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Via the Encylopedia Britannica: Pan Gu holding the yin-yang symbol, 19th-century European print after a Chinese drawing; in the British Museum.


Hello everyone! I hope you have all been well. 

I wanted to start off by saying thank you to everyone for your support and feedback on the first episode of The Historia Podcast. 

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The topic of this week's episode is Creation Myths! 

There are 6 categories that a myth could fall under:

  • Creation from Chaos 
  • Earth Diver 
  • Emergence 
  • Ex Nihilo, which means out of nothing
  • World Parent
  • or Divine Twins 
Enuma Elish 

This tale is also known as the Seven Tablets of Creation and is a Mesopotamian creation myth, and fragments of these tablets have been excavated from Ashur Kish Ashurbanipa's library and sites. Dating from 1200 BCE, there are indications found that there could be versions of these tales dating back to 1750 BCE! 

The most interesting fact I learned about this myth is that it actually predates the bible! Before the 19th century, everyone thought that the creation myth in the Book of Genesis was the first, but when these were found during the mid-19th century, that changed the game! 

This story talks about the birth of Gods and human beings. In the beginning, water flowed around the world creating chaos. The water then began to divide into freshwater, from which the god Apsu would emerge and saltwater from which the Goddess Tiamat would come from. 

From their union, they gave birth to many younger gods. These young gods were very loud and poor Apsu could not focus on his work or get any sleep. 

His vizier, Mummu, suggests that he kills his own children! Tiamat hears this and warns her oldest son, Enki (or Ea). He is able to put his father to sleep and kills him, then using his father's body to build his home. 

Tiamat was furious. They killed her partner and their own father. The god Quingu advises her to wage war against her children. 

To thank Quingu for his advice, Tiamat gifted him the Tablets of Destiny, legitimizing his right to rule and giving him the power to control the fates, which he proudly wore as a breastplate. 

With Quingu by her side, Tiamat summoned the forces of chaos and eleven evil creatures to fight her children. 

The fight against Tiamat was not going well until Marduk steps forward, vowing to defeat Tiamat. Marduk first defeats Quingu and defeats Tiamat by shooting an arrow at her, causing her to split in half and from her eyes the rivers Tigris and Euphrates begin to flow and her body is used to create the heavens and earth. 

Marduk then divides duties up between the Gods and ties the 11 creatures to his ankle as trophies before eventually adding them to his home. He also takes the tablets from Quingu to legitimize his reign. 

After consulting with Ea, the God of Wisdom, Marduk killing Quingu, drained his blood and gave it to Ea who used it to create man, Lullu who would help the Gods maintain order. 

Prior to the discovery of these tablets in the mid-19th century, it was widely accepted that the creation story in the Book of Genesis was the first of its kind, however, once discovered we now see that this tale actually pre-dates the Book of Genesis.  

Cherokee Creation Myth (Earth Diver)

In the beginning, the world was covered with water. All of the animals lived in Galun'lati, which is the large stone that made the sky. It was so crowded and the animals needed more room, and they slowly began to wonder, what was under the water?

Beaver's grandchild, Little Water Beetle, offered to go and find out. He swam in every direction, but couldn't find a place to rest. Seeing that there was no land, Little Water Beetle dived to the bottom of the water and resurfaced holding some mud. The mud began to grow, creating Earth. 

The Earth was flat, soft and wet. The animals were getting really anxious, they wanted to go down! They began sending out birds, and unable to find solid ground, they returned. 

Eventually, they sent out the Great Buzzard, the father of the buzzards we see now. 

As he flew, he too noticed that the ground was not yet hard. He began flying closer to what would become Cherokee Country, he found himself becoming tired. As his wings began hitting the ground, it created valleys and mountains. 

The animals viewing this from Galun'lati became worried that the entire world would be like this and asked him to return home. 

Over time, the earth became dry and the animals can now descend, but it was so dark! They then took the sun and set it on a track overhead so that the sun could travel over the island from east to west. 

