Spilled Milk

Today, we are slippery and unstable as we discuss Frosting in all its weepy glory. We reminisce over rosettes, butt milk and our empathy for electronics. Are you a corner or middle slice person? Or do you take after Matthew and not like cake at all? Monster. Links: Seven-Minute Frosting Perfect Swiss Meringue Recipe | Serious Eats Stella Parks on Serious Eats | Serious Eats Support Spilled Milk Po...

Today the rhizome of podcasts discusses the second best food in the world, thai curries. As we lament our lack of mortar and pestling skills, we wonder where Whoopie went and which Swayze is best. This episode is dedicated to ski jump breasts everywhere. Links: 300 (2006) - IMDb mgs - Thai Curry Revisited World food: 50 best dishes | CNN Travel Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthe...

Today we taste what is possibly the world's most dangerous drink, Mountain Dew. We discover how a soft drink is like a dating app and the job opportunities for a Soda Sommelier. Trigger warning for any listening Sour Patch Kids. 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 Jo...

Today we wade through traumatic children's literature and a research rabbit hole to bring you Brinner. While debating just throwing an egg on it and the history of PDA, we arrive at the profound conclusion that lunch is dinner is breakfast is lunch. Perhaps love is like consuming waffles late in the day. Links: Google Ngram Viewer Perhaps Love - John Denver & Placido Domingo You deserve a waffle |...

Welcome to The Booch where we simultaneously risk death and health to discuss that effervescent dream drink of hipsters everywhere, Kombucha. We chat about biofilm, liquid interface, mothers, and clothing design. Then, of course, we invent a new Olympic sport. Links: Spilled Milk: Episode 159: Lip Balm Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twiligh...

Today we are bullish and apocalyptic while discussing the most calming of teas, chamomile. We learn about Molly's mortal fear of caffeine, her coolness level in college and then we promptly fall asleep. Some really riveting stuff. Links: The Story of Ferdinand Tuesday Morning Mall Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby...

Today we (very carefully) taste molten meat inside flaky crusts and diagnose Meat Hand Syndrome while Molly gives us another signature Hot Take. Trigger warning for people who are sensitive to terrible words. Like Producer Abby, who has done nothing but love and support the podcast and does not deserve this sort of treatment. CORNISH PASTIES Makes 5 large pasties FOR THE CRUST 25 ounces flour 1 ta...

This episode was 7 years in the making. Today we dive deep into this Dad food staple finding that a little cheese goes a long way. After some lipstick woes, herbal liaisons and painful high school memories we eventually get super French. Because of course we do. Links: Spilled Milk: Episode 46: Dorm Food Order Up: Cracking Open The History Of The Denver Omelet | CPR Tamagoyaki (pan fried rolled eg...

In between knife-fulls of Sprite curd, we debate jam vs. curd vs. marmalade while going on some seriously weird tangents. We also crown a superior citrus and make some predictions for next year's feudal lord fashion. So, just another Thursday. Links: Oklahoma Aids Care Fund Always to acclaim | Orangette Baking with Dorie: Lemon-Lemon Lemon Cream Recipe | Serious Eats Support Spilled Milk Podcast!...

Welcome to another episode of Science, Death and Sex Moves. Today we learn all sorts of new words, some insights into the joys of parenting, and what Molly wants for her birthday. Remember, the first rule about nixtamalized corn is ... you get it. Links: Nixtamalization - Wikipedia Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abb...

Babe, join us here at the country club for a refreshing glass of Arnold Palmer after a strenuous game of golf. Or tennis. Or just anytime not in winter. Today we speculate about Arnold Palmer's dark past and get way too excited about nerdy book topics. We also invent a new drink destined for wild popularity. Links: How to Make the Best Arnold Palmer Ever | Serious Eats Support Spilled Milk Podcast...

We pretty much want to bathe in pasta, whether its extruded, cranked or dyed. Today we learn about Matthew's angelic past, Molly's preferred ribbon texture and where to find the perfect pasta nest. Excessive accent warning. Links: Skillet Pasta Carbonara (from cook's illustrated) recipe | Epicurious.com Bucatini all'Amatriciana Recipe | Serious Eats Spilled Milk: Episode 274: Bolognese Matthew Ams...

