Spilled Milk

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's The Pretzel! He is here to save the day from the Snack Artist's nefarious plan to take over the world with honey mustard pretzel minions. But where is The Pretzel's trusty sidekick, Peanut Butter Pellet? Tune in to find out! spilledmilkpodcast.com         Pretzels Tasted Rold Gold sticks Safeway Snack Artist mini twists Snyders of Hanover sourdough Trader Joes Pea...

When life gives you powder... you eat it from the can. This week's topic is Lemonade where we discover yet again that Matthew is a snob with atrocious pickup lines while Molly ponders the Mystery of the Missing Pink Lemons. Taste the thirst. EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com       Matthew's Method - Sliced lemons, mashed and strained with sugar and water (sparkling or still) Molly's Method- Simple...

Rise and Shine! This week, we embark an another oat based breakfast, this time the gloopy variety. Our slightly snobby hosts prefer posh and steel-cut though they may deign to sample some of that instant flavored stuff. The Podcast, out! (drops mic) www.spilledmilkpodcast.com            Recipes and Links April Bloomfield’s Porridge Megan Gordon’s steel-cut oatmeal Serious Eats slide show of Oatmea...

With rhymes and puns, Molly and Matthew tackle what could prove to be their Achilles' heel, Canned Tomatoes. Through cheesy pasts, shady meeting places and can opener envy, our hosts slog through these pureed, sliced, diced and fire roasted sauce makers. spilledmilkpodcast.com         Recipes   Cowboy Beans Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter from Orangette Matthew's Short Ribs wit...

While neither are worthy of the title Granola Mentor, Matthew and Molly are taking us from toasty to tasty. Join these cereal stuffers as they get their oats in order and discuss the merits of clumps, mix-ins and pulling out in time. Help us Sam Elliot, you're our only hope. EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com      Recipes Molly's Granola Matthew's Granola   Links Food 52 clump article The Kitchn clu...

Great blades of wheat grass! This week our super trendy and always relevant hosts are on a cleanse. They are bulking up and hulking out, braving one of the most dreaded of beverages, green juice. This episode is certified organic, all natural, cold pressed, non-GMO and gluten free. Bottoms up! EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com      Recipes Abby's Green Smoothie - Blend up the following: coconut wat...

This week, Matthew and Molly once again laugh in the face of danger as they brave pungent odors, homicidal plants and entrapping tendrils. The limited edition backyard edibles tasted are fiddlehead ferns, ramps, pea shoots and stinging nettles. Forage with care! spilledmilkpodcast.com RECIPES   Abby's Mom's Recipe for Fiddleheads - blanch, sauté with olive oil, salt and chili flakes Ramps and Pea...

This week we are packed in the Mediterranean tradition with one of Matthew's most feared foods, canned tuna. Get ready to pick a side, whether it's Albacore vs. Yellowfin, Chunk vs. Solid, Water vs. Oil or Italy vs. Costa Rica. spilledmilkpodcast.com          Tuna Tasted   Bumblebee Prime Fillet Solid White Albacore in water Chunk light in vegetable oil Tonno Genova Flavor Fresh pouch of Yellowfin...

Sweet tofu pockets it's Sushi 101! Matthew finally gets to show off his knowledge of that most beloved of Japanese cuisine, sushi. He expertly guides us through concept, pronunciation, tastings and practical application. Molly is not amused. EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com         Cookie Monster: Boat of Cookies!     Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Air...

Webster's Dictionary defines Icebox Cake as: (n) Much better than a human centipede. Join our post-apocalyptic adventure where zebras and cannibals abound and only a 2 ingredient chilled dessert can save you.  House of Cards Season One spoiler alert! spilledmilkpodcast.com       The classic 2-ingredient version: Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers and whipped cream. Chill for a few hours to overnight....

Keeping you regular with our weekly episodes, this time we probe everybody's favorite laxative, prunes. This versatile fruit delights whether dried, stewed, juiced, roasted, savory or sweet. "Moist" haters beware. spilledmilkpodcast.com     Recipes The Wet Plum Mocktail - Prune juice, splash of club soda and a squeeze of lemon. Paula Wolfert's Stewed Pork with Prunes and Onions  via Fine Cooking  ...

Celery straws and coconut bras. Here at Spilled Milk, we don't shy away from the deep questions, such as "What actually constitutes a food utensil?" and "Where do Red Vines go when they die?". Desperate times call for edible utensils. spilledmilkpodcast.com     Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to...