According to the source, it became so hot that Red Crawfish became bright red and his meat began to spoil, and this is the reason why the Cherokee do not eat them. 

The Medicine Men tried to something about the sun, so they raised the sun by seven handbreadths, placing it just under the sky arch, this is why the Medicine Men refers to the high place as "the seventh height".

Under our world lies another, exactly like this one, but the seasons are different. The springs that trickled down from the mountains were paths that one could follow, and the sources of the springs were the doorways. In order to enter this world, you would have to fast and enter the water and be lead into the world by someone who resides there. 

When the plants and animals came to earth, they were told that they had to stay awake for seven days. On the first night, almost all the animals stayed awake. The next day, several animals fell asleep. On the third night, many more fell asleep. On the final night, only the owl, panther and a few more animals were awake. This is why they are the only animals with night vision. 

Some of the plants fell asleep as well. The only plants that stayed awake were the Cedar, Pine, Spruce, Holly and Laurel and this is why they are always green and considered sacred plants. 

Because the other trees failed to stay awake, they were told that they will "lose their hair every winter"

Now that the plants and animals have settled down, humans came to earth. At first, it was a brother and sister. He then hit her with a fish and told her to multiple and every seven days, she had a child until there were so many people that women were told to only have one child a year. 

Mayan Creation Myth (Emergence)

Kukulkan and Tepeu wanted to make creatures on earth in their likeness. 

They first attempted to make man using mud, but they kept crumbling. 

They called upon the other Gods, asking for their help and together they created man from wood. Unfortunately, these creatures lacked a soul and began rebelling against their masters and had to be destroyed using rain.  

They finally created man using maize, which is a staple food and sacred item to the Mayans. 

Heliopolis (Ex Nihilo) 

The Deity Atum existed in the waters of Nu. 

Atum is the source of the elements and forces and it is said that he emerged as one being to multiply into the elements. 

Everything began when Atum went to the top of a mound and "brought forth" the air God Shu and his sister Tefnut. 

Shu and Tefnut then went on to produce Ged, God of the Earth and Nut, Goddess of the Sky, who in turn had 4 children; Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys. 

Völuspá (World Parent)

The Völuspá is the first poem in the Poetic Edda and also the most well-known. It talks about the beginning of the world and prophesied its coming end, known as Ragnorok. 

The tale begins with the oracle asking Odin if he would like for her to tell an ancient story. She then goes on to tell the tale of Ymir, and during his time there was nothing. No Sea, no shore, no breeze nor heaven. 

The gods sat to decide who would create the race of dwarfs from the sea-giants blood and bones. Ymir's flesh was used to create the earth, his bones created the mountains. The Sky is made of his skull, and his blood was used to make the ocean. 

I know this was a long post, but I hope you guys enjoyed it. 

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Hello, my loves! 

I hope everyone has been doing well and enjoyed their holidays! With my busy work schedule, I've been trying to create a blogging schedule that would help my post frequently, but I haven't had much success with it just yet. Finger's crossed, I'll be able to do so soon! 

The Worst Movie's ever Series is where I watch some of the worst movies from each decade and tried to summarize them as best as possible without giving out too much detail. Remember guys, I'm watching this, so you don't have to, LOL. 

This did take some time because there are 10 fucking movies on the list.

The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

This movie was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, which is where I first heard of it, and I have to admit, this movie was bizarre. From murder and necromancy that had nothing to with the film, a soviet scientist who turns into a monster due to being exposed by the radiation from an atomic blast and murder, it was a bit difficult to follow what was happening as the actors have minimal dialogue, and the narration was just... blah.

Eegah (1962)

So apparently, this was supposed to be a horror movie? LOL. The story follows Roxy, who, after hitting this giant (Eegah, who, by the way, is a freaking caveman?) with her car, informs her father, who is a writer, about it. Her father heads out into the desert, but after failing to arrive for his helicopter appointment (well, aren't we bougie), Roxy and her boyfriend Tom head into the desert to look for him. She is kidnapped by Eegah and taken to a cave, where she is reunited with her father. 

