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Spilled Milk
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.
Episodes
Spilled MilkEpisode 180: Nachos
The listeners spoke and... we didn't really listen. Today we address the best and worst of crispy, cheese soaked Nachos. Toppings, cheese ratios, high school…
Spilled MilkEpisode 179: Hot Sauce
The things we do for this show. Today we sacrifice our tongues as we travel down Hot Sauce Alley where the conversation quickly turns morbid. Matthew discovers…
Spilled MilkEpisode 178: Pudding
The stakes have never been higher as M & M examine American puddings, not to be confused with British puds. This indefinable substance grows a skin, scrambles…
Spilled MilkEpisode 177: Nut Butters
Today we stir and taste non-peanut Nut Butters. Listen to scintillating conversation regarding almond butter phases during college, grease vs. sludge and nut…
Spilled MilkEpisode 176: Soy Sauce
After 175 episodes, we have finally selected our ideal chopsticks and feel ready to tackle Soy Sauce. We chat X-Files, cartoons, fairy tales and feigning…
Spilled MilkEpisode 175: Indian Junk Food
Yes, we were given yet another box of foreign goodies submitted for our pleasure and judgement. Indian Junk Food is super classy although its looks, taste and…
Spilled MilkEpisode 174: Brown Butter
For optimal results, your cohosts recommend bathing and basting yourself in the sizzling slurry of deliciousness that is brown butter. Be sure to hold on tight…
Spilled MilkEpisode 173: Sack Lunch LIVE!
Journey into the minds of geniuses as Pat Benatar and Kenny Loggins present an ode to childhood. We packed each other a meal filled with goodies from our…
Spilled MilkEpisode 172: Breakfast Pastries
As grown ups, we can eat whatever we want for breakfast. Today we grab some brooding breakfast desserts from the shelf where they have lived for who knows how…
Spilled MilkEpisode 171: Shallots
This Sunday is our live show! Get your tickets here! With mouths afire we unveil the many layers of onion's little sibling, the shallot. We discuss this…
Spilled MilkEpisode 170: Korean Junk Food
Still tickets available for our live show on April 19th in Seattle! Once again, a box of foreign delights has landed on our table, ergo we are forced to…
Spilled MilkEpisode 169: Dumplings
Live show tickets here! Join Professors Molly and Matthew as they teach Encased Dough Balls 101. We tackle existential questions such as the exact definition…
Spilled MilkEpisode 168: Singapore Junk Food
Live show tickets still available here! Hopes are high for hand delivered Singapore Junk Food which comes heavily packaged, addictive and conditioned. Molly…
Spilled MilkEpisode 167: Mint Chocolate
There are still tickets available for our April 19th Live Show here! We are going door to door bearing laughter, joy and mint chocolate treats. Mint is our…
Spilled MilkEpisode 166: Scrambled Eggs
Click here for tickets to Spilled Milk Live on April 19th at Town Hall Seattle! Today Molly and Matthew go back to their roots to chat about the first dish…
Spilled MilkEpisode 165: Fondue
Hot and bubbly, we are stabbing our way into the 70s with Molly's first foray into fondue. The conspiracy behind the creation of fondue is revealed as are past…
Spilled MilkEpisode 164: Donuts
Sugar bombs away! Stop by our break room for a box of donuts aka: crullers, fritters, bear claws, bismarcks, twists and jellied. We chat about weepy donuts…
Spilled MilkEpisode 163: Birthday Cake LIVE!
We celebrated our 5th birthday/anniversary with a live show where we broke our slogan by sharing cake with the audience. Molly and Matthew reminisce about…
Spilled MilkEpisode 162: Orange Soda
Get ready to concentrate. When you are hot and sweaty from watering your potted plant, nothing is better than a cool, refreshing, bottled and carbonated…
Spilled MilkEpisode 161: Fennel
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Today we delve into fennel, its seeds, pollen, fronds and bulbs. Matthew finally admits to his mysterious past while we wonder about…
Spilled MilkEpisode 160: Cheap Beer
We don't know much about football, so we are participating in the only way we know, the beer. Join us as we slosh down memory lane, wonder where the calories…
Spilled MilkEpisode 159: Lip Balm
It is the dead of the winter and our lips are paying the price. We try a plethora of lip balms and finally admit to our Carmex addiction. Waxy, fruity, glossy…
Spilled MilkEpisode 158: Waffles
Rise and Shine! Today we consume yet another doughy breakfast item slathered in syrup. Molly and Matthew struggle to keep things clean while wondering what the…
Spilled MilkEpisode 157: Canadian Junk Food
Oh Canada! You send it, we eat it. Maybe that should be our new motto. Today we flirt with new career paths, challenge Smarties to a duel and find out if our…
Spilled MilkEpisode 156: Carrots
Happy New Year! Beware: carrots apparently bring out some inflamed opinions. We discuss the carrots of days gone by and find out if Molly can rescue Matthew…
Spilled MilkEpisode 155: German Christmas
Fröhliche Weihnachten! We must not have been too naughty this year, since we were gifted a box of German Christmas treats. We delve into the merits of…
Spilled MilkEpisode 154: Favorite Sandwiches
The cure for the flu? Sandwiches of course. Or is it tattoos? Sandwiches both foreign and domestic, of the past and the present haunt our appetites and today…
