The Necronomnomnom: Recipes and Rites from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft

The Necronomnomnom (full title The Necronomnomnom: Recipes and Rites from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft) is a humorous horror fiction recipe book based on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The book is published by The Countryman Press, copyrighted by Red Duke Games, LLC and illustrated by Kurt Komoda. The illustrated edition was first published on 1 October, 2019 and is available in Hardcover and Kindle.
==Setting==
Similarly to the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game, the Necronomnomnom appears to be set in the world of the Cthulhu Mythos. The tome itself is presented as a modern translation of ancient rites and rituals decoded from an older unnamed codex.
===Main Body===
The first part is broken into eight sections: Drinks, Appetizers, Soups and Salads, Main Dishes, Sides, Breakfast, Children's Meals, and Desserts. 
Within this section, the recipes are written in-world with accompanying illustrations. Various recipes are presented in the format of either a spell, a play (wherein ingredients are dubbed cast), the text of an investigation, or even part of a short story or fictionalized account each having been collected together and bound in the original codex.
===Appendix===
The second part is the Appendix where the recipes are rewritten with the fictionalized versions presented in real world instructions.
==Design==
The main design of the Necronomnomnom is presented in a parody, using fictional cooking humor to offer real-world recipes that can be made and enjoyed. The text presents the ingredients and the "rituals" involved in an embellished format as one would uncover them in the fictional Mythos world, with odd ingredients substituted for mundane real world items, and odd rituals substituted for everyday directions.
Examples of such ingredients include:
*"half-cup of the White Ichor of Hellman" which references Hellman's Mayonnaise 
*"two tablespoons mixture from the Ranch hidden in the Valley" referencing Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
*"one large egg of the fowl of the wood as Sadogui doth favor" referencing one large chicken egg
*"Wedges of the Citrus in Yellow are always welcome" for the optional use of lemon wedges
Examples of the rituals involved:
*"Lobotomize the fungi by removing their stems" meaning removing the stems from the mushrooms
*"Preheat the kiln to 425 degrees" meaning preheat your oven to 425
*"Serve with space mead for a pleasant journey." instructing the food be served with a specific drink
*"Rend cheese artfully to remove corners (always beware the corners)" referencing a Hound of Tindalos
Recipe titles will also often have parodies based in lore of the Mythos, such as
*"The Mounds of Tindalos"
*"The Cake in Yellow"
*"Great Old Buns"
*"The Custard Out of Space"
==See Also==
*Lovecraft Cocktails: Elixirs & Libations from the Lore of H. P. Lovecraft
==Gallery==
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