Eegah is getting hot and bothered by Roxy. Her father tells her to play nice so that this dude doesn't smash their heads in. They are rescued by Tom and head back to the city where Eegah follows them. He later dies after a fight. 

The film was horribly done, and like the Beast of Yucca Flats, I learned of this movie via an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, when they talked about Eegah eating shaving cream, which was just fucking gross. 

The Creeping Terror (1964)

This movie, like the last few, was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It was such a weird story. The story follows the occupants of a small town that are attacked by slug-like aliens (which is essentially a group of people that have been covered with a fluffy rug, and their spaceship is a fucking RV).

This slug creature goes around, devouring people (who could have efficiently run away because the people under the rug crawl slowly.) 

The creature then heads to the local lover's lane to terrorize the teens resulting in a few being killed. The police pursue the creature. A grenade is thrown, the animal gets blown up. As they try to destroy the spacecraft, it zooms away. 

The audio is delivered like it was being played like an early talkie movie; it was choppy at times and just didn't flow very well. 

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is widely known as Pia Zadora's first motion picture, where a young Pia plays an Alien child. The film opens with two children watching an earth show seeing images of Santa Claus. 

The Martians are advised by the wise man/sage that the children need to learn to be free and express their own individuality. For some reason, that means they need a Santa figure on Mars, so instead of just telling someone to dress up, they just decided to come down to earth and kidnap the Jolly Man from his cave in the North Pole...

Like on earth, some people are not up for the idea, so what do they do? Sabotage Santa's factory that he builds on Mars to make toys... bad guys are beaten, Santa saves the day, the end. (thank god) 

This movie was such a drag, and it was just long for no fucking reason. (Seriously, three fucking hours)

The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

First off, the movie has a weird colour to it. It's technically a black and white movie, but it's just odd... and it starts off with a man throwing a container of hazardous material into the ocean, where one opens. The contents just spill onto a human skull and slowly turns into a monster? (Maybe that's what Nessy is?)

Then cuts to the scene where a band is singing, everybody's doing the twist, a fight happens because a guy is dancing with another guy's girl, and they do the ZOMBIE STOMP! Guys. LOL, it was great. I'll be practising for the next wedding I go to. 

While they are all having a wonderful time, the man in the latex monster suit emerges from the water. He attacks a girl on the other side of the lake, killing her and then comes the most iconic fucking line I have ever heard "do you believe kissing is unhealthy" LOOOOOL, well, during this pandemic, yea, maybe. 

The monster dives back into the water, and the body of the woman it killed washes up onto the shore, sending everyone screaming. 

Dr. Gavin is brought in to help investigate, and in comes the mammy archetype. 

So for those who may not be aware of it, "Mammy Character" is the character that exudes the typical stereotypes of the black domestic servant, typically portrayed as a woman from the south, with the most notable portrayal being done by Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind.

So, Dr. Gavin's housekeeper, Eulabelle, suggested that the young woman's attack was "voodoo" related. We then cut to a large group of women having a slumber party, where the monster, along with his other monster pals (I guess the mob never thought this was going to happen when they threw the bodies into the water) where they then attack the women killing a large number of them. We then get cut to another scene of a newspaper vendor reporting the news. 

Cut to the next scene where three women are trying to change a flat tire, and they also get killed by the monsters, which CLEARLY has a thing for women. It later spots two other women, and while preparing to attack them, they get picked up in a car, which enrages it causing it to attach the female mannequins in a store window, and its arm got cut off. 

The arm is still fucking moving, and Dr. Gavin and Hank (the first dead girl's boyfriend, who is also the lab assistant) are trying to figure out how to kill these creatures when the girl who was with Hank at a party spilled a liquid on the arm killing it. 

What does this liquid contain, you ask!? Salt...

Fucking... Salt. 

