Scary Good Recipes

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OPINIONS The problem with true crime podcasts and documentaries

FEATURES We talk with SFU Health & Counselling STIs and how to prevent them

October 25, 2021

REPATRIATION ACTION

NEWS

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NEWS

SECURITY ISSUE

PEOPLE POWER

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OPINIONS

October 25, 2021

DARK DRAMA

If we are concerned about the victims’ families (as we should ethically be), the consenting families should be at the forefront of these adaptations.

FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD SATANIST

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Lembas bread for a day out in the

Woods

My current character is a young elf who loves snacking on buns with her brother. Also known as the elven bread in Lord of the Rings, this is the type of food I imagine she would bring with her. Supposedly eating lembas bread will sustain you for twelve days. While I’m not sure it will last you that long, this bread is an easy treat sure to satisfy your sweet tooth!

Ingredients: • 1 cup butter • ½ cup brown sugar • 2 cups unbleached flour 1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.

2. Cream the butter and sugar together. Then, add flour and mix. Add some flour to a surface and begin kneading the dough for about five minutes.

3. Roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness and cut into 3–4 inch squares. Score the squares with a knife diagonally.

Place on a buttered baking sheet and bake for 20–25 minutes.

This recipe uses only three baking essentials you’ll easily find in your house: butter, brown sugar, and unbleached flour. It makes six servings, and you can wrap them up in banana leaves to really make them feel like the ones in Lord of the Rings.

I’d optionally pair this bread with jam or honey to sweeten the deal!

Gotcha Pork Roast from Food Wars This dish is a genuine stunner: it looks like roast pork, but is actually just mashed potatoes wrapped in bacon. Based on the hilarious anime, Food Wars, where every episode brings new and explosive, crowd-pleasing recipes, your friends will adore this huge dish. After all, every feast needs something to look at, and this is one beautiful dish!

Ingredients: • 6 white potatoes • 3 eringi mushrooms • 1 large white onion • 1 sprig of rosemary

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2 tablespoons of butter 2 packs of thick-cut bacon 250 ml of red wine ¼ cup of sweet sake

• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce • 1 sprig of parsley • Salt (to taste)

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Set the oven to 375 degrees.

Peel and slice the potatoes into quarter slices.

Chop mushrooms and onions into small cubes.

Steam the potatoes over medium heat for about 15–20 minutes.

In a separate pot, add a tablespoon of butter. Set to medium heat, and pan fry onions and mushrooms until caramelized.

6. Mash potatoes in a large bowl, and add onion and mushrooms until evenly mixed. Add some salt.

7. After five minutes or when the mixture is cool to the touch, begin forming the mashed potatoes into a log shape.

8. Set all the slices of bacon on a baking sheet. Then, taking the log-shaped potato mixture, place it in the centre of the slices of bacon.

9. Begin wrapping bacon around the potato mixture, making sure to cover as much of the surface as possible.

10. Tie twine around the roast a few times. Add rosemary underneath the twine.

11. Put the roast into the oven for 30–45 minutes. Turn the roast halfway through.

12. Meanwhile, add the wine to the pot. Bring it to a boil.

13. Add butter and soy sauce, cook for 2–3 minutes. This will be your sauce.

14. Remove the roast from the pot, removing the rosemary and twine.

15. Pour the sauce over the roast, add garnish, and serve.

My friends and I decided to make this dish on a whim after watching the first episode of Food Wars where this is featured. This is so good on a cold spooky Halloween night. This makes 6–8 servings.

Cream of mushroom soup to soothe the soul A classic soup, Taste of Homes’ recipe for cream of mushroom tends to be rich and is perfect for a cozy night in. It’s essential to have some sort of soup or stew with your fantasy meal, because it’s easy to make in a large batch and it’s really filling. Soup is the perfect thing to perk up the soul of whatever weary adventurer you’re dressing as this Halloween.

Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons of butter • ½ pound sliced mushrooms • ¼ cup chopped onions • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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½ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon pepper 2 cans of chicken broth 1 cup half-and-half cream

• ½ cup of white wine • Garlic powder (to taste) • Thyme (to taste)

1. In a large pot, set to medium-high heat and saute mushrooms and onions.

2. Add half a cup of white wine to the mushroom and onion mixture. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and 1 can of broth into the mixture. Bring to a boil.

