Kevin And Ursula Eat Cheap

We are here, we are hungry, and we have pre-packaged foods. We are also sober when the episode starts. What follows is a selection of food that can only be considered eclectic if we are being generous, and just plain f-ed up if we aren't. There is beer, chips, mac & cheese, and pork rinds. We have chips, more chips, and pop-tarts. We even have a new flavor of Oreo - Chocolate-Hazelnut, and we all know how THAT goes.  All that, and more, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

Welcome to our first official episode of 2018, and boy is it a doozy. We have a whole cornucopia of foods to sample, from frozen pizza to flavored Oreos to grapefruit cider. Oh, and things brought from the frozen north (AKA Michigan) by our friend LizardBeth who is on the show with us this week! And so we go once more into the breach, because We Eat It So You Don't Have To!

Hi everyone! We're not dead, just very busy, but have taken a little bit to record this New Year's Eve message just for YOU! Yes, YOU! Not for that person next to you, not for that person over there, not for that upstairs, but YOU! Unless you are both listening, in which case make that the plural form of "you" and not the singular. Yeah, like that. Have a Safe and Happy New Year's Eve, and we'll be back in 2018!

There is a lot of good this episode - and a lot of bad. And sometimes, like in the case of the Jack Daniel's Winter Jack, the two overlap. Between that and the cornbread (made with eggs fresh from the chickens!) there is a definite Southern theme going on. But wait, there's also frozen pizza, baked brie, Mexican cheese dip, beer, cider, and snacks galore! All that and more, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

This episode we have all manner of goodies (for some value of "good") to taste - the dogs got the deer bones. And you want to talk about a doggie adventure? You can hear all about that while we try a new (to us) frozen pizza, vegan mac & cheese, beer, cider, and a whole lot more. There is even a visit from friend of the show Carlota to try out some chili chocolates when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

This week, we are on a road trip to pick up three hens for our new henhouse. We'll try a little "road food" and hit some Pokemon Go PokeStops along the way, when We Get Chickens, So You Don't Have To!

We're feeling better, so that means it is time to eat pre-packaged foods. And this week we have quite a selection. A box labeled "Biscuits and Lollies" has arrived from Australia, and so we have a selection of treats from Down Under! Added to that, Ursula stopped by Trader Joe's to find what might be new and interesting.  "Interesting" is good term for what she found. How interesting? Find out this week when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

This week we may be short on foods, but we're not short on people! We have SofaWolf press, Birder Friend Tina, Tina's Husband Bruce, and Vicky from Habitica to assist us with this week's food madness. And it is madness, because we managed to find Mystery Oreos, and let me tell you, they are something unexpected.  We also have the usual cavalcade of of dogs and cats, alcohol, and commentary you won't hear anywhere else, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

After a particularly difficult week, we're having a quiet-ish brunch and trying out some jellies and jams sent to us by you, the listeners. We also (FINALLY) read some of your letters, talk about beans, and generally chill. We even have more Bacon Jam, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To.

So while I was on the road this last week, Ursula went to the post-office to see what was waiting. You fine folks sent us so much stuff the owner just put all the boxes in ONE BIG BOX! And as it was taking up space on the kitchen table, we decided to eat as much as we could from the box of boxes for this show. This includes but is not limited to : Pork rinds from England, Branston Pickle peanuts, cactus water, premium honey, treats for the dogs, key-lime Twizzlers, and so much stuff I can hardly believe we're not dead. We didn't eat EVERYTHING, but we got a lot don this week, and the rest will show up on later episodes, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

We were looking through the podcast food stash, and what should we find but an unopened box! A box full of goodies (and not so goodies) as well as an amazing piece of art. We also have a bunch of frozen foods we picked up at the grocery store, more things from our international travels, and tequila and whiskey made right here in the United States.  We also have dogs, cats, and stories about the new chicken next door, this week when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

We're *FINALLY* back from all the travels - or at least the ones that take an entire weekend. And we have a whole collection of foods we gathered on our travels. We have foods from Iceland, Finland, New Mexico, and even local stores! There are so many chips and chocolates we may never finish them all - and then there is all the licorice, the salty, salty licorice.  We also have a selection of Finish and Icelandic alcohols to sample, and even managed to cook something fresh this week! All because We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

Hi everyone! We have returned from WorldCon, and have this lovely dinner with some friends to share with you. We're between trips, with BuboniCon in New Mexico and MAGLabs in Virginia coming up in the next two weeks, so hopefully this will tide you over until we return after Labor Day. May thanks to Heli, Oto, Paula, and my long-suffering cousin Amy for recording this with us! We ALL Ate It, So You Don't Have To! Although this time, you might WANT to!

After two weeks of unrelated-to-KUEC difficulties, we return! And we bring with us all kinds of goodies. And some...not so goodies as well. We have Thai Basil Soda, all kinds of popcorn, and this weird noodle thing that LizardBeth brought us. We also have beer, cider, and frozen cheese curds!  As if it couldn't get any better, there are other things of dubious origin, dubious nutritional value, and even dubious flavor. All that and more when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

I'm going to be honest - we recorded this on Friday, and I'm writing this on Sunday. The whole thing is a blur, and perhaps I should have kept better notes. I do remember that our venerable Blue Snowball died and we had to use a backup mic, and there was food, but it all gets blurry after I poured the Rogue Siracha Stout.  The ratings file indicates we ate some Pickled Bologna, Pickled Quail Eggs, and  boneless “Wyngz” I seem to recall talking about our trip to Anthrocon, and then it gets hazy. But what else do you expect when We Eat It, So You Don’t Have To!

We have house guests! And what better way to make them feel welcome than to have them on KUEC! Friends Lis (who is making her third appearance) and Natalie are along for the ride when we break out all kinds of Fun things to try, including breaded ravioli, breaded pickle slices, pickle chips, wine, beer, and cider, as well as some TumTams direct from Australia! All that, plus descriptions of why humans are the ultimate hunters, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

Hot on the heels of Ursula's ankle injury (get it?), this week we have a veritable smorgasbord of interesting, challenging, and yes, even frightening foods. Two kinds of cheese popcorn, multiple potato chip varieties, Blueberry Pie Oreos, and frozen pizzas grace the show this week.  We also have hounds, beer, cider, grappa, discussions of orc husbandry, dating sims, and lots and lots of swearing. All this, plus some other stuff, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!

Full disclosure: We mean it with the explicit tags this week! We have a lot to talk about, and not just questionable foods. In the foods category we have some treats from Wisconsin, wine, beer, chips (which haunt us, even now), and several things best left undiscussed after this episode. We have a guest appearances from cats, a teenager, both hounds, and Ursula the Sea Witch. All this, plus discussions of our libidos, when We Eat It, So You Don’t have To!  

As mentioned before, we have a backlog of foods that have been sent to us by you, the awesome fans, who we love. And a whole lot of it is chocolate. So this week, Ursula pulled out not all the chocolate, but damn close to it, and we’ll just have to endure this difficult sampling task. Along the way we discuss blow jobs, drink beer, cider, wine, and something called “Mjod.” Why? Because We Eat It, So You Don’t Have To!  

So this week we are all over the map. Literary discussions about The Last Temptation of Christ, discussions of "man butt" in video games, non-spoiler-ish talk of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2...just, everything. We also eat some food. Some very, very poor food choices, and some that are "worth the toe."  There is also beer, cider, wine, limited time potato chips, and a key lime rum cake, when We Eat It, So You Don't Have To!