Today we're going The Full Kafka, bursting on to scene and stage to discuss stem length, head size and dense cores. We diagnose Grill Burnout as we basically just do a vegetable themed call and response type thing. NYT article about Barbara Kafka Melissa Clark Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp Oven Roasted Canned Tomatoes Molly's Now but Wow! - ACE, by Angela Chen Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to...
Jan 20, 2022•36 min
Today we attempt to define "snack" and our relationship as nostalgia carries us away to The House of Lingering Smells. We learn Italian geography while praising goldfish, midnight munchies and sninks before Molly gets judgy and Matthew provides a very important update. Matthew's Now but Wow! - Record of a Night Too Brief, Hiromi Kawakami 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...
Jan 13, 2022•45 min
Happy New Year! 2022 is our year, we feel it! Today we're standing on the shoulders of giants to learn that anchovies make everything better as we discuss Dashi. Then, we pitch The Baker's Dozen Strategy while trying on way too many hats. This episode contains savory undertones. Just One Cookbook Dashi recipe Dashi's tried Homemade dashi made from Hokkaidō Minami-kayabe kombu Kin no Katsuodashi packets Ajinomoto Hondashi granules Matthew's Now but Wow! - XOXO by Axie Oh “Save the World” by Matth...
Jan 06, 2022•42 min
Today we pitch a new movie and a new Spice Girl as we wonder how someone figured out that cinnamon sticks are a thing. While praising mullet dresses we learn who fills Matthew's stocking and how the Oxford Dictionary defines a mug of hot beverage. Is Cider Chat the new Chili Chat!? Mulled Wine Matthew's Now but Wow! - Dank Moms podcast 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 D...
Dec 30, 2021•46 min
Harry and David here, coming to you from deep in the past. We try to keep things from going pear shaped as we discuss gentle pleasures, buying the farm and get way too sciencey before visiting the door to hell. Molly's fresh ginger cake with caramelized pears Molly's Art of Eating Article Pear Clafoutis Molly's Now but Wow! - Made with Lau, YouTube channel and website Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website ...
Dec 23, 2021•55 min
Welcome to Spilled Molly, where things get off to an illicit start and Matthew feels left out. Today we are discussing Adobo with Romeo Roque-Nido and discover that this Filipino stew is more than the sum of its parts, just like us! The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook Korean Instant Pot Cookbook Molly's Now but Wow! - Celebrate Your Body , by Sonya Renee Taylor Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to...
Dec 16, 2021•35 min
Today M & M are a bit confused about what day it is, but no one cares. As they discuss marketing failures, doublets and armored seeds while plundering for plums, things eventually get out of hand when too many relatives show up. Ayako & Family Jams Donate to Spilled Milk Seattle Times plum article by Rebekah Denn Almondy Plum Cake from Snacking Cakes Molly's Italian Plum Jam Food in Jars Matthew's Now but Wow! : Version Zero by David Yoon Ed Fretwell Soup Winter Squash Soup Soup of the B...
Dec 09, 2021•39 min
Today we are separate together because Matthew is in the closet. Listen as we watch commercials, meet the Fruit Pie the Magician and encounter slippers of slurry before Guest Cheryl Day helps us back on track. Beware of Krampus! Hostess fruit pie commercial Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking Janie Q Provisions Matthew's Now but Wow! - Audio Karate, Malo Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to...
Dec 02, 2021•41 min
Today we are tackling that classic Thanksgiving side dish, Boxed Soup. We discover can problems, bulging pouches and Molly's Tetra Pak obsession before encountering some major gravy outrage. Can the show survive this!? Aseptic Processing Molly's Now but Wow: Diaspora Co Spices 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...
Nov 25, 2021•28 min
Today we learn that we are more than the sum of our parts, like Omurice. As we discover how much personal growth Matthew is capable of, special guest Bryan Washington shares his love of Japanese food, cooking style and much more. Finally, Molly channels her inner butch and reveals some anachronistic tendencies. Memorial by Bryan Washington The Japanese Fried Rice Omelette that Rewired my Brain by Bryan Washington (recipe here) Just One Cookbook website Everyday Korean cookbook Black Food cookboo...
