Monday, October 12, 2015

The Aztec Pumpkin


I've posted this before and believe (almost 100% positive) that it comes from The Galaf Oceanside Asylum, where all kinds of talent in pumpkin carving can be be found, based on themes world wide!

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

More Weird Native Food



This is Yucca in bloom.  The parts used for food are the rubbery white flowers.  The above is a photo taken by my mother yesterday in her yard here in Georgia.  I'm posting this, because like Huitlacoche (see below), it's a strange Native American food, consumed in a variety of ways, mostly in the southwest and rural and native villages in the northern most parts of Mexico.  It's even made it's way into "haute Native cuisine," served mainly in upscale restaurants based on native foods in Indian Casinos (again, mostly in the southwest).  But it what also makes it a fine Countdown To Halloween post, is that Yucca (not to be confused with the tuber Yuca) loves to grow in graveyards old abandoned mining towns.  Spooky, no?  So here are some mine and my mother's photos of this strange plant, both pre and post harvest from yesterday.

Pre-harvest different angle.

Post-Harvest packed and delivered to my house

Un-Packaged

Close up of fleshy flowers

There are several varieties of Yucca native to all over the Americas, including the Caribbean, this is the one of the most commonly cultivated type called Spanish Bayonet, Yucca filmentosa, also sometimes called "Bear Grass."  It is native to the Eastern United States.  The leaves, stems, and especially the roots can be used to stun fish and this is exactly what some of my ancestors primarily used the plant for centuries ago.

One very curious little kitty!!

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Halloween Pumpkin


Watching The Evil Dead 2 (1987) over my live Scare Me Blog, so I was wanted to pay a pumpkin tribute to Ash the Demon slayer (Bruce Campbell).  And speaking of Bruce Campbell, here are the best of his one liners

Halloween Pumpkin


Channeling my inner love of silent film.  

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space






Over my Scare Me blog, we are having a "Peanut" day--meaning my son is running the show as far as viewing goes.  His first selection today was Monster vs. Aliens, following the film's release the made this adorable halloween special involving one our most important native foods:  pumpkins.  The film can be viewed online to cast via a Chrome Cast device to a television over at Dailymotion---just be aware these aren't your ordinary pumpkins....



Friday, October 2, 2015

One Of My All Time Favorite Pumpkin Carvings!

Carved in the style of the Maya calendar round.


Over at the Scare Me Site, we are celebrating Native Actresses In Horror Films, thought this would be appropriate.  Mind you, I did not carve this, but whoever did--wasn't able to find out--is very talented!!