Mom's Wooden Spoon

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie discuss the joys of foods shaped like logs and delve into some incredibly strange ways to serve potato salad. If that isn’t exciting enough, Carrie regals us all with tips and tricks for using the dreaded Saran Wrap, the cursed clinger to everything except what it is supposed to be covering,For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie head back to the great state of Missouri for not one, but two recipes from St. Louis. Thank goodness the recipes are delicious, because Kristen regales listeners with stories so gross that it just might make your toes curl. Either way, it is certainly a lot of fun!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make the most amazingly delicious recipe from St. Louis, Missouri. They talk about so many tasty treats from the Show Me State that they even decide to make two more in their next episode. Join in to hear crazy stories about monks who make famous fruitcakes and the most unusual and controversial race in Olympic history!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make a dish from a 1975 church cookbook from their hometown that has some questionable ingredients. Carrie educates everyone but Kristen on olives, pimentos and even processed meat products, while Kristen shares some of her least favorite painful and scary toys of the 1970s. Just like the recipe, the episode is a weird combination, but it turns out surprisingly great in the end.For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie take the show on the road for the very first time, all for the love of a good fish sandwich. They do not get in a wreck and arrive home safely with fully processed bounty from the sea to taste test. They also make a comforting and delicious Minnesota specialty thanks to their good friend Jan and her family cookbook. It truly is the best day ever!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie choose a recipe from 1973 that contains nuts and Carrie absolutely can’t hold back her adolescent humor. She delights and disgusts listeners with her jokes and stories while Kristen makes the entire recipe by herself. Needless to say, it is a typical Mom’s Wooden Spoon episode. For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie travel way out of their comfort zone to make a Rhode Island specialty. They have fun discussing Rhode Island facts and even delve a bit into the 1960s and 1970s icon Holly Hobbie, who was, much to everyone’s surprise, a New Englander! While you may have to travel far and wide to get the main ingredient, this recipe is a keeper!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie neither move with confidence nor do they have great success. They do have an epic failure of a 1973 recipe that at first glance looks pretty appetizing. They have a blast reading disgusting 1973 recipes and Carrie shares everything she knows about carrots! It is not boring, we promise!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make an Akron, Ohio specialty. Kristen discusses growing up in Ohio in the 1980s and Carrie tells inappropriate jokes. A good time is had by all!

Kristen and Carrie bake up a completely authentic Italian dish from a 1983 Mary’s Memo and wax poetic about things from the 1980s that don’t exist any more. Carrie also giddily shares a bit too much information about the toxic effects of nutmeg, making Kristen fear for her own safety.For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this very special episode, Kristen and Carrie make two Midwestern specialties, and they don’t ruin either of them! They also have a blast discussing the confusing origin stories of both treats and the fun things that debuted in 1964. For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie break out their mom’s original 1960’s small kitchen appliance and learn all about how to conserve energy in the kitchen thanks to a cookbook published by the Monongahela Power Company.  They get the party started by splashing a little fortified wine into the dish and into their drinks. Conservation and cocktails, what more could you want?For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

This episode is a continuation of Episode 4 in which hosts Kristen and Carrie make a similar recipe for taste comparison. They delve into all things Indiana and get nostalgic over typical 1980s teen pastimes like cruising “the strip” and hanging out at the mall. Smoking cigarettes may be mentioned, but don’t tell their mom!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In an episode which requires a disclaimer, Kristen gets way too excited about making a healthy version of her favorite dessert. Carrie tries to rein her in to no avail, but much fun is had by all. The recipe in this episode will be compared to the recipe in Episode 5, so you won’t want to miss it!For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, a variety of canned goods are mixed together to form an abomination from the 1970s. Much laughter and gagging ensues. Hosts Kristen and Carrie delve into the origins of some childhood favorites and a popular cheesy dish that was all the rage when they were growing up.  For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make a Michigan specialty that originated as a baker’s mistake. They mull over some other culinary oopsies throughout history that became big hits on their own and as usual, make one big mistake themselves. Much happiness ensues however, as they taste the best mistake to come out of the Great Lakes State!For more information on topics in this episode go to:⁠https://momswoodenspoon.com/⁠ Find Us Online- Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1⁠- Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/⁠-YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656⁠Our Podcast music was provided by ⁠The Podcast Host⁠ and ⁠Alitu: The Podcast Maker app⁠.

