Spare Time the Pod
120 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsbecause the best living is done in your Spare Time
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Episodes
tinned f-ish
May 13, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBthe ladies discuss eggplant parm, the perfect soft scramble, and the lady of the hour, tinned fish! keep ur eyes on our insta for a full tinned tasting
foot fet-ish
May 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBthe ladies discuss The Saffron Tales by Yasmin Khan and...our feet. Among other things!
cook -ish book
April 29, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBit's an accidentally Molly Baz-themed ep! the gals cook from of Cook This Book, the gorgeous (if uncreatively named) first child of the cae-sal queen herself. tune in for more
cuban-ish
April 22, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBthe ladies talk comida cubana, the loathsome but ever ubiquitous truffle fry, and teen pop sensations.
simply-ish
April 15, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBthe gals wax poetic about cookies, kale, and our simply the best of the week: the Schitt's Creek finale and Julia Turshen's new book, Simply Julia.
the lost ep-ish-ode
April 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBI'm sure you remember the Thursday a few weeks ago when there was no episode and therefore a deep, bottomless void in your life. Well, fill that chasm, baby, because the lost ep is here! Travel back in time to March with us!
astrolog-ish
April 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBthe ladies discuss cookies, tacos, and—why not?—astrology! tune in to see what the stars have to say this week.
milk-ish
March 25, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBthis week the gals discuss Richmond, some food, and one very important q: what would you do if you went out with someone and they ordered a glass of milk on the first date?
duchess of suss-ish
March 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBthe gals talk poke, tofu--two class A WFH lunch options, btw--and the royal tea, obviously. markle 2024!
broccol-ish
March 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBthe gals cover pupsas, broccoli pasta, and...tik tok? featuring a very inspirational speech letting you know to live your food truth always!
beans-ish
February 25, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBcool beans, the power of casserole, and laying down the law with white claw—the girls really ran the gamut this week.
whole f-ish
February 18, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBwe are tired of february but we're still here! talking about the power of fish: tuna salad and a whole roasted boy, specifically. just keep swimming or whatever!
bon appét-ish
February 11, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBAA + MM discuss lunch bowls, mac & cheese, and, with the help of our guest Lia Sohl, a deep dive on what went down at Bon Appetit.
gigi hadid-ish
February 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBpizza alla vodka! black history month! the best thing Alissa has made all of quarantine! you don't want to miss this ish.
everything but del-ish
January 28, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBwe had a lot of plans for this episode, all of which were derailed by the human rights violation that is Jeni's new ice cream flavor: Everything Bagel. want more info? dw, we could not stop talking about it.
d-ish-turbing
January 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBthe ladies discuss cinnamon rolls, mushroom bourguignon, schmaltzy cabbage, and—what else—the coup and coup part deux.
new year, new -ish
January 07, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBit's 2021 and we're discussing Harry Styles in a bathrobe, sour cream, and the GA senatorial races—lol, remember Monday? we were so young pre-coup. year three of the pod, people! let's do this thing.
coming out-ish
December 31, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBthe gals recap the all the highs of this decidedly low year, and get pretty real with you because why not bare our souls on this, a "food" podcast?! there is some conversation about potatoes, biscuits, and tiramisu, so we're not completely off the rails. yet. catch y'all on the other side of 2020!
chr-ish-tmas eve
December 24, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBit's christmas eve but this episode has basically nothing to do with that! the ladies discuss cheesy chicken, a cabbage sal, and music, because we make the rules around here!!
book-ish
December 17, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThis week we're discussing treats! Coffee cake and christmas cracker crack coming in hot. We also chat about books because we cannot be contained by one topic—we contain multitudes ladies. Never forget it!
a food-ish podcast
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBThe ladies talk focaccia, THE crunchwrap supreme, and the exciting and what the world will be like post-pandemic (spoiler: we're moving to Portland, Maine). We also check in about Marie's Italian sub journey, which is the hard-hitting journalism we know you crave.
this wifi is bad-ish
December 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBthe gals persevere through truly taxing wifi troubles to discuss Spotify wrapped, thanksgiving, tabouleh, romance novels, tacos, and beyond!
