Scary Shiny Glasses

1 lb. ground beef
1 4 oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 15 oz. can sloppy joe sauce
1 cup oats
1 egg, beaten
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano

Pour half of the sloppy joe sauce into a bowl and mix with other ingredients. Transfer mixture to a pan lined with aluminum foil and form into a loaf. Bake at 350F for thirty minutes. Pour remaining sloppy joe sauce on top of loaf and bake a further thirty minutes.

It took four years, but Flora's Fury (the third installment in Ysabeau Wilce's fantasy series) finally came out earlier this month. So was it worth the wait? For the most part yes. Flora's Fury starts off a bit unexpectedly, as since the previous volume not only has Flora ended up joining the military, she and Udo have had a falling out. The story is also considerably more globetrotty than the previous installments, as most of it takes place outside of Califa City. However we do get some questions answered, such as why Buck had Valefor abrogated (not because of her distaste for magic), what became of Flora Primera (doing quite well for herself), had Butcher Brakespeare really managed to survive being sacrificed to the Huitzil gods (sort of), and if so, did it involve an elaboate sleight-of-hand (no).

I Ate What?

Pinnacle has been hinting about a sort of new setting which they're going to fund using Kickstarter. And yesterday they revealed it as Deadlands Noir. If nothing else, it should be interesting to see how the Arcane Backgrounds from the original Deadlands will be modified.

http://www.peginc.com/deadlands-noir-the-secret-setting-revealed/

Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?

2 5 oz. cans tuna
1 10 oz. can cream of chicken soup
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1 8 oz. can biscuit dough
1/2 tbsp. basil
1/2 tbsp. oregano

Mix tuna, soup, vegetables, basil, and oregano together in a bowl. Treat a baking dish with cooking spray and pour mixture into it. Form dough into a crust and place on top of mixture. Bake at 375F for forty minutes.

This as well as the previous recipe I posted came from a book I got for my birthday called A Man, a Can, a Plan. As the title may suggest, it employs the philosophy of keeping things simple which I find agreeable.

Recently I came across this little work, which is a sort of episode script of MST3K where the target is of the literary (as opposed to film) medium. The work in question is the infamous Eye of Argon. I haven't actually gotten around to reading the whole thing, so can't vouch for how good it may be. It does open with a hilarious host segment where Tom does a Tarot reading for Crow which may have been inspired by a certain scene from Terry Pratchett's Mort, so it's promising.

http://www.bmsc.washington.edu/people/merritt/books/Eye_of_Argon.html

Boy Meets Ghoul

6 6" corn tortillas
1 lb. boneless chicken breast, cubed and cooked
16 oz. can refried beans
1 cup chunky salsa
1 tbsp. chili powder
2 cups shredded lettuce
3 oz. shredded mozzarella

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and treat with cooking spray. Bake tortillas on it at 400F for ten minutes, flipping them halfway through. Meanwhile, mix chicken, beans, salsa, and chili powder in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave three minutes. Divide mixture evenly between tortillas and top with lettuce and mozzarella. Serve with sour cream.