana Masala - Punjabi Chole (Spiced Chickpea Curry) | My Heart Beets Blown Away | Netflix Official Site On short notice | Orangette Brandon's chickpea...
Sep 05, 2019•38 min
Today we reach into the vault with much less pep than expected as we talk about this lunch staple and embrace our inner Don Draper. We discuss sandwich protection, to crust or not to crust and BYOPBJ while Molly still can't get over human composting. Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Aug 29, 2019•36 min
Today we listen to the sound of nostalgia as we consume Taco Salad with (almost) all of the fixings. Molly gets morbid and yet again, brings it around to Willy Wonka as Matthew decides the order of composting. After a whole lot of vamping we are finally rewarded with the return of Mrs. Cubbison. Links: Taco Salad with Tortilla Whiskers Recipe - Sunset Magazine Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette | America's Test Kitchen Cooks Illustrated Beef Taco meat Recipe | SparkRecipes Support Spilled Milk Podcast! M...
Aug 22, 2019•33 min
Today we eat these salty, delicious snacks and bemoan their caloric deficiencies. We discuss methods of tantrum prevention, childhood freak-outs and mean dentists as we wonder if this is funny at all. Links: How Roasted Seaweed Snacks Are Made - YouTube Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Aug 15, 2019•19 min
Today we embark on a field trip! All the way to REI. We become Dehydrated Gourmets as we test our limits reconstituting meals through hordes of chipmunks, creepy camp songs and a whole lot of vamping. Nothing can prepare you for our Inner Enchantments. Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Aug 08, 2019•52 min
Today we start out and end up the same way, confused. We are either early adopters or late bloomers as we try to discover what this stuff is and why. Through mouth mortar and puberty powder we chat about Matrix themed threesomes, pod people and the beautiful Keanut. Links: What’s the Deal with Powdered Peanut Butter? | Kitchn Is Powdered Peanut Butter Good for You? - Consumer Reports Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer...
Aug 01, 2019•26 min
This week we introduce you to Sylvia and The Sourdough Diaries as we become starter parents and make trillions of new friends. We get really excited about Pliny the Elder as we myth bust and debunk all over the place. Look forward to a dense crumb, mail order starters and a Sleepy Molly. Links: Sourdough Bread - The eGullet Culinary Institute (eGCI) - eGullet Forums Like the leaves | Orangette On self-sufficiency and sourdough | Orangette Artisan Sourdough Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Deli...
Jul 25, 2019•32 min
Get ready for us to crumb to life as we order a pizza live on the air, in real time. We are inspired by the robust Supreme Pizza as we discuss meal trains, slumber parties and the plights of delivery drivers as we learn the difference between hot bags and fun bags. Links: “Mistaken Identity” | All-New Buick Lineup Commercial | Buick - YouTube Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show...
Jul 18, 2019•37 min
Today we embrace our identities as consistent jerks as we discuss whether what we are tasting is nutty or are we just lazy. We learn about tongue blossoms and cauliflower ears, the emotional fragility of cheese companies and some really gross museums while crunching on crystals. Links: Repertoire: All the Recipes You Need by Jessica Battilana Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home Cooking Triumphs by Julia Turshen On industry, indolence, and Italian vegetable soup | Orange...
Jul 11, 2019•40 min
What's up dill weed? Today we try not to yuck your yum as we go through M & M's spice drawers. We learn about Matthew's annual Great Spice Purge while debating Muppets vs. Disney, and the importance of decanting. #spiceorganizationremodelgoals Links: Amazon.com: Kamenstein 5084920 Heritage 16-Jar Revolving Countertop Spice Rack Organizer with Free Spice Refills for 5 Years Spices Organizing Tips - Best Worst | Kitchn Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to th...
Jul 04, 2019•32 min
Up your picnic game and church key parties with these bromeliads. Today we grow more tender as we learn about etymology and Matthew's bat biases while eating the apple of pine. These tart and juicy infructescences lead us to domain squatting, earldoms, butt rot and so much more. Links: Book Larder Podcast Plays Well with Others: Allan Gurganus: 9780394589145: Amazon.com: Books Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's...
