Mom's Wooden Spoon

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.

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.

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. 

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!

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! 

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.

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!

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.

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!

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."

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. 

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

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie talk about all things 1984 including the winning Impossible Pie recipe. Carrie struggles a bit with telling the difference between Kristy McNichol and Nancy McKeon, and the ever so similar Matt Dillon and Matt Damon. However, she is redeemed by her knowledge of all things Punky Brewster. You can find the recipe, pictures, and other fun things we discuss in this episode on our website: ⁠momswoodenspoon.com⁠

Kristen and Carrie celebrate National Cookie Monster Day with a tasty recipe from 1976. They talk about the performing acts and food at Ohio State Fair that year, a groovy Monkees commercial, popular 1976 kids toys and the special joy of perusing the Sears Christmas Wish Book each year. You can find the recipe, pictures, and other fun things we discuss in this episode on our website: ⁠momswoodenspoon.com⁠

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie take on Tex-Mex and explore all things 1982. They reminisce about the fun of pegging their acid washed jeans, spritzing on one of many popular 80's fragrances, and enjoying a meal out at the oh so popular Pizza Hut and Chi Chi's. 

In this first episode of Season 2, Kristen and Carrie make the best and easiest recipe ever, discuss how 70s kids spent their summers, the delights of Ballreich's potato chips, Bunny Bread and Arps French Onion dip and the power that radio had in forming our musical tastes. 

Everyone needs little moments of joy in their life. With retro recipes, memories and laughs from days past, Mom's Wooden Spoon is here to help you indulge yourself in the happiness that trips down memory lane deliver. We are excited to announce Season 2 which begins on September 25th!

In this final episode of Season 1, Kristen and Carrie discuss the joys of 1980's floppy disk games, debate the frightening idea of adding raisins to coleslaw and other such salads,  and help listeners know what to do if they are having any sort of trouble in the bathroom. We are indeed a full service podcast!

Kristen and Carrie remember their mom's creative ways to use Bunny Bread bags, the scary parts of Disney, and the werewolf that terrorized their hometown in the summer of 1972. Join them and their special guest for an interesting use of pickles and a tasty 1970's cocktail!

In this episode, Kristen and Carrie make a very special dessert that Kristen first made as a 6 year old in 1976. They reminisce about some of their favorite music and Saturday morning TV shows from that year, and discuss the age old crunchy vs creamy peanut butter debate.

In this episode, Kristen's math skills and memory are called into question as the sisterly duo discuss shows from the early 80s, impossible pies, and their own awkward family photo. For more information check out momswoodenspoon.com.

Join co-hosts Kristen and Carrie as they cook up a casserole to please themselves. They discuss casserole cookery from times gone by, a snarky 1950s news article about women and their deceptive casseroles, the most popular Halloween costumes in 1974, and their mom's gallstones! For additional fun, check out momswoodenspoon.com.

In this special St. Patrick's Day episode, hosts Kristen and Carrie discuss their love of Jell-O Fluff, Ponderosa and the best game show ever, Press Your Luck! Check out more details at momswoodenspoon.com.

1987 was an incredible year. Join hosts, Kristen and Carrie, as they discuss the music, the movies, one amazing recipe, and a punch bowl filled with batter.

Join hosts Kristen and Carrie as they discuss the joys of scratch-n-sniff stickers, Young Miss Magazine beauty tip mishaps, and the top new foods of 1981 on this special Valentine's Day episode.

In this special Groundhog Day episode, Kristen and Carrie discuss the questionable food that they ate at their grandma's, accidentally decapitated stuffed animals, Garfield, and of course Punxsutawney Phil.

In this episode Kristen and Carrie talk about secrets and betrayals, remember the fun of Care Bears, gigantic stereos with dual cassette tape players, and songs from 1981 movies. They also invite a friend over to try a recipe with a secret ingredient.

Hosts Kristen and Carrie celebrate the new year by reminiscing about Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, soap operas and even the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Join them as they have problems with meaty hands, the flinging of ham bits and horrific segues. Check out www.momswoodenspoon.com for pictures of the recipe, a blog and much more!

In this special Christmas Episode, hosts Kristen and Carrie discuss the finer points of a variety of 1970s popcorn poppers, the most popular Christmas toys of 1974 and some very strange school fundraisers. To see pictures of the recipe, read an accompanying blog and much more, please check out www.momswoodenspoon.com.

Were you a mayonnaise family or a Miracle Whip family growing up? Join co-hosts Kristen and Carrie as they explore the embarrassment that can come from being a strictly Miracle Whip family, Carrie's intense hatred of peas and the joys of getting reacquainted with the 1970's favorite, Bac-os. To see pictures of this recipe, read the accompanying blog and more, be sure to go to www.momswoodenspoon.com.

In this very special Thanksgiving episode, Kristen and Carrie reminisce about their favorite Thanksgiving traditions, discuss the insane number of pumpkin spice products on the market and have a little baking competition. Who will win? Tune in to find out!