Spilled MilkEpisode 153: Vanilla Ice Cream
Today we are joined by our arch enemy, Dan from The Sporkful, to talk all things lame and boring, otherwise known as Vanilla Ice Cream. We find out what your…
Spilled MilkEpisode 152: Classic Cocktails
Finally, the episode you've all been waiting for! Our hosts get more and more tipsy as they learn what makes a cocktail a classic, what Matthew can safely…
Spilled MilkEpisode 151: Green Beans
Today you can finally have some of our topic, if you are having that classic Thanksgiving side dish, the Green Bean Casserole that is. Molly and Matthew…
Spilled MilkEpisode 150: Sour Cream
How do you take your sour cream? Whipped, savory and with extra fat? Today your super cultured and ultra-pasteurized hosts alternate from true detectives to…
Spilled MilkEpisode 149: Cheddar
Today we are extra sharp, clothbound and falling down the Wookey Hole. We love cheddar cheese in every shape and color, whether generic or artisanal, just…
Spilled MilkEpisode 148: Pumpkin Spice
Autumn has arrived bringing with it all manner of pumpkin spiced edibles. Molly and Matthew tackle heirloom varietals, contemplate a Trader Joes pumpkin…
Spilled MilkEpisode 147: Caramel
Molly, Matthew and the Maillard Reaction presents an ooey, gooey, sticky adventure of the burnt sugar variety. Caramel is cheap and simple, yet impressive…
Spilled MilkEpisode 146: Colombian Junk Food
Either we are nearing our expiration date or we will just need another trip to the dentist after these Colombian treats from Listener Maria. These DIY…
Spilled MilkEpisode 145: Bok Choy
What baby brassica simply stalks and leaves? Bok Choy! Through 50 shades of green and raw dunks, Matthew and Molly explore this underused vegetable beyond the…
Spilled MilkEpisode 144: Walnuts
Today we take a walk down the wild side through nutty Oklahoman pasts while Molly and Matthew fall under the spell of black walnut magic. RIP nutcrackers…
Spilled MilkEpisode 143: Jarred Spaghetti Sauce
Meat posts at the ready! Molly and Matthew taste jarred spaghetti sauces and discuss chunky vs. smooth, Sinatra vs. Newman and stapled fingers vs. inside out…
Spilled MilkEpisode 142: Cheesy Crackers
This week we confront those cheesy crackers that populated our childhoods and continue to haunt our dreams. Tasting these zesty, neon orange, voluptuous…
Spilled MilkEpisode 141: Fresh Herbs
Stephen King and Spilled Milk presents: Fresh Herbs. Molly and Matthew approach a plethora of herbs, favorite and feared, real and imagined, delicate and…
Spilled MilkEpisode 140: Brazilian Junk Food
Carla the Listener sent us on a journey of Brazilian delights. Crossing the Saliva Sea, our odyssey is fraught with poor pronunciation, incognito beef chips…
Spilled MilkEpisode 139: Crepes
Back to school with French 101. Your supply list consists of a baguette, beret, neckerchief, squeegee and a fire extinguisher. Today we'll lecture on savory…
Spilled MilkEpisode 138: Caramel Corn
Today we are tapping caramel corn with relish. Those sticky, crunchy clusters invoke more spelunking stories, though not the kind you are thinking of. You may…
Spilled MilkEpisode 137: Maple Syrup
Welcome to the Spilled Milk Sugar Bush, where we taste maple syrup of all grades and qualities and sometimes, it's not even real. We've done way more research…
Spilled MilkEpisode 136: Non-Tomato Pasta Sauces Pt. 1
Today, we plate up some pasta and discuss sauces sans tomatoes. Molly fixates on spelunking while Matthew's cookbook collection comes under fire. It's Loren…
Spilled MilkEpisode 135: Toast
This week, we tackle yet another trendy topic and discover that toast abuse is real. But we still aren't sure if it's worth $4 a slice or which method is best…
Spilled MilkEpisode 134: Celery
More than just mirepoix, we seek to celebrate celery in all its stringy, crunchy glory. On a journey through its leaves, seeds and stalks, listen as we crunch…
Spilled MilkEpisode 133: Oatmeal Cookies
We make good on our promises so it is time to discuss oatmeal in cookie form. Have you ever been lured and deceived by raisins? Do you know where no bake…
Spilled MilkEpisode 132: Cream of Wheat
Please sir, we want some more sloppy breakfast cereals. This week our topic is farina aka Cream of Wheat, that favorite meal of the elderly or incarcerated…
Spilled MilkEpisode 131: Gushing Candies
Today we discuss extreme exploders, hopped up with high fructose corn syrup and 1% real fruit juice. Those whirling, squirting, leaking, tingling and fizzing…
Spilled MilkEpisode 130: Coleslaw
Get ready to expose yourself to that tangy, cold and crunchy meal accompaniment, coleslaw. Shredded, raw and sometimes wilting, we find the perfect balance…
Spilled MilkEpisode 129: Pretzels
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 128: Lemonade
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 127: Oatmeal
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 126: Canned Tomatoes
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 125: Granola
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 124: Green Juice
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 123: Spring Veggies
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 122: Canned Tuna
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…
Spilled MilkEpisode 121: Sushi
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…