Jun 27, 2019•48 min
Today we learn that these chips are not ridged for pleasure, but for oral discomfort. We encounter alligators, crocodiles and the ice cream truck while debating who is the Big Dipper and who is the Little Dipper. Links: The opposite of fancy | Orangette Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Jun 20, 2019•31 min
Get ready for puberty metaphors, lawn paintings and Greek botanists because today we are talking about Pistachios. Molly disrespects the agenda and we painstakingly open seams to dip our toe into the dark web and debate when the Earth will die. Links: Best In Show Nuts Scene - YouTube Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Jun 13, 2019•38 min
Today we reveal the unfair legacy of the Reese daughters as we discuss textural perfection, microcrackles and torture devices along with cup size preferences. Buckle up because this episode is packed with secrets, duets and a quiz for the ages. Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Jun 06, 2019•44 min
Today we keep it medium as we discuss yet another way to melt cheese on something. We wonder whether to start a cult and why not lunch? This is NOT a type of taco so don't even say it and remember never to question Producer Abby's editorial decisions. Links: Opinion | Your Gas Stove Is Bad for You and the Planet - The New York Times Google Ngram Viewer Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our sp...
May 30, 2019•29 min
Today we welcome Guest Maggie Hoffman into the studio to teach us the ways of the batch cocktail. We learn that Matthew is stingy with ice, how to serve alcohol family style and what to do with leftover cocktail. The Happiness Cocktail from Batch Cocktails by Maggie Hoffman Makes about 8 servings in a 1-liter swing top bottle 2 cups Carpano Antica sweet vermouth 1 cup bourbon 3 teaspoons Angostura bitters 1/2 cup water To Serve 8 orange twists At least 2 hours before serving, make the batch. Use...
May 23, 2019•34 min
Today we present the long awaited sequel to Washing Dishes, and heighten the drama with some bird watching, organ grinder monkeys and spiders. Matthew does some show-and-tell and we discover why good fences do make good neighbors, but not who is in the kitchen with Dinah. Links: The Dishwasher – Matthew Amster-Burton – Medium Miele Dishwashers Have your Cake & Dishwash it at AppliancesConnection.com - YouTube Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airpor...
May 16, 2019•41 min
Today we go Xtreme. We swim through pools of saliva to eat hot worms, capsules and torpedoes. We learn some Spice Girls trivia, all about TRPV1, and the beginning of Molly's fear of dental emergencies. Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
May 09, 2019•28 min
Today we are good, giving and game about dish washing. We discuss racks, loads and peeing statues as we provide more tips and tricks than you can hope to handle. Sweaty hands and pet pigs make an appearance as well as Molly's sub-tweeting skills and Matthew's thoughts on pump action. Links: Good And Risky Microbes Surround Us. 'You're Never Home Alone,' Ecologist Explains : Shots - Health News : NPR What's the Best Way to Wash Dishes? Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Band...
May 02, 2019•33 min
We get luxurious today as we reminisce about mall cookies, mousse and cake dreams while Molly shares her smizing skills. A new product is given the title Perfectly Engineered as we confront that age old question: What is chuck? Links: A Cup of Jo - Style, Culture, Motherhood, Travel, Food & Life Whitechocolatespaceegg - Wikipedia Liz Phair (album) - Wikipedia With my own two hands | Orangette How to make caramelized white chocolate Caramelized White Chocolate | The Pioneer Woman Why Carameli...
Apr 25, 2019•40 min
How have we missed this!? Today Wilf Chumbly introduces us to the magic that is Cheese Toast. We debate wearing barrister wigs, the merits of LARPing and where the word "rarebit" comes from all while avoiding the dreaded burnt edges. Gooey Cheese Toasts with Mustard and Cayenne - from Tasting Hygge by Leela Cyd 2 large slices of 1-inch thick whole-grain or sourdough bread 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 cup beer (I love Guinness for its maltiness) 1 cup shredded s...
Apr 18, 2019•27 min
Today we bring you unfortunate accents, oral hygiene tips and some tales of Dorito Deficiency as we chat about pregnancy cravings. We also learn about the genetics of taste, Molly's new royal obsession and vampire lore. It is a pretty full episode. Links: Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desi...
Apr 11, 2019•28 min
Get ready for the Salty Superheros! Today we get super science-ey yet again as we delve into that woefully misunderstood origin of flavor, MSG. We learn about the nocebo effect and palate concordance before starting a new religion. Links: Spilled Milk: Episode 366: Cabbage An MSG Convert Visits the High Church of Umami | The New Yorker Tohu Thoke Recipe - NYT Cooking 668: The Long Fuse - This American Life Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and T...
Apr 04, 2019•31 min
Today we sample wild brick fruit at peak ripeness and return to Celestial Smoothies. We reminisce about Handsome Older Man Tony, newspaper shagging and raspberry coulis while wondering what it takes to be a mentor. Links: Stashing summer’s last gasp | Orangette How Its Made Frozen Fruit - YouTube Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit...
Mar 28, 2019•41 min
