I'm currently reading a short story collection Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman. Shorter fiction collections have turned out to be a good substitute when I lack the time or energy for longer stories.

It's actually hard to say which was funnier, faces made or the verbal reactions.

If there is more of this, it could be interesting to have the ingredients tasted individually before the blending. As sort of a reference.

One more vote for Mount & Blade: Warband

If somebody could join you for co-op, then Saints Row III

Watching the Spintires video, it actually looks pretty fun. Some co-op or multiplayer play would be cool to see, like maybe a Crossing the Streams sometimes.