Kevin And Ursula Eat Cheap

Having recovered from last week's show, we are once again eating things from the pantry shelf dedicated to things you, the listeners, have sent us. Thrills, chills, Pocky, and breadsticks await, in this thrilling episode of Kevin and Ursula Eat Cheap. Well, pocky and breadsticks, anyway. Once again, we eat it, so you don't have to. Even when we can't read the packaging. 

We're home! And almost recovered! And so, we delve back into the pantry for things that have been sent to us, including one "challenge" food: a can of Menudo.We were double-dog-dared to eat it. So it had to be done., right?We're back, and we eat it so you don't have to. And I expect you don't want to, either. But hey, a dare is a dare...

Hi gang! This one was recorded before we left for DucKon, and we didn't get a chance to edit, or re-listen to it before we hit the road to AnthroCon. So, here's hoping you enjoy it!Remember, we eat it, so you don't have to - three times in one week.

We went to Wal*Mart, and bought breakfast foods. Why? We have no idea. Actually it's the only place to get the new Frozen IHOP meals, and while we were there we found a whole host of breakfast foods to share with you. Our innards may never be the same. But at least we ate it, so you don't have to.

This week we have a special treat - cheap food from Paris! (Don't worry, we won't try to pronounce it) There is also a lot of Seinfeld references, including a Soupman Soup, chocolate babkas, and the problems with the final episode. Throw in the three legged beagle, and it's just another week in our kitchen, where we eat it so you don't have to.

Today, on yet another tour of terrible breakfast foods, we eat bad sausage, worse pancakes, a ham and cheese scramble that degrades us all, and learn the secret of why the pizza is always burnt. Toaster pastries! Dung beetles! THINGS! Thank your lucky start this week that We eat it, so you don't have to!

It Came From The Piggly-Wiggly this week, as we review multiple items from the Pig which we will loosely call food. In between the horrors of Freezer Queen and the abyssal depths of the Piggly Wiggly house brand, we find time to discuss episiotomies, the strange cases of witchcraft related genital vanishments (Kevin is very sorry about this, he tried to stop her, really he did) and what to do if you are trapped on a desert island with only scab-shaped frozen pizzas. This time you should be glad that We Eat It, So You Don't Have To.

Kevin gets drunk on Arrogant Bastard Ale. There is food as well, but that's really the important bit. We discuss the nature of cheap food, Scotch eggs, chicken slurry, a truly dreadful thing from Betty Crocker, a story about maggots, and play "Health Food Or Severed Limb?" with frozen eggplant.

An exciting episode, as we recount our exciting visit to The Place Our Food Comes From, and our rather more exciting encounter with a snapping turtle in the road. There is also food! We analyze the sodium content of things we eat, conclude that we are doomed, drink horrible sangria, explore my fear of drowning in the car, rhapsodize about kohlrabi, make bean soup, and for once, I do not actually tell any awful stories about my relatives, although the phrase "sugar bush" is thrown around with great abandon.

Today there is bad beer. And also good beer. There is bad soup. And also good soup. There is good chocolate and even more good chocolate. There is mediocre wine, mediocre egg rolls, and a chicken casserole so uninteresting that I have already forgotten it. Along the way, we cover squeaky aardvarks, my childhood desire for a window seat, the cruel illusion of the "Lo" heat setting, why we cannot seem to stop eating Knorr pasta side dishes, and the newly discovered glory of kohlrabi. Remember we eat (and drink) it, so you don't have to!

It's a Trader Joe's extravaganza today, as we sample meatloaf "muffins" (no, really) Mac & Cheese bites, Garlic Fries and Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout. Along the way we visit the highways and byways of the Kashi Pesto Pasta Primavera and the comparative ghetto of the Banquet Chicken Nugget Meal (Hint: Tastes Like Cardboard!) and round it off with memories of Cheese Blintzes, dead relatives, and speculation into asparagus, dog groomers, and the breeding habits of deep-fried mac & cheese. Ursula pairs all this with a Villa Alena Moscato Sweet White Wine (Kevin has the beer). Thankfully (maybe not for us), once again we eat it, so you don't have to!

Happy Easter (if you celebrate it)! We are NOT eating easter foods, but since we're going to Easter dinner, we recorded lunch. And what a lunch! We had some Pasta-Roni Garlic & Olive Oil Vermacelli, tried a Lean Cuisine Swedish Meatballs meal, an Evol Veggie Fajita Burrito, and experienced a Smart Ones Home Style Pot Roast. In addition, Ursula will try a Man-Bait Maple Bacon Lollipop, we'll talk about InnovAsian Spicy Beef & Broccoli Family Meal Kit, discuss the El Monterey Cheese Enchiladas, and discuss the Pork Ribs Kevin made last night. You'll also get Kevin's Tuna Salad recipe, and get to hear a very confused Ursula eating a Mega Sandias con Chile y Sal Watermelon lollipop. Remember, we eat it, so you don't have to - even if Ursula can't figure it out.

