Mouth Feelings

Karen Chuplis provides a Holiday Mouth Feel, an interaction between a head of household and his Butler “Furthermore,” a continuation of our debate on activities at parties, and a final holiday tradition from Grandma of the podcast, Kimmie!

The gang enjoys a listener suggested holiday potluck! There’s ham, there are latkes, Lemon Bars and more! What more? Ty prepares a wicked Holiday Punch that gets us a little loopy immediately. Oh, come all ye faithful and hear why Wedding Punch would completely fail in even a mock courtroom. The discussion starts as a congenial Congressional discussion but dissolves into a contentious argument about a Turkey sandwich in front of a jury of chickens. Makes sense?

Retta shares her thoughts on growing up eating Liberian food and not eating Liberian food anymore, the joy of restaurants, and which egg preparation she would F, Marry or Kill. Julia confirms her “ideal husband” qualities. Hint: both of her choices can fit in her purse.

Johnny leads us in with a real head scratcher of a toast and picks a side in his in-laws’ holiday dinners. Lutefisk happens to be discussed…...ing.. See what I did there? The gang enjoys Johnny’s wife’s delicious French-Canadian meat pies.

Bits and bobs cut from previous episodes all thrown together into one delicious mash! First an Oregonian challenge which Joel turns real foul real quickly. What did Mom make for you that perhaps would’ve gotten you slapped by a real Italian.. A round table discussion of the perfect steak house. Listen to Ty cringe during yet another Christopher Walken impression. A very challenging FMK for Mel with a surprise  visit from Gerald, the PR Rep from Breakfast. A new Texas-themed trivia game called FULLA BEANS

The Wedding Punch gang continues trying some of the listeners’ Mouth Feelings and they bring it home! Cinnamon Toast! Red Peppers on Italian bread! RC Cola! 7 Layer Cookies! New TV Show idea: Hatch and Jackson! Guess which one’s the dog! We hear how Johnny’s MASH fanfiction is coming along. Julia recalls her food-related way she heard of the Jewish diaspora. Someone try a Crown Royal and Royal Crown and get back to us.

The Wedding Punch gang finally gets a chance to try some of the listeners’ Mouth Feelings and they have a deliciously good time! Can it be that Mel likes something with cottage cheese?! Ty has no Rams-related stress. But the Mets? mmm, ....well...let’s just say there are moments when it’s good to have an octopus to tenderize.

On a podcast dedicated to food, drink and memories, and with two Texas boys, chili was going to be the focus at some point. Pro-beans? Anti-beans? Okay w/beans? What’s your secret ingredient? What’s your favorite accompaniment? Sorry, BESIDES CORNBREAD, what’s your favorite accompaniment? Do these rules bum you out? Join the Wedding Punch gang as they listen to the warm South Texas memories of Tynan Davis, sip a little Dr Pepper and dig into a bow of red.

Stop the presses! We’ve got steaks! We must grill them ASAP! The Wedding Punch gang tears into the pros and cons of the modern steak-house and discusses the delicious grilled protein in front of them. Well you can swap/reverse “tears into” and “discusses.” Joel was so immensely proud of the name he chose for the game he introduces...but he forgets to mention the name until the end of the episode.

Julia’s grandma provided us with...maybe the best thing we’ve ever tasted?? After 50 years of preparing and serving this casserole, “Kimmie” shared the recipe with her granddaughter for her to make for the first time. Julia more than rose to the occasion and followed the recipe to a T. Wellllll, with a little hop at the end.