grateful-ish
November 26, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIt's Thanksgiving and wow it's even more weird and fraught than usual! But we're focusing on what really matters here: the food. Are you listening to this while you make pull-apart rolls? We hope so!
thanksgiving-ish
November 19, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBOne week until turkey day, which IMHO should definitely be nicknamed after a more delicious Thanksgiving food. Lots of options, may we recommend cranberries? We discuss the all important T-day menu as well as some other pressing national security concerns, most notably, cookie salad (?!).
a new-ish world
November 12, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBWow the world feels different now and we are here to really send it on telling you all about it. We also have two easy, breezy, beautiful foods to tell you about that are iconic for a workday lunch.
election night-ish
November 05, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBwhile we're living through election night: extended edition, the gals are here to distract you with tales of cafes, tuna, fancy laminated dough treats and comfort foods to get you through.
pumpk-ish
October 29, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBthe ladies are continuing on their fall quest to find the perfect pumpkin bread recipe and stop along the way to make apple cider doughnut bread—yes you read that right. that and more on this week's ep!
guy fieri-ish
October 22, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBThis week the gals make pumpkin bread, lentils & sweet potatoes, and cover a litany of important topics, including: frozen yogurt, phone baking, finding your journey, a new game called recipe roulette, and Guy Fieri.
big time -ish
October 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBThis week we make black bean burgers + mac and cheese, discuss smoothies (spoiler: they are bad), and the unveiling of the new BA video team.
on some new -ish
October 08, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBwelcome to the first episode of easy-ish! a lil ~rebrand~ for ur girls but fear not—we'll be delivering the same delicious content, just with a little upgrade. on episode one, AA & MM discuss the need for our easy-ish change, what's going on in the world (lol), and some treats. namely: apple cheddar hand pies and black and white cookies.
We Made Girl Scout Cookies
April 01, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBTag along with us (wow sorry) on our Girl Scout Cookie journey. Alissa went with the Tagalong developed by Claire Saffitz on Gourmet Makes, while Marie made the NYT Cooking Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie by Erin McDowell, which is basically just a huge Tagalong the size of a cake. Wow! PB & Chocolate lovers, this one's for you.
We Are Quarantined!
March 27, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBWe made food from the March issue of Bon Appetit several weeks ago, and boy oh boy is the world different now! Tune in for chicken katsu content, crispy chickpea & and sweet potato content, and, duh, COVID content.
We Made Farro
March 10, 2020 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week our *~secret ingredient~* was farro! This ancient grain is a fave of Alissa's (Marie is a bandwagon fan) and it did not disappoint! Samin Nosrat's Farro e Pepe and Alison Roman's Creamy Farro With Crispy Mushrooms and Sour Cream (both from NYT Cooking) are on the ep. Mia Farro is not. Farro Fawcett also couldn't make it. They had a prior...engraingement—okay sorry sorry just push play already!!!!
We Ate @ Emilie's
March 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBThis week we're test driving yet another new thing: restaurant reviews! For our first foray, we dined at Emilie's, a new-ish spot in DC's Eastern Market neighb. Check it out and feel free to give US a review of this format. If you hate it, that's fine! We hate most things (but, spoiler alert, we don't hate Emilie's)! What fun!
We've Bean Poisoned
February 25, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIt's officially a fortnight of legumes here at How Easy studios and we've never bean better! Actually we're incredibly full because beans are an excellent source of protein, but that didn't stop us from trying our hand at two kinds of Black Beans and Rice this week. Alissa worked off a couple of BA recipes while Marie turned to her childhood friend for the salsa secreto, if you will. How easy is that?
Shrimp + Beans
February 18, 2020 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBWe accidentally both made shrimp and white beans, so here we are, at the battle royale of a random food combo that literally no one asked for! What a thrill! How easy is that?!
Nash + Ville
February 11, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBWe're back from our accidental hiatus to do something we've never done before: a rundown of our food journey through a city! For 48 blissful hours we ate and drank (mostly tea, tbh) our way through Nashville. Hear about the highs, the lows, and where to do in Music City.
Soup + Appétit
January 14, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week we cooked off of Bon Appétit's Best of 2019 lists. Alissa made French-ish Onion Soup and Marie made Chicken and Rice Soup with Garlicky Chile Oil. Check out the ep to see if we think they deserve the list (the opinions that matter MOST).