Then the only male victims get killed, and then the ending just became a shit storm of stuff happening really quickly. Dr. Gavin's daughter goes by the quarry to test the water and is attacked and hurts her root trying to escape; her dad comes the rescue her, Hank throws a shit load of the sodium mixture and burns the good Doctor and the police help to kill the creatures. 

Hank and the Doctor's doctor end up together, and there's a voodoo doll by her bed? 

I dunno. I'm not sure what to really make out of everything. 

The Incredibly Strange Creatures who stop living and Became Mixed-up Zombies (1964)

I don't know what to make of this movie. All sense of logic just goes out the window. The story begins with an alcoholic and superstitious dancer who has a black cat cross her path. She goes to the fortune teller to find out what it means (it means to find the kitty and pet it) and is told that she's going to die... cool.

The dancer runs out of the tent in a panic and passes a group of friends who came to the seaside to spend the day and decide to visit the fortune-teller. The fortune-teller predicts that someone close to the woman in the group, Anglea, was going to die near watch. As they leave, they run into the fortune-teller's twin sister who seduces one of the men in the group, giving him to desire to watch her act. Angela is so disgusted by it that she leaves the carnival with her boyfriend and their friend stays behind where he is taken to the back and turned into a Zombie. Saucey... 

So the newly minted zombie goes around killing people, not having any memory of what he's done. Turns out that the fortune-teller and her band of misfit friends, or as the movie likes to call them, a group of occultist and monsters (because these bastards couldn't find someone else to blame) have been turning people in zombies by throwing acid on their face (cause that's exactly how that works) and keeping them in the fortune-teller's tent. 

She throws acid on this guy's face and while doing that, the other zombies in the back escape. They kill serval carnival members before being killed by the police. Our newly minted, not yet a zombie hero is chased by the police to the shoreline where he is shot dead in front of his friends. 

Monster a Go-Go! (1965) 

So far, all of the movies, while yes they are horrible are not as bad as this one. This was the worst thing I've ever seen. They make those horrible Bollywood movies from the early 2000s look like masterpieces. 

The entire situation with this movie was just horrible. While originally filming this movie, they ran out of money and the production had to be abandoned. When it was picked up again, not a lot of actors wanted to return, so the characters were just re-casted and in the case of one actor who agreed to come back and had gotten fat, bald and sporting a fashionable goatee was re-casted as a brother... 

combining the newly shot scenes with old ones, horrible lighting that just completely whited out the actors' faces and the worst audio ever and you couldn't understand any of the things that were being said.

Oh and the astronaut that the soldiers were chasing? He's been chilling in the ocean the entire time.

What?!?!

Manos: The Hand of Fate (1966)

I honestly couldn't focus on the plot of this movie because it made no sense, because everything about it was just horrible. Poor editing, horrible dialogue delivery, bugs flying into the cameras, the clapperboard being visible between scenes... good god.

Also, what always bothers me about these movies... what has the Satanists ever done to you? 

Reading about the plot and production after was just horrible. From rushing the shooting, night shoots because all of the actors had day jobs, dubbing was done after by only a few people, and it was really just bad. This is probably the first movie in their decade to make me question why I'm doing this project.

A Place for Lovers (1968)

Plot, 50 words or less:

American Woman whose about to drop dead meets a good-looking Italian guy, doesn't tell him that she's sick, he finds out and pretends to not know until she kicks the bucket. 

The end. 

Now please give me this bucket so I can throw up in it. 

They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968)

I didn't pay attention to this movie because it was complete shit. 




 

By Anonymous


Hi Everyone! 

To those who came here because of my podcast, welcome! and to my ever loyal readers who have not heard the news, I have a podcast! You can listen to the first episode of The Historia Podcast on Spotify!

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So are you ready to start your history lesson with a little bit of mystery?

L'homme au masque de fer, or The Man in the Iron Mask as many people know him isn't just some character in Assassins Creed or a random character in period shows like Versailles. 

Who is he? No idea. 

When was he born? MAYBE 1658? 

Why was he imprisoned? We don't know, all that we can say for certain is whatever he did, it must have been very bad. 

