Spilled Milk

We're strolling down memory lane again, and this time, we're checking out cans.  From SpaghettiOs to tiny burgers in soup, we're revisiting the canned foods of our youth, and hey, would you look at that: we didn't even maim ourselves on the can opener, Mom. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer A...

Five out of five dentists recommend listening to this episode, because there is as of yet no known mechanism for sound waves to cause tooth decay. Unless you lie around listening to the show for days on end without brushing your teeth, in which case we and our dentists recommend sugarless gum. Which, coincidentally, is one of two subjects we cover this week. The other is sugary gum. EXPLICIT.  www...

Do you still have nightmares about stinky little green heads on your childhood dinner plate? We're here for a grownup look at Brussels sprouts, with a hearty dose of heavy cream and hot metal. (Just kidding; we've never done anything grownup on this show and are not about to start.) Recipes: Cream-braised Brussels Sprouts; Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Kimchi. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support S...

Yes, we love the real Chinese food you can get in major Western cities today. But we've never lost our taste for the gloopy takeout we ate as kids. That's why we're feasting this week on beef with snow peas, sweet and sour chicken, and other cornstarchy favorites. Features a guest appearance by an 70s teen idol. Sort of. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Mat...

Gather round, friends. We have a special treat for you: plain yogurt. Yeah, we said it. This week we climb into a metaphorical vat of probiotic goodness and discuss texture, mix-ins, and made-up yogurt science. Includes a rare Molly-Matthew disagreement on the subject of Greek yogurt. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport an...

We’ve got mail, and it’s a box full of tiny brains, mini mushrooms, little fish, and Pocky. Tune in, Tokyo: it’s Japanese snack time. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Roasted chestnuts Mountain Mushroom cookies Green tea mochi balls Salty chocolate Pocky Slivered almonds and fishies Yakiimo (roasted sweet potatoes) Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and...

This week, we're lacing up our boots, buying a truffle pig, and going foraging in the Safeway produce section. From criminis to shiitakes, Matthew and Molly discuss the finer points of our most common fungi and, once and probably not for all, answer the age-old question: what's the best way to clean a dirty mushroom? www.spilledmilkpodcast.com SLICED MUSHROOMS WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA AND THYME Adapt...

If you could have one day of unlimited travel, cash, and stomach capacity, plus the power to raise dead breakfast cooks, what would you eat? (Hmm, that makes it sound like we advocate eating zombies.) Molly and Matthew select their ultimate breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, and dessert, and it quickly turns spooky. (Plus, you'll never guess who goes to France! Okay, you will.) www.spilledmilkpodcas...

When we were in grade school, bringing a granola bar in your lunch box was a key factor in the daily struggle to avoid ostracism. But you had to pledge to one of the rival gangs: the Crunchies, the Chewies, or the Kudos. Learn about our secret gang tattoos and...actually, we just eat a bunch of granola bars. Recipe: Chewy Granola Bars with Pecans, Chocolate, and Cherries.  http://www.spilledmilkpo...

Greetings from Spilled Milk University. First, the zoology department weighs in on how bees make honey (we have no idea). Next, to the law school, where the judge weighs in on whether honey is theft. Finally, the school of culinary arts, where fingers get sticky. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Prod...

What makes a meatball tender and juicy? The Filler Man knows. We discuss how to make them, how to cook them, and then things get a little bulgur. Recipes: Chicken and Spinach Meatballs; Cafe Lago Meatballs.  www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Recipes: Chicken and Spinach meatballs SPAGHETTI WITH CAFE LAGO MEATBALLS For sauce:2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, finely chopped, with their juices10 Tbsp...

Molly and Matthew get wings, fly high like a starfruit, unleash the beast, and get in touch with our inner rockstars. We're here to answer one question: do energy drinks have any culinary merit? The answer may surprise you. (But probably not.) EXPLICIT. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby'...

Hoo boy, we've cranked the juvenile up to 11 (years old). We're talking about American-style hard tacos, and if the phrase "American-style hard tacos" is already making you snicker, you're our kind of people. EXPLICIT. www.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 sho...