Shrimp + Shramp
January 07, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBWe <3 shrimp!!!!! Today's ep brings you coconut shrimp (which we have been fantasizing about for weeks) by Alissa and shrimp dumplings by Marie. Cheers to our fave shellfish.
Kachumber + Feta
December 31, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBThis week we cooked from Priya Krishna's Indian-ish! Marie made Saag Feta (aka Spinach & Feta cooked like Saag Paneer) and Alissa made Kachumber Tilapia. We also waxed poetic about 2019 and our hopes and dreams for 2020. Woo!
Latke + Latke
December 24, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIt's Hanukkah, so naturally, we dedicated this ep to--hot take--one of the best possible iterations of potatoes: the latke. We filled ourselves with two versions of extremely delectable potato pancakes (one by Mark Bittman of the NYT, and one by our girl Ina) and a large quantity of apple sauce and sour cream (because we have souls in our bodies and brains in our heads), and we'll just say that the only way to f this up is to not make latkes at all. Go now! Hurry! Happy holidays!
Dutch + Anna
December 10, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week is dedicated to Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, a queen among queens whom we LOVE. Her second cookbook, Every Day, is the star of this ep. We selected Cacio e Pepe Potatoes Anna and a Parmesan Dutch Baby with Creamed Mushrooms. And yes, we're smitten.
Salad + Stuffing
December 03, 2019 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBThis week we half cooked from Bon Appetit's December issue. Alissa made the Crunchy Winter Salad, which is in fact from the issue, and Marie made Stuffing Fried Rice, which decidedly is not. We're serving you one excellent way to use up your Thxgiving leftovers and one to help your body exit what we call the Beige Phase.
Chocolate + Chocolate
November 26, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThis week we were challenged by a *special*, genetically mandated listener (Marie's mom) to make something chocolate. We said, how bad could that be, MOM?! Alissa made Ina's (yes, Ina! And not under duress!) Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes, and Marie made Derby Pie, per her family's holiday recipe. We feel sick now, but really, is there a more appropriate way to be for a Thanksgiving week ep?
Challenge + Golumpki
November 20, 2019 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBExcited to give you our first ever challenge episode brought to you by a listener and supporter, Taylor MacLeod. He tasked us with creating a Polish specialty, the golumpki aka gołąbki aka stuffed cabbage rolls. Alissa made a vegetarian iteration while Marie tackled the classique. Check it, and thanks Taylor!
Six + Seasons
November 12, 2019 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week we cooked from the fabulous cookbook Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden. Alissa made Cabbage and Mushroom Hand Pies and Marie made Mushroom and Sausage Rigatoni. Shoutout to our hot mushroom man! We see you and you're doing the lord's work!
Pie + Persimmons
November 05, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBApples? For Autumn? We know, we know, groundbreaking. We picked 'em so we've got to use 'em, folks! And use 'em we did. Marie made a Persimmon and Apple Salad from Nothing Fancy (shocking!), and Alissa made a CLASSIQUE Apple Pie (mostly) from the NYT. Keep your ears peeled (sorry) in to here how it went.
Lasagne + Lasagna
October 29, 2019 21:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBBaked pasta stans rejoice! Our challenge ep is dedicated to the sauciest, cheesiest b in the game: the lasagna. Alissa whipped up Alison Roman's 'Very Good Lasagna,' while Marie went back to the pod roots and brought Ina's Roasted Vegetable Lasagna to the table. See which of these ~lasagne~ came out on top on the ep!
Maitaki + Cheez
October 22, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIt's a bon ep this week (see what we did there), with both recipes coming from our faves at Bon App. Alissa made Crispy Mushrooms With Creamy White Beans and Kale and Marie made Suspiciously Cheesy Apple Crumb Bars. One was a thrill one was...decidedly not so. Find out the skinny on the ep!
Nothing + Fancy
October 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBFor our October cookbook ep we had the ~pleasure~ of reviewing Alison Roman's second book, Nothing Fancy. We made many items: Buttered Salmon with Red Onion and Dill, Buttered Turmeric Rice with Crushed Almonds and Herbs, Caramelized Garlic on Toast with Anchovies, and the Casual Apple Tart with Caramelized Buttermilk. And we had a Garten Party to prove it! Hear about all this and the full review of Nothing Fancy on ze ep!