Let's clear one thing up, right off the bat, there was no iron mask, it was actually velvet. The theory of the mask being made of iron was first introduced by Alfred de Vigny in his poem "The Prison" but became ridiculously popular because of Alexandre Dumas's novel by the same name in the series "the Vicomte of Bargelonne: 10 years later" and there's been no evidence has been discovered yet to support this theory. 

Here's what we do know: 

  • Records show that he has been held in numerous French prisons such as the Fortress of Pignerol in Italy and the ever infamous Bastille. 
  • Rumours began in the 1680s that Louis XIV ordered that this unknown man be imprisoned and in a gazette or journal entry from 1687 mentions that the "unknown man" was going to be transferred to the citadel of Sainte-Margurite, located on the outskirts of Cannes. 
  • For 34 years he was under the supervision of Bénigne Dauvergne De Sainte-Mars who was a former musketeer. 
  • He was transferred to the Bastille on September 18, 1698, where he later died on November 19,1703.
  • His burial was registered in the Parish Cemetery of Saint Paul under the name "Marchioly" and his age was given as approximately 45.
Conspiracies 

As mentioned in the podcast, in this post I'll be talking about the theories I didn't mention and go into more detail. 

1. King's Relative 

Voltaire hypothesized that the Man in the Iron Mask could be an illegitimate older brother of Louis XIV.

2. The King's Twin brother? 

In 1965, French Novelist Marel Pagnol suggested that the Man in the Iron mask was probably Louis XIV's twin brother who was born second and was held captive, forced to wear a mask to avoid confusion. 

While there is evidence of twins in Louis XIV's family history, the possibility of this being the case is VERY slim. 

Childbirth at that time was difficult, the mother's body is going through a lot of things and a lot of pain, but royal births had one hell of a cherry on top of the sundae... people watching. 

Yea, that's right. Let's use the Queen as an example. 
 
She's been lying-in since her delivery date was close and then her water breaks. The doctor is called, and so are many courtiers of high standing and they're all pushed into the room to witness the child coming out of the Queen's Vagina. 

While we may think that it's kind of creepy, there was a reason for this. By them witnessing the birth, there is no opportunity, for example, a stillborn baby to be swapped with one that is alive, or a girl to be switched with a boy. They would also announce when the baby was out and what it was, so if Anne of Austria had twins, this would have been documented. 

3. The King's Father

Another theory is that the man in the iron mask is Louis XIV's biological father. According to this theory by Hugh Ross Williamson, Cardinal Richelieu arranged for one of Henry IV's illegitimate sons or grandson's to visit the Queen. Once an heir was produced, this person was shipped off to the colonies and returned sometime during the 1660s with the intent of extorting money from the crown which resulted in him being arrested. 

While many have disputed this theory that there is no evidence to support this hypothesis, Williamson argues that this theory is like all of the other Iron Mask theories, that there isn't a lot of evidence to support any of them. 

Personally, I don't buy it. Assuming that his age recorded at the time of this death is correct, this person would have been younger than the King. 

4. French General 

In 1890, French Military historian Louis Gendron found encoded letters that he then passed on to Etienne Bazeries who worked in the cryptology department of the French Army. 

The decoded letters pertained to General Vivien de Bulonde.

De Bulonde was supposed to attack the Italian town of Cuneo, but fled because he was so scared that he fled leaving behind wounded men and ammunition. The King then ordered that De Bulonde be imprisoned at the Fortress at Pignerol and walk the battlements during the day with 330 309, which according to the code; 330 meant "in a mask" and 309 means full stop (period). 

5.  One of Charles II's illegitimate sons.

There are some who think that the Man in the Iron Mask may be one of Charles II's illegitimate sons that have been proposed as the man in the iron mask: James de la Cloche or the Duke of Monmouth, who leads a rebellion against James II, which failed and he executed, but some believe that he was secretly sent to France because he didn't want to kill his nephew. 