3. Cook and stir for two minutes, or until the mixture has thickened.

4. Reduce heat, add cream.

5. Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

The acidity of the white wine really helps the soup pop. This recipe makes six servings.

Quincy’s Caps ‘n Maggots (Chicken, mushroom, and rice pot) This recipe comes from TikTok user Quincy who makes all sorts of recipes in their online tavern, Quincy’s! I’m sharing this recipe partially because their videos are so comforting, and capture the warmth you’re meant to feel in a tavern.

This recipe is no exception.

Based on a pirate’s feast from the game, Sea of Thieves, this protein-heavy dish is especially perfect if your friend group dresses up as a roving group of pirates (or hungry university students). The best part? This can all be made in one pot!

Ingredients: • 2 chicken breasts • ½ of a yellow onion • 6–8 small mushrooms 1.

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• Salt (to taste) • Pepper (to taste) • 1 tablespoon of olive oil

• 1 can of cream of chicken soup • 4 cups of chicken broth • 2 cups of rice

Dice up onion and mushrooms.

Dice up chicken breasts into cubes.

Set heat to medium-high. Put oil in the pan, then saute chicken for about five minutes, or until thoroughly cooked.

Remove the chicken, then pour onion and mushrooms into the pot. Saute for about two minutes, or until fragrant.

Add cream of chicken, chicken broth, and rice. Cover and cook for 15–20 minutes, and stir occasionally.

This hearty recipe is quite creamy, with easy-to-obtain pantry ingredients! It makes four servings.

Mulled Cider to be merry Finally, your drink of choice! There’s nothing quite like cider for a tavern table and it’s definitely less time consuming than making your own mead. The cinnamon and apple scents will really evoke autumnal coziness, and your kitchen will smell delicious for the Halloween party you’re throwing.

Ingredients: • ½ gallon apple cider (non-alcoholic) • 1 orange • 12 whole cloves 1.

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• 4 cinnamon sticks • 15 allspice berries • 2 tablespoons of unpacked brown sugar

• 3 ½ tablespoons of cumin* • 3 ½ tablespoons of coriander*

Set heat to medium-high. Pour apple cider into a pot, cover, and heat.

Slice orange into thin slices, and add to the pot. Then, add the rest of the ingredients into the pot.

Reduce the heat to low, and simmer the mixture, covered, for about 20 minutes.

Strain the mixture with a sieve into cups.

*The recipe recommends you use 7 coriander pods, but in case you can’t find that in your supermarket, I’ve included this alternative, which should still give some earthy warmth to the drink!

If you’d like, you can add a bit of rum or bourbon to your drink to add some spice, but this drink will warm you up just fine without.

The citrus and spices will definitely go down well with all the other foods on this list. This recipe makes eight servings.

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ARTS & CULTURE

RING (1998) This entry is probably the most synonymous with the J-horror (Japanese horror) genre.

Ring is about a cursed videotape that kills the viewer after seven days. With its iconic antagonist Sadako, inspired by the Japanese legend of onryō (a vengeful spirit), and a slow-building atmospheric dread, this is the best and most accessible movie to start with.

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ARTS & CULTURE

October 25, 2021

“Dreaming”

“Magban Alvó”

“Kill The Clown”

“Incertus”

By The Moon and The Nightspirit

By Bruno Coulais

By Yuki Kajiura

By Sóley

“Sicilienne in G Minor, Op. 78”

By Gabriel Fauré

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SPORTS

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VOLLEYBALL Head Coach: Gina Schmidt (2013–present) Best Record: (21–8) (2016) Accomplishments: Four game win streak

The women’s volleyball team extended their winning streak to four games with two home victories against the Montana State Billings (8–11) and Seattle Pacific University (9–7).

Setter Julia Tays was recognized as one of Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s (GNAC) Volleyball Top Performers for the week with her 46 assists against Seattle. The women will be at home next on November 4 after they complete their hardest tests of the season in Alaska against the University of Alaska Anchorage (15–5) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (13–9) on October 28 and 30.