So we got this box from our friend Yassbet in Arizona. It has some really cool stuff in it, so we're eating it. We'll start with Soupless Ramen Teriyaki Salsa, and then dive into the CANDY! Salsa-Getti, Ibarra Chocolate, and a Guava Roll. We'll also go back in time with a Banquet Salisbury Steak, explore the amazing packaging in the Marrie Callender's Chicken Portobello Risotto, and try Nancy's Seafood Crabcakes. With all that, we will have Abita Abbey Ale (Kevin) and Duplin County Beaufort Bay wine (Ursula).  All this and discussions of corn, you'll meet one of our cats, and if the local Mexican grocery is a Bodega or not.  And remember, we eat it, so you don't have to!

This week, we're going back to our roots, and eating low-brow. And by low-brow, we're talking Hungry Man Pub Meals Popcorn Chicken with Spicy Rum BBQ Sauce! And White Castle Microwavable Cheeseburgers! And even Stofer's Welsh Rarebit. We'll also talk about two things from earlier this week, Honey Glazed Green Beans, and Buitoni Grilled Vegetable & Goat Cheese Agnolotti with White WIne Sauce. You'll also get the low-down on Ursula's Step-Grandfather, and maybe get more information than you bargain for.    We're not drinking this week, since we had to drive right after recording (whichis also why this week's episode is posted a little late).   Remember, we eat it so you don't have to - even when it's a whole POUND of FOOD!   (And we're wondering who waits for me to say "Oh Lord" because you KNOW she's about to start...)

We fond all KINDS of cheap eats for this week. We start out with something from a truck stop - Heater Meals Mushroom Gravy, Mashed Potatoes & Beef. It heats itself! We also mix up some Zuko Mango Drink Mix, try out Pasta Leonardo Au Gratin Potatoes, Market Street Classics Beans and Franks, Kahiki Tempura Chicken, and Knorr Asia Sides Thai Sesame Noodles. We'll also discuss our experiences with Japanese Style Alimentary Paste Curry Udon and Zatarain's Zesty French Quarter Pasta Bake, read some listener mail, and play "where's the Beagle?" Along the way we'll have a little Siera Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen and a Bartles & James Margarita cooler.  Remember, we eat it, so you don't have to, even when it heats itself!

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We're about to leave town again, and you know what that means - even more breakfast foods! Starting with the colorful Aunt Jemima Confetti Pancakes, we pop some El Monterey Egg, Bacon & Cheese Breakfast Taquitos into the oven, and nosh out on Deep Chocolate VitaTops. We also thaw a Smucker's Uncrustables Peanut Butter and Strawberry sandwich, heat some Cinnabon Breakfast Bars, and discuss some of our prior dinners - Stouffer's Sautes for Two Steak Gorgonzola, Betty Crocker Jullienne, and Pillsburry Simply ButterMilk Biscuits. Be with us for the thrills, the chills, the betrayal, and the one food that is exactly as advertised on the box.  Remember, folks, we eat it so you don't have to!    

There are few foods cheaper or more common than frozen pizza. So, this week, we're doing frozen pizza! From classics like Red Baron's Deep Dish Pizza to Ore-Ida Pizza Bites, with a Stoufer's French Bread Pizza thrown in for fun. We also try some healthy options, in particular Amy's Margherita Pizza and Kashi Mediterranean Pizza. Finally, for variety, we try California Pizza Kitchen Crispy Thin Crust Hawaiian Pizza, Michelina's Lean Gourmet Pepperoni Bites, and World Classics Bruschetta. We pair all of this with Vendange Pinot Grigio (in a box!) and New Belgum Fat Tire Amber Ale.We'll also talk about our eat fresh options this week, have some excitement with a microwave crisping tray, and yell "For Science!" at least once. Remember we eat it so you don't have to, even when we feel a little weird about eating something...

Wow! Half a year already! This episode, Kevin swears a lot, and Ursula reminices about her grandmother's plastic wrap and shares her childhood memories of Barber Foods Stuffed Chicken Breast Cordon Blue. We also take our chances with Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken, Vifon Pho Bo Artificial Beef Flavor, World Classics Trading Company Thai Style Chicken Spring Rolls, Buitoni's Grilled Chicken & Spinach Cannelloni, and Knorr Pasta Sides Stroganoff. We'll pair all of that with Abita Save Our Shores beer (Kevin) and Black Swan Chardonnay (Ursula). And if you’re interested, the recipe for the potato salad (and a lot of other good stuff) is at Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

We're back! After a week of good food in New Orleans, we're back to check out the best (and worst) pre-packaged food that we can find.  We'll start this week by opening a MYSTERY BOX from listeners! What wonders are inside? What horrors might we uncover? Do they love us, or hate us? After that, we have Michelina's Budget Gourmet Rigatoni and Sauce, Pasta Roni Parmagane Cheese, 7 Days Bake It Spanakopita Rolls, Ethnic Gourmet Korma Simmer Sauce, Hamburger Helper Four Cheese Lasagna, and an amazing unknown Asian Noodles with Cabbage and Sauce! With all of this, we're drinking Menage a Trois Chardonnay (for Ursula) and Purple Cowboy Tenacious Red (for Kevin). Add into that our live studio beagle, reader mail, a discussion of tubed pastries, and confusing candy, and it’s another week with Kevin and Ursula! Remember we eat it so you don't have to!