It’s green. It’s leafy. It makes your teeth feel like you’ve been slimed, Ghostbusters-style. Join us as we savor an all-spinach lunch, straight from President Taft’s bathtub.  www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Recipes: Fergus Henderson’s Spinach Gunge Ohitashi from Just One Cookbook Spinach with Sesame Sauce from Just One Cookbook Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to...

This episode is dedicated to those among you who, like us, spent your youth sucking on Sour Patch Kids until your tongue was raw and bleeding.  We'll see you in the drugstore parking lot, and don't forget the sour watermelon slices. EXPLICIT. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website L...

Everyone knows that size doesn't matter, except when it comes to asparagus. This week on Spilled Milk, we're discussing the finer points of our favorite spring vegetable: to snap or to cut, to peel or not to peel, to roast or to butter-poach, and why does my urine smell so weird? Recipes: Salt and Sugar [...] Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and...

The world's best cookie would consist of a layer of marshmallow sandwiched between two Oreos, in the shape of a peanut, with fudge stripes painted on it, plus crunchy fig seeds. That's a scientific determination, gleaned by snorkeling our way through five packages of cookies, which, oddly enough, did not include any Oreos. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack M...

BONUS EPISODE! We just couldn't leave it alone. We're back with a few words on can openers, oven mitts, side towels, and...a dream sequence? www.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 AdsWizz company. See p...

Forget the sexy, expensive stuff like knives and skillets. We're debating the best spatulas, peelers, and spoons. With one saucepan thrown in just because we like to break the rules. For links to our recommended utensils, see www.spilledmilkpodcast.com . Matthew likes: Calphalon spatula Exoglass spoon Green colander Molly likes: Kyocera ceramic Y-peeler Kuhn Rikon cheap-o peeler [...] Support Spil...

Do you fantasize about flanks and skirts and pan sauces mounted with butter? That makes three of us. This week on Spilled Milk, we're making our dreams come true in broad daylight, at lunchtime, as we cook and share tips for two of our favorite steaks: the skirt and the ribeye (sorry, flank lovers; we [...] Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Tw...

Molly and Matthew are trapped in the kitchen cooking pancakes while you've already started eating breakfast. Join us for another syrup-drenched episode; just don't call us Short Stack. Recipes: Buttermilk pancakes; cornmeal pancakes. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Cook's Illustrated Buttermilk pancakes For Matthew's cornmeal pancakes, follow the recipe for buttermilk pancakes but replace about half th...

Stale bread + nostalgia = French toast. Molly and Matthew dredge up hazy, eggy memories; then it's a present-day smackdown between Molly's artisan approach and Matthew's diner-style delights. Recipe: French toast x2. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Recipes: Matthew's version of Cook's Illustrated's French Toast BURG'S FRENCH TOAST From A Homemade Life Look for bread with a soft, light [...] Support Spi...

This week, thanks to the miracle of the winter citrus harvest, we're tackling questions that have plagued mankind for centuries: why old people get wrinkles, how to operate a kitchen torch, and why, WHY, does grapefruit always squirt in your eye? Also included: the most ridiculous way to eat a grapefruit, a.k.a. The Mamster Method. [...] Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Ban...

If it comes in a wrapper and destroys fillings with extreme prejudice, we're putting it in our mouths this week. We've raided the supermarket bulk candy section for butterscotch disks, Milk Maid caramels, and other childhood favorites. Have they aged any better than we have? And if we love Werther's Originals, how old does that [...] Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands:...

Notes from a broccoli bender: Cruciferous, by Calvin Klein. Dinosaur Trees. The case of Florets v. Stalks. Recipe: Roasted Broccoli and Shrimp. Note: Mildly NSFW. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com Melissa Clark's Roasted Broccoli and Shrimp, via The Wednesday Chef: http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2009/01/melissa-clarks-roasted-broccoli-with-shrimp.html Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Mol...