In the first episode of Season 4, Kristen and Carrie party like it’s 1978! While they whip us a super easy appetizer, Carrie regales us with a story about The Great Iceberg Lettuce Debacle from May of that year and Kristen does some mighty fine impressions of cool 70’s stars. It doesn’t get any better than this…or does it?For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

The debut for Season 4 of The Mom’s Wooden Spoon podcast is only 10 days away! This season we will be making delicious regional specialties from around the country in addition to some incredibly weird 70s monstrosities. Join us for lots of laughs, some tasty treats and only a little bit of gagging!

In this final episode of Season 3, Kristen and Carrie make another recipe from their 1978 church cookbook. They reminisce about the tasty (and not so tasty) treats offered at 1970’s church potlucks, the frighteningly toxic toys from that era and the love/hate relationship with the potentially toxic bright orange Circus Peanut candies.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie choose to make another veggie recipe. This time it is from 1991. They have a blast talking about some tasty foods that were on the market that year and even delve into the weird world of the low fat diet culture. If it’s low fat, it must be calorie free!

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make a sweet recipe from 1981 that actually turns out great despite their ineptitude. They have fun chatting about the early 80s including the trials and tribulations of trying to make the perfect mixtape. 

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie discuss the multiple joys of growing up in the 80s that kids today just don’t understand. They make a typical but delicious recipe from 1980 and even spend some time talking about bodily functions and toenails. What a treat!

In this installment of the Mom’s Wooden Spoon “The Progressive Dinner That Doesn’t Go Anywhere AND We Cook Every Course” series, hosts Kristen and Carrie have an adventure with a 1979 microwave cookbook, share a crazy language they used as kids, and do a little singing. As usual, all does not go according to plan and much laughing ensues.For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In  this first episode in the new Mom’s Wooden Spoon “The Progressive Dinner That Doesn’t Go Anywhere AND We Cook Every Course” series, hosts Kristen and Carrie scour a 1977 Women’s Day magazine to set the mood and quickly determine that lard is always the best choice. Carrie breaks out the booze and is happy to put it to good use yet again.For more information on topics in this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/  Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

Kristen and Carrie go way back in time to 1902 for this episode and make an incredible recipe in honor of a very special lady. They also have fun talking about the crazy cures and meals for early 20th Century invalids. You won’t want to miss the remedy for snake bites!For more information about this episode go to:https://momswoodenspoon.com/ Find Us Online- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MomsWoodenSpoon1- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms.wooden.spoon/-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@momswoodenspoon2656Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make the winning 1970’s diet recipe that listeners voted for online. The results are surprising and horrific all at the same time. They discuss strange laws and even stranger diets of days gone by. The sisters even go off script and try an unhinged diet snack that Carrie found on Reddit.Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

Kristen and Carrie thrill listeners with some Valley Girl talk, facts about 1982 and a tasty microwave recipe. Carrie also describes the invention of an item that was so surprisingly useful that housewives said it was important for the morale and saneness of a household.Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie have a special visitor who helps taste test the shockingly delicious recipe they make from the 1980s. There is much talk of college shenanigans and playing fast and loose with incredibly expired food. Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie talk about all things beer and do a little taste test to choose which brew to add to their recipe from 1982. In her overexuberance to share a cool fact about Hall & Oates, Kristen completely embarrasses herself and leaves Carrie on the floor in a fit of laughter. A fun time is had by all!Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

Join Kristen and Carrie as they reminisce about Christmas in 1976 and make a delightfully different recipe. Even Carrie liked it and that’s saying something! Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie talk about all things Velveeta and canned spinach. They reminisce about the joys of sizzling fajitas at Chi Chi’s and spinach dip in a bread bowl during 1985 as they cook a recipe from that year that makes Carrie gag a little.Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie talk about unusual Thanksgiving traditions, the 1975 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the groovy clothes their mom wore during that decade. They also make a well loved recipe that will certainly make an appearance on their Thanksgiving table this year!Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie discuss all things oatmeal and 1981, including some unusual manners and party ideas. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a great new recipe and figure out if it is okay to put your elbows on the table.Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