Dive deep into the nooks and crannies of that perfect breakfast system delivery mechanism: the English Muffin. Are they English? Are they muffins? Can our intrepid bread nerds, Matthew and Molly, break through the crumpet barrier and avoid an avocado ambush? spilledmilkpodcast.com   Model Bakery English Muffins     Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airpor...

To dip or not to dip? Creating a perfectly crustic grilled cheese sandwich is an art. Butter-brushing, crisp-creating and cheese-selecting takes an expert, which we totally are. Please don’t be intimidated by the goblins and eroticism contained within. EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com   Smitten Kitchen's Classic Grilled Cheese Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early t...

It’s time. It’s lime time. They’re essential to ceviche, Mexican cooking, Thai cooking, and pie. We investigate Persian limes, key limes, rangpur limes, and that one lime with the racist name that we’re really not sure what to call. spilledmilkpodcast.com       Spicy Sauteed Corn Kasma Loha-unchit’s Hot and Sour Shrimp Salad Cook’s Illustrated Key Lime Pie     Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's...

Sons and daughters of Scotland! We are Spilled Milk. And that’s as much of Braveheart as we remember. Listener Gemma kindly sent us a box full of Scottish wafers, caramel, and absurdities. What else could we do but start chewing? Alba gu bràth! EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com   Treats tasted: Tunnock’s tea cakes   Tunnock’s caramel wafer biscuits   Tunnock’s caramel log   Lee’s Original Macaroon...

Fiesta! Molly and Matthew get down with five bowls of spicy goodness and a pound of broken chips, and they learn a lot about salsa, garlic, and life. Take yourself to a new frontera with this episode. EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com Rick Bayless’s Roasted Tomatillo-Serrano Salsa Brandon’s Grilled Tomato Salsa Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and...

This week on Mixed Nuts: Matthew admits to a shocking nut-crush. Molly admits she’s never thought much about mixed nuts. And we spend five minutes begging for money. spilledmilkpodcast.com 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 by Simplecast, an A...

Road trip! Why is our sound quality so lousy this week? It’s because we took the show to our local fast food emporium to enjoy some frozen treats. We talk Frostys, Blizzards, and other fast-food classics. Plus, a sneak preview of Molly’s forthcoming hard-hitting investigative book. spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twili...

Dear Dennis Quaid: We’re really sorry about all the things we did to you on this episode. But really, would you rather Martin Short in there, or us? Love, your two grannies, Molly and Matthew. spilledmilkpodcast.com 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...

Finally, Matthew’s superpower is revealed. Trust us, you didn’t want to know. In the meantime, however, we eat bacon and talk thickness, crispiness, smokiness, and finding bacon in unexpected places. spilledmilkpodcast.com Bacony cornbread recipe :  http://www.spilledmilkpodcast.com/2012/12/27/cornbread-recipes-from-episode-81/ Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early...

Witness the debunking of eggplant sex, the battle of bitter and silky, and the birth of Hobo Ghannoush. NOTE: You know the part where Matthew gets all smug because he knows the word “dioecious”? Well, he was completely wrong. Eggplants are monoecious. spilledmilkpodcast.com Recipes: Francis Lam’s Eggplant Pasta Fuchsia Dunlop’s Fish-Fragrant Eggplant Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack...

Welcome back, our friends, to the show that never ends. But how do you stop talking about pizza toppings? I mean, you’ve got cheese, sauce, pepperoni, margherita, supreme, pineapple, dessert pizza, hamburger nuggets, white pies, red pies, and we forgot to even mention pesto. spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Din...

Hey, sweetie pies. On this episode we explore the sweet potato/yam divide, ruin Thanksgiving, get arrested for assault and battery, and still have time to stuff our faces with cake. Recipes: Sweet Potato Pound Cake, Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Scallion Butter. spilledmilkpodcast.com Sweet Potato Pound Cake : http://orangette.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-mean-it.html Roasted Japanese Sweet Potat...

From the high-powered world of competitive botany comes this lip-puckering episode. How do you zest? How do you juice? How many hand gestures can we work into an audio podcast? Go suck a lemon! EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com Recipes: Braised Fennel With Meyer Lemon and Parmesan  (Jill Santopietro):  http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/11426/braised-fennel-with-meyer-lemon-and-parmesan.html Amanda Hes...