6. Italian Diplomat 

I'm writing this post after I've released the episode, so I was finally able to find some information on Ercole Antonio Mattioli! He was an Italian diplomat that tried to fuck over Louis XIV and got his ass thrown in jail, and he happens to stay in two of the prisons that the Man in the Iron Mask is known to have stayed in. 

7. Valet 

As mentioned in the Podcast, this is one of the more popular theories out there, and its believed that events of Ercole Antonio Mattioli and Eustache Dauger lives were combined to create the myth of the Man in the Iron Mask. 

Eustache Dauger was believed to be the valet for Huguenot Roux de Marcilly who was imprisoned for trying to cut some sort of deal with Charles II. 

8. Eustache Dauger de Cavoye. 

This part was pretty confusing because there are two people with the same name. De Cavoye, was the son of Francois Dauger, who was a captain in Cardinal Richelieu's guard and inherited his father's position and title after Francois was killed in battle along with his two older brothers. 

He is rumoured to have participated in black masses, but from what I could find he was not imprisoned and it doesn't look like they investigated these charges at this time. During an Easter party at the Chateau de Saint Germain en Laye, he got into a fight with the Duc de Foix and as a result, a page boy was killed. 

Because the King was residing there, De Cavoye was prosecuted and was stripped of his titles and positions. Shortly after this, his mother had passed away and in accordance to her will, his youngest brother Louis inherited everything leave De Cavoye with very little money. 

With a piling amount of debt, it is believed that this was the reason many would believe lead to his involvement in what is known as the Affair of the Poisons, which I will be getting into on another episode. 

However, there is some "evidence" that De Cavoye was sent to the Prison Saint Lazare. We also have letters from him to his sister where he talks about the horrible living conditions he was living in and he had later sent a letter to the King, who just wasn't putting up with his shit and ordered that going forward De Cavoye must be supervised when writing any communications. 

According to a poem written by an inmate at that time, De Cavoye during the 1680s due to over drinking, which some historians seem to think is enough evidence to prove that he is not the Man in the Iron Mask. 

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Merry Christmas, everyone! 

This year has been difficult for us all, especially now with it being the holidays. We may not be able to have a big dinner with our families and enjoy whatever other traditions we may have; let us remember that the precautions taken have been placed to prevent this from spreading. 

Take this moment to call your families or facetime them, spend time appreciating what you have now. 

We hope all have an amazing day with your family. 




Hi Everyone!

It's finally December!

It's seriously been one hell of a year, and while the current pandemic has ruined a lot of our plans, we need to be thankful that we are all healthy and hope that things will get better soon.

While I've never attempted to do Blogmas before, I figured I'd try to give it a shot this year! So make sure to subscribe for notifications or join my Facebook page for updates!

 

 

Hello, my loves! 

I hope you have all been well! It's time for another Wort Movies Ever post! So grab some tea and a blanket as we watch the worst movies from the 1950s! 

Glen or Glenda (1953)

Glen or Glenda is a cult classic film that begins with Bela Lugosi (in one of the last movies he was in before his death), giving a cryptic monologue (because why not) and transitions to the body of Patrick/Patricia, a transvestite that had committed suicide. The investigator walks in and discloses that because of their cross-dressing, Patrick/Patricia had been arrested on multiple occasions. 

Robot Monster (1953)

I honestly don't know what was going on half the time. One moment there were humans the next, a gorilla with a helmet that a NASCAR driver would wear with two metal sticks. This creature then proceeds to kill everyone in the world with a death ray, except for 8 people because somehow they're immune to it, and then he falls in love with one of the girls. 

The Conqueror (1956)

This movie was such a shit show, and I'll admit that as a John Wayne fan, I was so disappointed. I'm not even going to waste my time going into the details of the movie because please, don't watch it, but what I will. touch on is the Cancer controversies. This movie was filmed within close proximity to a nuclear testing site which is believed to be the cause of 91 Cast and Crew members of this movie developing cancer at some point in their life.  

Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956)

Hold on to your knickers, ladies, and gentleman, it's time for another British movie... 

Fire Maidens from Outer Space may not be the name of a sick garage band from 1985 but a Space opera. What the fuck is that you may ask? A movie about Space with music, and it was a piece of shit.

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Ed Wood! He's fucking back! God Bless him, he's a shit director. This movie was a bit bittersweet as this was the last movie, Bela Lugosi appeared in before his death, and because he had unfortunately passed away while the movie was being filmed, his scenes were replaced by Tom Mason, who was Wood's wife's Chiropractor. LOL yea you read that right. He's a fucking Chiropractor, and to hide the fact that it was not Bela Lugosi acting in these scenes he would cover his face with a cape. 

I'd have to say that so far in the series, the 1950s had to be the worst moves I've seen so far. 



 


Hello, my loves!

I hope everyone is doing well.

Eggs in a basket are probably one of my go-to breakfast dishes to prepare after I first came across a video a few years ago on YouTube.

This recipe is super quick and easy!


Ingredients
Sliced Bread- any type will do.
Eggs- you will need one egg for each slice of bread you use.
Butter
Salt and Pepper


Using a cookie cutter or a cup, cut out the center of the bread. Don't throw this away as you will be toasting this as well. You can also cut this with a knife, just make sure to not cut too close to the edges!

Warm a frying pan on medium heat and butter one side of your sliced bread and the center of your bread, place the buttered side of the bread down. Once lightly toasted,  add a bit more butter to the pan to melt and then flip it over. 

Crack your egg into the center of the bread and season with salt and pepper and any additional seasoning you may like.

Also, can we take a moment to freak out about the fact that I got a double yolk?

Side note: There is a weird superstition that I remember hearing as a kid that if you get "twin" things, that means that you're going to have twins... which is funny because my mom is a twin.


Once your egg has set well, flip over and let it fry for another minute or two until it's set to your preference. I let the egg sit for about two minutes as I don't like the eggs super runny.

I hope you guys enjoy it! Let me know in the comments below if you make it!





 


Happy November 1st everyone! 

I'm so sad that Halloween is over, but despite the fact that I couldn't hand out candy to the kids this year, Tboy and I opted for a traditional horror movie marathon! It was so much fun! 

This month, we will be working on a few new products for our store Knitting with Steph and we are so excited for you to see it soon! 

How did you spend your Halloween? 


Hello, my loves!

I hope everyone's been doing well.

A few days ago, I had a huge craving for fried chickpeas, or Channa as we call them in Guyana. This is a summer staple in my house and we always have a bottle on hand just in case.

You can generally get them at any West Indian grocery store, or you can make them yourself!

Here's what you'll need:

600g of dried chickpeas (I'll go more into this in a moment)
Vegetable oil
6-8 Garlic cloves
4-6 Wiwi Peppers or approx 1/2 of a Scotch Bonnet Pepper 
Salt



The day before you are ready to make this or at least 12 hours before, place your chickpeas in a large bowl and soak with enough hot water to completely cover them. We opt for dried chickpeas as the ones that you get in cans are soaked with that thick liquid and also because my mother said so.

You will have to change the water multiple times in the day. This will help to remove the shell on the outside, so don't be afraid of the popping noises you might hear. 

You want the chickpeas to soften up but still be firm.

Rinse off and drain well. The chickpeas MUST be dry because you will be frying them in the oil and as we all know, oil and water are not friends. Just to be on the safe side we gently pat them down with a paper towel.



With a mortar & pestle, pound the garlic and pepper into a paste. You can also do this with a mini chopper, but my mom and I clearly had a lot of time on our hands that day.


In small batches, fry the chickpeas until golden brown making sure to salt each batch liberally. You can also add a bit of the garlic paste to each batch or just mix everything at the end, just make sure to keep the chickpeas warm so it can soak in some of the flavors.  

I hope you guys enjoy it! Don't forget to comment down below and let me know if you've made it 🙂 




 

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