Kristen and Carrie make an absolutely delicious recipe this time and only mess it up a little bit! They have a lot of fun talking about the wonderful world of microwave cooking in 1988 and some of the unique terms that were first seen in print that year. It makes them feel old, so they drown their sorrows in the sweet treat they cook up and feel a whole lot better!Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make a surprisingly delicious savory dish. They talk about what the 4th of July in 1983 would have been like, including homemade Sloppy Joes on white bread, Jell-O Pudding Pops and the Beach Boys being banned from the concert on the National Mall in Washington D.C. because they attracted the "wrong element."Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In the first episode of Season 3, Kristen and Carrie explore the many unusual uses for sauerkraut, wax poetic about lunch ladies, and share some shocking 1978 news about Elton John. Our Podcast music was provided by The Podcast Host and Alitu: The Podcast Maker app.

In the final episode of Season 2, Kristen and Carrie have a blast remembering the amazing school supplies and games of the early 80s. Kristen has a major issue, and Carrie delights in talking about it at length. Join the crazy sisters as they make a creamy, dreamy treat with an originally scandalous name!

Join hosts, Kristen and Carrie, as they make their favorite recipe of the season and pop open a bottle of red to go with it. They discuss the incredibly old technology that was still being used by grandmas in 1983 and the puffy fashion of the time. 

Kristen and Carrie discuss unusual ways to cook, nearly burning down a house and colorful poo. What could be more delightful? Join them as they use unusual cooking tools to make a recipe from 1973.

Kristen and Carrie make a very interesting recipe from 1975 that was shared by a listener. They talk about mood rings, Growing Up Skipper’s dirty little secret, and Captain and Tennille on The Love Boat.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie discuss all things pudding. They also have a special guest star straight from Kristen’s back yard. Join them as they make a delicious recipe and share some predictions made about food in 1997. Did those predictions come true? You just might be surprised!

Kristen and Carrie make the amazing winning recipe from their first ever Family Favorite Recipe Contest. They celebrate 1969 by discussing some crazy shows that came out that year, and the unrealistic expectations they gave young drivers. Regional colloquialisms and the joys of Euchre are also explored with great enthusiasm.

Kristen and Carrie take a trip back to 1974 as they discuss the ridiculous things they did as kids and the wacky diet culture of the time. They recite some oddly appropriate poetry, sing a few creepy songs and make a winner of a recipe.

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie discuss the joys of Jell-O, including many questionable uses for the product. They reminisce about childhood games that they never played correctly, and sing a few seemingly whimsical hits of 1963.

Kristen and Carrie celebrate Chinese New Year 1974 Northwestern Ohio style with Delbert the LaChoy Dragon, Don Music and some groovy Summertime Gold. Join them as they compete to see who is the most interesting and make a salad dressing good enough to drink.

Kristen and Carrie make an incredibly tasty 70’s dish in celebration of National Hot Sauce Day. They explore 70’s slang, the downfall of colored toilet paper and the delights of winning prizes on the inside of a soda bottle cap.

In this episode, Carrie’s love of whiskey gets a bit out of control when they make a recipe from the 1960s. Throw in some Atomic Fireballs, a molasses volcano, and a pound of raisins and a hootenanny hoot will be had by all. 

Join hosts, Kristen and Carrie, as they talk about all things Christmas 1983, and make the best recipe to date. Listen to this episode for information about the first ever Mom’s Wooden Spoon Family Recipe Contest and for lots of holiday cheer.

Kristen and Carrie are extra nostalgic in this episode based on a recipe from 1973. They discuss the price of gas to the style of clothes and everything in between as they cook up the scariest recipe to date! There may be some gagging involved, but everything turns out fine in the end, including a truly delicious bonus recipe. You can find the recipe, pictures, and other fun things we discuss in this episode on our website: momswoodenspoon.com

In this episode, you get 2 recipes for the price of one. Because of that, Kristen and Carrie explore the fun of both 1978 and 1982. Join them as they discuss amazing television shows, the spin offs that ensued and so much more. Kristen gets confused, Carrie supervises and some questionable party food is sampled. You can find the recipe, pictures, and other fun things we discuss in this episode on our website: ⁠momswoodenspoon.com⁠