Shepherd's Pie

Well this month (err, last month), Amy and I found ourselves victims to the Irish Curse: too much footage.

This resulted in some rare restraint by our creative director in chopping out a couple of zingers from the opening few minutes. Stay tuned for the deleted scenes in the season 1 DVD box set. Anyway this happened so long ago (sorry guys) that I'm just going to give a quick running diary and provide my reactions:

00:01: New take on the intro: having inaudible comments over the finished product.

00:50: This intro sequence is still the best thing we’ve ever done.

01:15: God I wish I had improv skills. Note to Amy: don’t put me on the spot.

01:45: Veering dangerously toward montage status. Glad we averted that.

03:40: No, you’re not a biologist Kurt. Or talented.

03:52: Taking those lamb chunks out of that plastic sleeve looked like Alien Autopsy. But with the grainy blogger video compression, it could've just been special effects.

05:13: Even I’m nodding off at this point

05:22: I’m saved from losing interest by yet more terrible improv. “Other types of sodabread” indeed.

06:15: Nice extended torso shot of Amy.

07:10: Spinoff alert: Kurt & Amy Pan Sautee Shit coming in 2011.

07:50: Cap’N’Trade deserves an explanation, but unfortunately you’re not going to get one here.

08:30: Fry science is being dropped. Look for our article “Nature’s Delicious Jacuzzi” in next month’s Scientific American

09:12: Way to start a joke you can’t finish Kurt. Amy, way to not edit that out. You know what? I'm going to swear off analogies. If they're not good enough for the SATs anymore, they have no place in K&ADFS

09:55: We hand-selected our gallery this week to be underwhelmed by whatever was put in front of them, and they did not disappoint.

10:55: “I would add salt to it.” A fitting way to end the episode. Thanks for coming Lili!

Happy Holidays!

Yes, it's that time of year again, when halls are decked, stockings are hung and, most importantly, treats are frying. An early poll in the field informed us that this year the people wanted something completely new: Deep Fried Egg Nog.

A Google search confirmed that we were once again in uncharted culinary waters, but Kurt's ever-steady hand steered us towards a funnel cake recipe that would easily incorporate egg nog and we were like a couple of wise men discovering the baby Jesus. Due to the high concentration of eggs in nog -- hence the name! -- we were able to simply substitute about a cup of nog for the eggs in Alton Brown's funnel cake recipe. To really maintain the integrity of our beloved liquid nog, we added some nutmeg to the powdered sugar sprinkled atop the funnel cake. The results were sweet, crispy, delicious. Just ask our studio audience.

And just to amp up the holiday spirit, that night found Brooklyn encased in snow thanks to the Great Blizzard of 2009.

Finally, some of you may be commenting on Kurt's shabby outward appearance, mindless repetition of the recipe, and general inability to form cogent points. The official press release from Kurt & Amy Studios states that he is suffering from "exhaustion" due to K&ADFS's busy shooting schedule, and not (repeat: not) because of over-consumption of holiday nog during the filming of this webisode.

Happy Holidays!

Kurt + Amy's Very Special Holiday Deep Fry Christmas Special

Nothing says Christmas quite like warm, homemade cookies fresh out of the... deep fryer? Join us on our bold journey to create a deep-fried Christmas cookie. Will we revolutionize the world of holiday baking? Or fall face first in a dough of our own making? There's only one way to find out. Special guest stars Marina and Charlie Brown lend a hand!