Nov 18, 2021•43 min
Today Molly sits on a throne of lies as we attempt to learn what and why American Cheese is. Through cheese holes, disaster stacks and dairy essence we decide to just focus on the creaminess. What Is American Cheese, Anyway? by J. Kenji López-Alt Who Made That Kraft Single? by Charles Wilson Matthew's Now but Wow! - 20th Century Boys Bear Paw Tofu Francis Lam's Gourmet Eggplant recipe Fish fragrant eggplant slices Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airpo...
Nov 11, 2021•35 min
Another day, another vacation in our mouths. Today we welcome special guest Sutanya Dacres to awaken our appetites and tell us all about this French first dinner. We plan our getaway to the Côte d'Azur as we attempt to avoid the sin of eating too much. Aperitif and A Table by Rebekah Peppler Sutanya Dacres "Dinner for One" podcast Pretty Good Number One Comic Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to...
Nov 04, 2021•48 min
Today we're taking you to court! Food Court! We're staying home from school as we discuss this phenomena that is neither museum nor cafeteria nor mall before getting into The Great Fountain Soda Debate and learning about WOTSL's potential secret life. Matthew's NbW! - 'Rumors' by Lizzo, Cardi B 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 28, 2021•41 min
Today we're a couple of dillweeds practicing our pincer grip technique while planning a trip to the Yucatán with a quick stop in the underworld. We discuss chunky things around the world and prank calls while trying hard not to ostracize our families. Molly's Now but Wow! The Slowdown podcast (new host on 9/21/21) 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 21, 2021•29 min
Today we are hot and noisy with some assembly required. We discover a new Chaucer Tale, The Hands of Lowly Worm, as we await the sounds of winter and learn what happens if you say "hanger, flap and flank" three times fast. Fajita History Fajitagate Serious Eats Steak Fajitas PEFP update from Listener Lucas Matthew's Now but Wow! : King’s Disease II Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinof...
Oct 14, 2021•41 min
This week we encounter HOTPOTS, pirates and Winston Churchill to learn more about the good companions. After discovering Charles Dickens' secret skill, we move on to rude dentists and Molly's gold medal dreams while hoping to be reunited one day with the fish with a chip cane. Proper Fish (formerly Nosh) Pacific Inn Seattle Fish Company 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 ...
Oct 07, 2021•44 min
Today we're sitting on streets and are full of hot dogs. As we traverse a well worn Memory Lane, we invent our own Fantasy Target and debate Gochujang Hotness Levels. Note: keep your cats away from Molly. History of Gochujang 4 New Ways to Enjoy Gochujang by Aaron and Claire Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala Cook Korean! by Robin Ha 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 Des...
Sep 30, 2021•24 min
Today we hop on the relish train so keep an ear out for squirrel hopping and other nature sounds. We provide dubious entertainment recommendations and then try to enhance a staple by spreading the gospel of relish and add-on spouses. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Derry Girls Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte 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...
Sep 23, 2021•30 min
Today is a cheat day so we're playing the part of Judge Fudge as we partake in hot toppings and cold ice cream. We alienate everyone as we learn about fudgy contraceptive techniques, burning shoeboxes and attempt to blow your problems away. Be sure to visit spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate because we are a smart show for smart people. Episode 28: Fudge Pledge Drive! Hot Fudge Sauce II, by Erin Nesbit Nancy Baggett’s recipe Ree Drummond’s recipe Bryan Washington’s recent New Yorker piece, “The Thing...
Sep 16, 2021•45 min
Welcome to Fear and Prejudice, where we discuss English Brown Sauce and Matthew makes Molly cry but they eventually work it out. We throw up some ideas about marginalized sauces that taste like cabinets and wonder if we are all 40+ people. The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan Why Doesn't Anyone Use Steak Sauce Anymore? by Dan Gentile All Fantasy Everything with Roxane Gay Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Web...
