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Food & Cooking Podcasts

Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.

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United States

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Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.

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English


Episodes
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Episode 656: Mascarpone

7/25/2024
Honestly, this entire episode is a shitshow. But its OUR shitshow you know? M and M attempt to discuss mascarpone like competent adults and almost immediately devolve into chaos. What is this? What is cheese? What is nutty? But really, WHAT IS THIS STUFF? Molly ignores Matthew's wisecracks as they try to separate curds and whey while avoiding hand dipped stress injuries. Butter, relax ok? Matthew's Now but Wow! - Fat Ham play 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

Duration:00:29:36

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Episode 655: Burger Buns

7/18/2024
Today we use fiery rants and invisible sidekicks to tackle these challenges filled with savory fillings. We're enriched and decidedly NOT rustic as we tell snobby buns to "sit down and shut up!" Finally, Molly remembers something important and Matthew recommends silent eating. Beautiful Burger Buns King Arthur Flour Simply Julia cookbook Sabai: 100 Simple Thai Recipes for Any Day of the Week by Pailin Chongchitnant Matthew's Now but Wow: Japan Carefree Solo Travel 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

Duration:00:39:33

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Episode 654: The Nerds Culinary Universe

7/11/2024
WTF is happening here? you may be thinking. We would also like to know. We're drooling and dry swallowing over the taste of sleep-away camp as we devour all the varieties of anthropomorphic pebbles we could find all while discussing Meryl Streep's filmography. We eat these bump balls with abandon and gusto which is probably why the AI transcript generator declared "Their enthusiasm for the candy was evident throughout the conversation." Nerds Candy: All About an American Favorite 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

Duration:00:35:16

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Episode 653: Enameled Cast Iron

7/4/2024
Today we're on assignment from Michele Norris to keep talking cast iron skillets. Molly goes to confession and we're not interested as we talk pots, lies and mustaches. The more we learn about these crucibles and cauldrons the more we realize that we're often loathsome and non-comedogenic. Le Creuset history page spraying enamel video Spilled Milk Bolognese sauce Matthew's Now but Wow! - Tenderheart by Hetty McKinnon 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

Duration:00:40:52

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Episode 652: Bran

6/27/2024
Today Matthew channels his inner NPR persona and we get prissy about cereal. Since we are not skeptical about this format we plant, mill, refine, thresh and tan as we invent new cereals and wonder if our reaction is due to "vacation palate". Wanna be our bran bud?! Aunt Helen's Big Batch of Buttermilk Bran Muffins Nancy Silverton’s bran muffins Now But Wow - Candy is Dandy 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 Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:35:26

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Episode 651: Cast Iron Skillet with Michele Norris

6/20/2024
Get behind us soap! Today we are discussing Big Black Skillets but, of course, are not experts so don't @ us. After we discover the worst thing that could possibly happen, we get into some metallurgy before chatting with Special Guest Michele Norris about these kitchen tools and her recent projects. Rust rings, resurrections and hot oil massage all get their air time as we dismantle alien stereotypes and work through rough patches. Your Mama's Kitchen hosted by Michele Norris Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think about Race and Identity by Michele Norris The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir by Michele Norris BROAD BRANCH MARKET Matthew's Now but Wow! - Better Living Through Birding, Christian Cooper Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper 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

Duration:01:05:18

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Episode 650: Butterscotch

6/13/2024
What the hell is butterscotch? What about molasses? And caramel!? Why can't Matthew ever remember? Today we introduce a new, extremely rare segment and go down some deep rabbit holes while we discuss that famous emollient: butterscotch. We look for ha'pennies and learn that some mysteries will remain mysterious. Easy Homemade Butterscotch Sauce Molly's butterscotch recipe 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

Duration:00:25:17

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Episode 649: Quiche

6/6/2024
Travel back to a time when quiches were all the rage, when tomes were written about sauces and the phrase "bucket list" made no sense. Today we're using all the swag, sway and pull at our disposal to bring that distant gloop relative, quiche, back into fashion. To do so, we'll need to solve Molly and The Mysterious Disappearance of Both Pie Plates and confront some bizarre and unpleasant ingredients. WRONG! Pie Bird Bakery Pie of the Month Club Matthew's Now but Wow! - Love at 350°, by Lisa Peers Producer Abby's book recommendation newsletter: the rolling ladder 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

Duration:00:42:31

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Episode 648: Potato Salad

5/30/2024
Today we're smooth, chunky, painful and transformative as we blame other countries for this salad and debate horror movie villains. Scared of potato salad, Matthew embarks on a quest in order to avoid it and encounters Secret Miracle Whip, SpongeBob and listicles. potato salad with sherry mustard vinaigrette from Smitten Kitchen Molly's Now but Wow! - The short stories of Jamel Brinkley (try “Bartow Station,” from Witness 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

Duration:00:27:16

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Episode 647: Feeding Babies

5/23/2024
Today we've got the Midas touch as we recollect and recount past and present experiences with feeding our kids. We share dos and don'ts, philosophies of eating and why its important to salt babies. We play it cool through prescription muffins, the trendy and the expensive before exploring the division of responsibility and assigning Matthew some homework. Hungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-Burton Child of Mine by Ellyn Satter Essential Labor by Angela Garbes Virginia Sole-Smith of the newsletter Burnt Toast and books The Eating Instinct and Fat Talk Listener Kayoko’s amazing article about feeding babies in Japan at Just One Cookbook Matthew's Now but Wow! - Paolo from Tokyo a typical day at a rural elementary school video 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

