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Episode 530: Cacio e Pepe with Kristina Gill Feb 24, 2022

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Today Molly's inner Italian returns as we discover things that are vastly different and very similar. We are too simple to be good so we enlist the help of special guest Kristina Gill to lead us along the path of Roman pasta and we learn about shepherds, hot water soaks and how not to eat a fortune cookie.

Transcript

Trattoria's menu

Molly's cute 2005 blog post

Repertoire by Jessica Battlina

Tasting Rome by Kristina Gill and Katie Parla

Kristina Gill's Instagram highlight

Cesare al Casaletto

Bonci Pizzarium

Matthew's Now but Wow! : Coq au Vin and the rest of the Nanette Hayes series by Charlotte Carter

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Episode 529: What's in your Freezer? Feb 17, 2022

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When its cold, Matthew gets weird. Today we are like snowballs and the Beatles as we discuss what we keep in our freezer while learning about fire safety and door to door meat salesmen. We also promote the power of ground beef while lamenting stalled ice cube tray technology as we eventually become too hot to handle.

Transcript

Irving and Muktuk:Two Bad Bears

Spilled Mail mentions

Molly's Now but Wow! : Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

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Episode 528: Chili Oil with Bryant Terry Feb 10, 2022

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Let's start by starting. To start we discuss the mouth warming dominant sensation that is chili oil which wearing our fancy cooking shoes and harvesting foot juice. Special Guest Bryant Terry helps us out of The Danger Zone and shares some behind the scenes info about his new book and then we end the episode with milk chunks and carbonized pork so you're welcome.

Transcript

Mala Market

Black Food by Bryant Terry

Bryant Terry website

Spiral Gardens

Black Food Spotify Playlist

Wontons in chili oil - Hsiao-Ching’s recipe in Chinese Soul Food

Matthew's Now but Wow! - How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

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Episode 527: Dipping Noodles Feb 03, 2022

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Welcome to our Morning Stretch-a-long where we dip noodles, sip restorative broths and investigate The Mystery of the 5th Burner as we break things up with bench scrapers and avoid undermining democracy. Tagged MAU (Maybe Actually Useful)

Transcript

Just One Cookbook's Tsukemen

Matthew's Now but Wow! - I’ll Be the One, Lyla Lee

Sonoko Sakai

Matthew's Dipping Udon

Tsuyu
2 cups water
1 1/3 teaspoons dashi powder
1/3 cup mirin
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar

Bring to a boil to dissolve, simmer for a few minutes, and set aside.

Dipping sauce
1/4 pound thin-sliced pork belly, cut into 1/2 inch lengths
1/2 onion, sliced
3 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths
Ginger coins

Cook the pork in a little oil. Remove from pan and add onion. Cook until it begins to soften. Add scallions and ginger and cook until onions begin to brown. Add pork and tsuyu, heat through, and serve in dipping bowls with boiled and drained udon.

Yield: 3 servings

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Episode 526: Coke Flavors Jan 27, 2022

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This isn't our Valentine's Day episode no matter how much it may seem like it. Today we learn way too much about coke flavors, intellectually and practically. We discuss the flavor brown, Molly's magic act and the importance of brand loyalty. This episode gets wild. Wild Cherry that is.

Coke Freestyle Flavor combination chart

I Tried 60 Weird Coca Cola Flavors From Around the World at the Coke Museum in Atlanta

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Molly's Now but Wow! Be Holding, by Ross Gay

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Episode 525: Roasted Vegetables Jan 20, 2022

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Today we're going The Full Kafka, bursting on to scene and stage to discuss stem length, head size and dense cores. We diagnose Grill Burnout as we basically just do a vegetable themed call and response type thing.

NYT article about Barbara Kafka

Melissa Clark Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp

Oven Roasted Canned Tomatoes

Molly's Now but Wow! - ACE, by Angela Chen

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Episode 524: Day of Perfect Snacks Jan 13, 2022

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Today we attempt to define "snack" and our relationship as nostalgia carries us away to The House of Lingering Smells. We learn Italian geography while praising goldfish, midnight munchies and sninks before Molly gets judgy and Matthew provides a very important update.

Matthew's Now but Wow! - Record of a Night Too Brief, Hiromi Kawakami

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Episode 523: Dashi Jan 06, 2022

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Happy New Year! 2022 is our year, we feel it! Today we're standing on the shoulders of giants to learn that anchovies make everything better as we discuss Dashi. Then, we pitch The Baker's Dozen Strategy while trying on way too many hats. This episode contains savory undertones.

Just One Cookbook Dashi recipe

Dashi's tried

Homemade dashi made from Hokkaidō Minami-kayabe kombu

Kin no Katsuodashi packets

Ajinomoto Hondashi granules

Matthew's Now but Wow! - XOXO by Axie Oh

“Save the World” by Matthew Amster-Burton

Producer Abby's Website for podcast and fiction editing!

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Episode 522: Cinnamon Sticks Dec 30, 2021

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Today we pitch a new movie and a new Spice Girl as we wonder how someone figured out that cinnamon sticks are a thing. While praising mullet dresses we learn who fills Matthew's stocking and how the Oxford Dictionary defines a mug of hot beverage. Is Cider Chat the new Chili Chat!?

Mulled Wine

Matthew's Now but Wow! - Dank Moms podcast

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Episode 521: Pears Dec 23, 2021

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Harry and David here, coming to you from deep in the past. We try to keep things from going pear shaped as we discuss gentle pleasures, buying the farm and get way too sciencey before visiting the door to hell.

Molly's fresh ginger cake with caramelized pears

Molly's Art of Eating Article

Pear Clafoutis

Molly's Now but Wow! - Made with Lau, YouTube channel and website

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