Sep 09, 2021•36 min
Today we wonder what to do with Apricots while debating generational sexcapades, the invention of dried pineapple, and when exactly were the ancient times. We get down and dirty with some fertile crescent situations and lots of geography and etymology. Probably too much. Rated NSFJ. Lexicon Valley Podcast Molly's Jam Molly's Apricot Tart Samin Nosrat's Apricot-Noyaux Jam In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan In the Company of Women edited by Grace Bonney Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack...
Sep 02, 2021•48 min
Get out your cherry pickers and chainsaws, we're talking Bay Leaves. Through caverns and taverns we encounter graduation memories and doppelgängers while we learn a lot and feel weird about it. Whose fault is this episode? Are Bay Leaves worth the Trouble? Bay Leaf, The Herb that Thinks its a Spice The Linda Lindas Live Stream The Linda Lindas on Spotify Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our ...
Aug 26, 2021•27 min
We're here to talk about the things you can't talk about with your parents: sex, squabbles and waffle cones. After discussions of bed post nachos, broad flat bottoms and lotion tips we eventually learn that Matthew has no chill and Molly hates bathing. How to Make Waffle Cones by Stella Parks Frankie & Jo's libro.fm How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to o...
Aug 19, 2021•38 min
Today we are trying really hard to take slumps seriously. Listen as we play the Nope Card and discuss discreet biscuits and Caravaggio paintings before debating clumps vs slumps vs slobblers. Blueberry Slump Simply Recipes Blueberry Slump From Little Tokyo, with Love, by Sarah Kuhn Penny Novelettes You're Immortal Montero 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 ou...
Aug 12, 2021•28 min
Today there are too many Brandons and not enough headphones as we discuss Cobblers and Boy Bait. As we encounter discreet lumps and loose dollops, we learn about the thorax of our lives and hope we aren't losers. Cobble Yourself. Chez Panisse Berry Cobbler Classic German Baking by Luisa Weiss Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor 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...
Aug 05, 2021•38 min
It's our 500th episode! This episode has everything: Jon Bon Jovi! Biochemistry! Carrie Underwood! Cheetahs! Baby rabbits! Predatory owls! Sex and the City! Love Island! Threesomes! Metaphors! Moms! A few mentions of food! PEFP Products Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? series by Makihirochi 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...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Well, we're back in studio but let's call the whole thing off. Today we wonder how to say this and why do this as we learn about funky rims and a diffusion of innovations. A warning that there is too much Ernest, lots of chewing and some bitterness inside this one. The Best Slow-Cooked Tomato Sauce Recipe on Serious Eats Memorial Drive , by Natasha Trethewey Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to ...
Jul 22, 2021•36 min
Welcome to the Discomfort Zone where we are just trying to keep our hands and mouths busy to distract us from the heat dome. Today we discuss one of the top seeds and learn what David Duchovny and salad bars have in common. As we encounter colonels, grain inflation and hull confusion we become more and more overwhelmed. Send help. How to Eat Sunflower Seeds Like a Baseball Player My Sphynx Cat does not recognize my dog We Are Lady Parts on Peacock Producer Abby's website Support Spilled Milk Pod...
Jul 15, 2021•40 min
We're back in the studio! Today we replenish electrolytes and discuss our athletic memories as we navigate the wide world of Gatorade. Through muscles, debunkings and instant urination, we learn about Molly's history as a horse realtor before giving in to our passive thirst. No excuses! Transcript HOW TO THROW NASTY WIFFLE BALL PITCHES Sea otter One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Simmer Down by Sarah Smith Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twi...
Jul 08, 2021•44 min
Today we celebrate the multitude of CHeeses in our fridges without any malice of forethought. We learn about Matthew's dextrous past and Molly's mozzarella ripping technique as we debate astral projection and the future of segments. Owl's Legs WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura, illustrated by Ross Ishikawa and Matt Sasaki Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Pr...
Jul 01, 2021•30 min