Duration:00:51:15

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Episode 646: Proxy Wines

5/16/2024
We're back at these wine doppelgängers and still trying to decide when and where and why we'd drink these. We wonder about ships in bottles, definitions of Woodruff and coffee after dark before declaring our values and deciding everything is about context. Finally, we're gifted with more advent calendar insights. It's the gift that keeps on giving. NON Boisson Proxies Muri Molly's Now but Wow: Yotam Ottolenghi's herb pie 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

Duration:00:22:33

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Episode 645: Girl Scout Cookies

5/9/2024
Today we enter rabbit holes upon rabbit holes as we try to grasp time and a whole lot of history. We endure fat in cans, word problems, quizzes and deep self-reflection as we debate where to place notches and who would win in Keebler v Ferrero. Finally, we present sad kid books and yet...another...new...segment. Girl Scout Cookies 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

Duration:00:39:00

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Episode 644: N/A Wines

5/2/2024
Join us on our expedition through the uncanny valley that is this beverage tasting experience. Listen as we google things. Imagine as we discuss freshly squished stuffs. Hear the screams of horror. Smell the weird odors and meet the creepy party people as we debate what Carl Jung is worth and uncover a three ringed secret. Cheeky & Dry Bottle Shop Null Studio Töst Food and Wine article King Arthur Crispy Cheesy pan pizza Eric Kim's Tuna Mayo Bowl Julia Turshen's Newsletter Chef's Labo Youtube Channel The Many Lives of Roberto, a Soup by Helen Rosner I Dream of Dinner by Ali Slagle Back Pocket Pasta by Colu Henry 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

Duration:00:33:32

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Episode 643: Horseradish

4/25/2024
Today we confess that we just aren't that into it as we debate who is the student and who is the teacher. What kind of school is this!? Matthew puts on his NPR voice and Pliny the Elder makes a cameo appearance along with horses (of courses). After encounters with knobbly roots and mischievous elves we eventually suggest our listeners do some work for us. Episode 292: Bloody Marys Snøfall Snøfall 2 Matthew Now but Wow! - Hot and Sour Suspects by Vivien Chien 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

Duration:00:26:59

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Episode 642: Menus

4/18/2024
Today we're covered in faux leather, QR codes and chalk dust as we try to remember why we are doing this. We share our turn ons and turn offs, why we enjoy the tight and the sprawling and what the most grave disservice to humanity is as we discuss restaurant menus. We encounter bloopies and too much mystery before feigning surprise and discovering the thief of joy. 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

Duration:00:30:46

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Episode 641: Fast Food Tacos

4/11/2024
Today we're under the banner of taco as we eat delicious bags of garbage with while fondly remembering Colonel Mustard. Matthew plays Columbo and Molly gets the munchies as we discuss taco topology, surreal beans and Kermit conglomerates. Finally we celebrate and eulogize(?) Producer Abby's 10 years of hard labor. Episode 67: Hard Tacos Eddie Vedder sings "One" for U2 at The Kennedy Center Taco Bell Wouldn't Exist Without San Bernardino's Mitla Cafe 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

Duration:00:41:24

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Episode 640: Tiramisu

4/4/2024
Today we are sinful, decadent and irritating Molly as we talk tasty gloop desserts and boudoirs. We discuss mayoral duties, friar juice and the right temperature for serving revenge before learning about some suspicious substitutions. Molly's Tiramisu Molly's Now but Wow! - The Last Repair Shop short film The Food Podcast (also produced by Producer Abby) Producer Abby's book recommendation newsletter: the rolling ladder 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

Duration:00:30:40

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Episode 639: Tomatillos

3/28/2024
While talking tomatillos we blow minds and shatter worlds as we conclude that it's all about the journey, not the destination. (But really, what is at the end of Memory Lane?) We follow the lego brick road as we encounter two Sheens, three husks and wakes of vultures all in an attempt to define "slimy". Easy Pressure Cooker Pork Chile Verde Recipe Hello Em Coffeehouse Matthew's Now but Wow! - “Consider the Vulture,” by Meera Subramanian 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

Duration:00:33:50

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Episode 638: Mustard

3/21/2024
Today we open up the encyclopedia to learn some "fun" facts about hot seeds as Molly goes deep into mustard territory while Matthew warily observes from afar. We're hot and cold, seedy and smooth, contagious and inspiring as we discuss equivalent sins, foot paste and our top 3 World's Fair inventions. Beaufor Roland Extra Strong Pommery Moutarde de Meaux grainy mustard Amora 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

Duration:00:38:07

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Episode 637: Carrot Cake

3/14/2024
Apparently Matthew and Molly accept vegetable cakes as a concept so they immediately dive right into a cheesecakecarrotcakechuckanutbayslice with conical rasps and dreams of strong greavy. After their sense of wonder is reawakened, they realize that carriot cake is very necessary for all such as delight therin and are so served. Note: Producer Abby edited this episode under duress. My Mother’s Passion Cake, Molly wrote about this recipe from Bon Appetit / Epicurious Yossy Arefi's Snacking Cake Carrot Cake Matthew's Now but Wow! - MSPAINT, Post-American 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

Duration:00:32:54