Today we are hot and noisy with some assembly required. We discover a new Chaucer Tale, The Hands of Lowly Worm, as we await the sounds of winter and learn what happens if you say "hanger, flap and flank" three times fast.   Transcript Fajita History Fajitagate Serious Eats Steak Fajitas PEFP update from Listener Lucas Matthew's Now but Wow! : King’s Disease II See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Episode 511: Fajitas

This week we encounter HOTPOTS, pirates and Winston Churchill to learn more about the good companions. After discovering Charles Dickens' secret skill, we move on to rude dentists and Molly's gold medal dreams while hoping to be reunited one day with the fish with a chip cane. Transcript Proper Fish (formerly Nosh) Pacific Inn Seattle Fish Company See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 510: Fish and Chips

Today we're sitting on streets and are full of hot dogs. As we traverse a well worn Memory Lane, we invent our own Fantasy Target and debate Gochujang Hotness Levels. Note: keep your cats away from Molly. Transcript History of Gochujang 4 New Ways to Enjoy Gochujang by Aaron and Claire Arsenic and Adoboby Mia Manansala Cook Korean! by Robin Ha See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 509: Gochujang

Today we hop on the relish train so keep an ear out for squirrel hopping and other nature sounds. We provide dubious entertainment recommendations and then try to enhance a staple by spreading the gospel of relish and add-on spouses. Transcript The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Derry Girls Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 508: Pickle Relish

Today is a cheat day so we're playing the part of Judge Fudge as we partake in hot toppings and cold ice cream. We alienate everyone as we learn about fudgy contraceptive techniques, burning shoeboxes and attempt to blow your problems away. Be sure to visit spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate because we are a smart show for smart people. Transcript Episode 28: Fudge Pledge Drive! Hot Fudge Sauce II, by Erin Nesbit  Nancy Baggett’s recipe Ree Drummond’s recipe Bryan Washington’s recent New Yorker piece, “The Thing About Homophobia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 507: Hot Fudge 2

Welcome to Fear and Prejudice, where we discuss English Brown Sauce and Matthew makes Molly cry but they eventually work it out. We throw up some ideas about marginalized sauces that taste like cabinets and wonder if we are all 40+ people. Transcript The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan Why Doesn't Anyone Use Steak Sauce Anymore? by Dan Gentile All Fantasy Everything with Roxane Gay See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 506: Steak Sauce

Today we wonder what to do with Apricots while debating generational sexcapades, the invention of dried pineapple, and when exactly were the ancient times. We get down and dirty with some fertile crescent situations and lots of geography and etymology. Probably too much. Rated NSFJ. Transcript Lexicon Valley Podcast Molly's Jam Molly's Apricot Tart Samin Nosrat's Apricot-Noyaux Jam In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan In the Company of Women edited by Grace Bonney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 505: Apricots

Get out your cherry pickers and chainsaws, we're talking Bay Leaves. Through caverns and taverns we encounter graduation memories and doppelgängers while we learn a lot and feel weird about it. Whose fault is this episode? Transcript Are Bay Leaves worth the Trouble? Bay Leaf, The Herb that Thinks its a Spice The Linda Lindas Live Stream The Linda Lindas on Spotify See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 504: Bay Leaves

We're here to talk about the things you can't talk about with your parents: sex, squabbles and waffle cones. After discussions of bed post nachos, broad flat bottoms and lotion tips we eventually learn that Matthew has no chill and Molly hates bathing. Transcript How to Make Waffle Cones by Stella Parks Frankie & Jo's libro.fm How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 503: Waffle Cones

Today we are trying really hard to take slumps seriously. Listen as we play the Nope Card and discuss discreet biscuits and Caravaggio paintings before debating clumps vs slumps vs slobblers.    Transcript Blueberry Slump Simply Recipes Blueberry Slump From Little Tokyo, with Love, by Sarah Kuhn Penny Novelettes You're Immortal Montero     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 502: Slumps

Today there are too many Brandons and not enough headphones as we discuss Cobblers and Boy Bait. As we encounter discreet lumps and loose dollops, we learn about the thorax of our lives and hope we aren't losers. Cobble Yourself.   Transcript Chez Panisse Berry Cobbler Classic German Baking by Luisa Weiss Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 501: Cobblers

It's our 500th episode! This episode has everything: Jon Bon Jovi! Biochemistry! Carrie Underwood! Cheetahs! Baby rabbits! Predatory owls! Sex and the City! Love Island! Threesomes! Metaphors! Moms! A few mentions of food! Transcript PEFP Products Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? series by Makihirochi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 500: Perfectly Engineered Food Products

Well, we're back in studio but let's call the whole thing off. Today we wonder how to say this and why do this as we learn about funky rims and a diffusion of innovations. A warning that there is too much Ernest, lots of chewing and some bitterness inside this one. Transcript The Best Slow-Cooked Tomato Sauce Recipe on Serious Eats Memorial Drive, by Natasha Trethewey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 499: Calzones

Welcome to the Discomfort Zone where we are just trying to keep our hands and mouths busy to distract us from the heat dome. Today we discuss one of the top seeds and learn what David Duchovny and salad bars have in common. As we encounter colonels, grain inflation and hull confusion we become more and more overwhelmed. Send help. Transcript How to Eat Sunflower Seeds Like a Baseball Player My Sphynx Cat does not recognize my dog We Are Lady Parts on Peacock Producer Abby's website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 498: Sunflower Seeds

We're back in the studio! Today we replenish electrolytes and discuss our athletic memories as we navigate the wide world of Gatorade. Through muscles, debunkings and instant urination, we learn about Molly's history as a horse realtor before giving in to our passive thirst. No excuses! Transcript HOW TO THROW NASTY WIFFLE BALL PITCHES Sea otter One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Simmer Down by Sarah Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 497: Gatorade

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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