FOOTBALL Head Coach: Mike Rigell (2020–present) 2021–22 Overall Record: (1–4)

The men’s team earned their first win since October 19, 2019, with a commanding 30–3 victory over Montana State UniversityNorthern (0–7). They limited their opponent to just three points from a 38-yard field kick in the first half. Offensive wide receiver Riley Morrison, defensive linebacker Griffin Barrett, and linebacker Isaac Muckian were named the GNAC’s Football Players of the Week. The men’s team will need to build off of this momentum if they want to close out the season on November 13 with three more victories.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Head Coach: Annie Hamel (2014–present) 2021–22 Overall Record: (4–7–1)

The women’s soccer team were 1–1 on the road last week with a 3–0 win against Western Oregon (4–7–2) and a 2–0 loss against the 23rd ranked Western Washington (10–2–2). Forward Giuliana Zaurrini dominated the game with her first goal of the season. Her two additional assists earned her a spot on the GNAC Women’s Soccer Top Performer list for the week. Freshman Emma Ferraro also recorded her first goal with a header off Zaurrini’s corner kick in the first half. The women’s team will be at home next on November 6.

MEN’S SOCCER Head Coach: Clint Schneider (2015–present) 2021–22 Overall Record: (6–5)

The men’s team earned GNAC Team of the Week for two much-needed wins, one coming against the 7th ranked Seattle Pacific (10–2) team. SFU wore down the Montana State Billings (3–7–1) with an early goal by freshman Justus Meier three minutes into the game.

Goalkeeper and GNAC Defensive Player of the Week Aidan Bain rose to the occasion with back-to-back shutouts, propelling teammates like Offensive Player of the Week Ali Zohar to score the lone goal against Seattle. The men will kick off a two-game homestand on October 28.

What is quidditch?

Quidditch was invented in the Harry Potter novels. It has since been adapted into a full-contact competitive sport with its own professional league and non-profit federations. Quidditch is gender-inclusive and incorporates skills from many disciplines, such as rugby (physicality), soccer (speed), dodgeball (agility), and basketball (shot).

Players are required to play with a broomstick in between their legs.

What are the positions in quidditch?

The four positions in quidditch are the chasers, seekers, beaters, and keepers. Seven members of each team take the field. The three chasers on the team try to score points by throwing the quaffle (deflated volleyball) through one of the three hoops, each with 10 points. The defenders are the beaters — they try to knock opposing players off their brooms by hitting them with a bludger (dodgeball). If you are knocked off of your broom, you must tag up (by running back and touching your team’s hoop) to rejoin the game.

While all of this is happening, a seeker (snitch runner) from each team is responsible for capturing the gold snitch, worth 30 points, to end the game. The team with the most points at this time wins.

How does a game begin?

All players begin the game by lining up with their eyes closed, at their keeper’s end, while the referee hides the golden snitch.

The referee will then say “brooms up” to signify the start of the game. Players must remain on their brooms at all times. If they become dislodged, they must tag back up at their keeper’s end. There is no time limit in matches. Typically, the golden snitch is found in an hour.

When did quidditch begin at SFU? SFU’s team was founded in 2013 by its first club president, Christine Konrad, becoming the third team established in BC. Quidditch was adapted to be a competitive full-contact sport 10 years prior. In the past, the SFU quidditch season consisted of multiple tournaments, the Dobby Cup, an official event sponsored by the United States Quidditch federation, and the National Canadian Quidditch Championship. In the 2014–15 season, the SFU team finished fourth. The team has even competed against Stanford University.

SPORTS

October 25, 2021

TRAIL MIX

CHOWDER

MONSTER HOUSE STRENGTH: WEAKNESS:

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Who else but Chowder could be the secret weapon for the men’s wrestling team? Lacking no gusto, Chowder, when provoked by his teammates, will fight men twice his size and almost twice his age. Give n that he has been 12-years-old for the last 15 year s, Chowder takes advantage of his stocky stature to get low to the ground and lock in a hold around his oppo nents’ hips, wrangling them around like an alligator. What Chowder lacks in speed and size is easily made up for with a grip that holds up two people. Seriously, he held two other characters up on splintering floorboards in Monster House. If SFU can somehow find a loophole for his age, he is a shoo-in on the team.