Within these four mouth walls, we break dance and break resolutions as we torture our tongues with breath mints. With Mouth Ghosts and Eye Goblins right behind the door, is this the episode where Matthew and Molly finally make out!? Links: Matthew Break Dances Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to...

We continue to exude class today as we lunch on mussels. Adorned in mother of pearl and beards, we learn what it means to adult and what treasures can lie behind dumpsters. Along the way we uncover Matthew's room temperature fears and the best way to chowder. Links: Bordeaux - France - Molly Wizenberg - Town & Country Thai Steamed Mussels Recipe - Allrecipes.com Steamed Mussels With Garlic and Par...

Today, we quickly become full of existential angst as we learn way too much about Scallops. Discover how delicate an ecosystem this episode is with all of its biology degrees and cosmopolitan free living. We wonder how to quantify conscious thought while marveling at the long lasting legacy of Daniel Day-Lewis. Links: The Food Lab: How to Sear Scallops | Serious Eats Support Spilled Milk Podcast!...

Ready for 26 minutes in heaven? Listen as we discuss nameless humanoid baked goods both snappy and biting. We also play Guess the Cookie Cutter Shape and Are We Cool? before we are all gone. Links: Martha Stewart's Royal Icing 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...

Look at us drinking the trendiest thing in caffeinated beverages! Coffee, steeped long, hard, and cold. We wonder how many sips are too many sips, and what happened to the flavor compounds—all the while hoping Cookie Monster shows up. 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...

Today Matthew and Molly encounter Curly, Shoestring, Steak and Crinkle all from the comfort of home! Fibonacci and the Golden ratio make cameo appearances and we wonder if there are laws dictating seasoning norms. Recommended reading: The History of Curly Frying. Links: French Fries Recipe - NYT Cooking Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilig...

Thanks to Listener Doctor Helena, we embark on a flavor journey that starts in joy and ends in tears. We keep it tight while encountering pleasing packaging and the taste of teacups. Finally, we attempt to answer the age old question: Swedish or savory? Links: Vietnam VAC Homepage - Vietnam Vascular Anomalies Center Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airpo...

We may get off to a rocky start, but as Molly presents her treatise on Pop Tarts, things start to fire up. We learn about the origins of breakfast pastries, anthropomorphic marketing strategies and introduce a new segment: "Kelloggs or not?". Stick around for the special epilogue. Links: Milton the Toaster - YouTube Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airpo...

Coming at you hot today to discuss yeasty dough rings. We learn about Matthew's hero complex and the merits of boiling, and encounter some very frightening dolls. Links: Bravetart bagel recipe Simpich Dolls 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 Hosted b...

Today Matthew and Molly take Tokyo! We are turning strangers into friends as we discuss creamy heads, extravagant delis and squid legs all the while learning more than we ever bargained for about each other's personal habits.       Links: Bar VICTORIA - Nakano/Bar Nakano Beer Kobo New York Bar and Grill at the Park Hyatt Tokyo TOMATO Fabric Stores Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Mat...

Roast Chicken, it's not us, it's you. We're only in love with the idea of you. Today we realize our alien tendencies as we broach our feelings of inadequacy regarding these deeply burnished birds. Do you truss us? Links: Zuni Cafe's Roast Chicken Thomas Keller's Roast Chicken Buttermilk-Marinated Roast Chicken Recipe from Salt Fat Acid Heat Perfect Roast Chicken with Salsa Verde - Not Without Salt...

Welcome to The Laird of the Lentils: Super Tender Potential Edition. Today we reminisce about insufferable grandfathers and lovely advisors while discussing teenage pulse obsessions. We also give you a dumpster full of recipes. POTATO-SAUSAGE MASQUERADE LENTIL SOUP Serves 4 to 6 3 cups cooked lentils (preferably French green) 1/2 pound bacon, diced 1 medium onion, diced 2 large carrots, diced 2 ri...

Get out those index cards and red string to prep for the holidays. Today we dive into the ol' holiday cookie tin for a taxonomy lesson and find out a curious teenage obsession of Matthew's. Do you think Blackstrap Twinkles is a DJ, Stripper or Grade School Principal's name?. Links: Ginger Twinkle Cookie BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes: Shirley O....