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HUMOUR

Humour Editor Carter Hemion

Last-minute costumes that will make people think you’re creative It’s the night before Halloween, and you haven’t prepared anything for the party!

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ARIES — Mar 21–Apr 19

LIBRA — Sept 23–Oct 22

Play “Monster Mash” on repeat at a reasonable, quiet volume in every public space you inhabit. Nobody can tell you it’s too loud, but they can get it stuck in their heads for days and leave your presence with unanswered questions. If you’re so inclined, shamelessly dance along to the graveyard smash.

This week, you should subtly ghost every Capricorn you know for at least a day and avoid your favourite haunts. They’re in good spirits but only ghoul-ing around. Do some soul searching or face grave consequences. I’m dead serious.

TAURUS — Apr 20–May 20

SCORPIO — Oct 23–Nov 21

Draw the quadratic formula in chalk in a few spots across campus sidewalks, but make sure every time that the formula is just slightly wrong. Print out misquotes of Shakespeare to leave out near English lecture halls. Borrow whiteboard markers in lab rooms to write complex equations with random numbers and note that the ribosomes are the powerhouse of the cell.

Cause just a little harmless chaos in every academic’s life.

Go to shipyourenemiesglitter.com and have an anonymous glitter bomb sent to yourself. Completely forget you did so. Open the envelope later and be shocked at your own questionable decision. Pick glitter out of your hair, carpet, and food for weeks. Resign yourself to a life of ingesting glitter and sparkling like Edward Cullen everywhere you go.

GEMINI — May 21–Jun 20

SAGITTARIUS — Nov 22–Dec 21

Start some conversations with complete strangers this week (from a safe distance!). Skip introductions and jump straight into conversation like you’re an acquaintance they haven’t seen in years. Possible icebreakers include your strange dream last night about someone who looked vaguely like them, the way their style has always (these last 30 seconds) reminded you of someone you used to know, and most importantly, how you’re a time traveller coming to warn them about the future.

Learn a few Latin phrases to mumble under your breath or curse out at people. Chances are nobody will understand the dead language but a couple professors will be disappointed in your pronunciation, and you can baffle everyone you meet. Feel free to ominously chant verb conjugations in the back of your classes so nobody sits next to you.

CANCER — Jun 21–Jul 22

CAPRICORN — Dec 22–Jan 19

Take charge of the music next time your company needs a soundtrack. However, only play covers of songs, never the originals. Bonus points for every time nobody notices and double bonus points for any Kidz Bop song that plays to the end.

Plan a pleasant surprise for the special Libra in your life, but disguise it as something ridiculous like “grave robbing,” “a Ouija party,” or “studying.” In reality, you are creating an elaborate 12 step scheme to show you care, rather than actually talking about your feelings.

LEO — Jul 23–Aug 22

AQUARIUS — Jan 20–Feb 18

Organize a first meeting for a local cryptid chapter. Paste posters across campus, all with the same meeting date but different times and places. Important details include dress code (cryptid costume), who to meet (the voice calling your name in the wind), and what to bring (a dedication to impersonating creatures). Send all news tips about campus cryptid sightings to humour@the-peak.ca.

Go to the same coffee shop at your campus three to four times daily for a week. Wear the same clothes and order the same fall drink in a silly voice from the same barista. Change your name just slightly every time in a half-assed attempt to disguise yourself. Never return to that location again.

VIRGO — Aug 23–Sept 22

PISCES — Feb 19–Mar 20

Add googly eyes to everything you own. Cereal box?

Eyes. Your notebook? Eyes. The back of your head?

Eyes. Your life is a blink canvas! See how much you can procrastinate by doing this until you finally run out of tape; eye know it’s a lot.

Convince your household or close friends to join you for a murder mystery game. Once they arrive, start the game, but do not plan any murders or decide on a murderer. Instead, let an antsy friend take the game role of “murderer” when it gets dull and facilitate a serious conversation about life decisions and the prison industrial complex.

COMIC BY SARA BRINKAC

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