Southern delicacies

Hi everyone!

As some of you may know, I am a born and bred Oklahoman. Honestly, a little too Oklahoman. My family is in the oil, cattle, and land business. I have lived in most areas of Oklahoma, I go to OU, and I'm Cherokee (Happy Indigenous Peoples day btw). 

As an Oklahoman, there are many foods that are very common here. Deer chili (with the beans), catfish, hush puppies, indian tacos, fry bread, fried okra, and my beloved fried crappie (we fry pretty much everything).

What is fried crappie you may ask? Well, crappie is a small freshwater fish in the south/midwest that is absolutely delicious. It's also pronounced kraa-pee. The best way to eat crappie is to fry it up. My favorite way is to put some on a tortilla, add fresh coleslaw, and squeeze a good amount of lemon juice on top.

The reason I am talking about this today is because I am craving some so damn bad. 

The only way you can get crappie is to catch some yourself. I have looked online to buy fresh crappie fillets but it is very expensive to order. My dad was the one to always bring some home from his fishing days. He would gut, skin, and fry them in under an hour. But these days he doesn't fish anymore. I have been begging for months to go fishing with him so I could just have one mouthwatering crappie taco. Hopefully by next weekend I'll be eating my fill. 

Do y'all have any favorite meals your family makes? 

31 days of Halloween

Hi everyone!

It's my favorite month ever, October! I have changed the theme of my blog to match the vibe of the month. (It will go back to normal after Halloween.)

I love Halloween traditions. I try to keep myself accountable by doing as many as I can while also creating some of my own. One of my traditions is based on cable television holiday specials.

Remember when you were a kid back in the 2010s and Disney Channel or ABC Family (now Freeform) would air a Halloween movie or episode every day? It always filled me with holiday spirit and made me anticipate Halloween. To honor that, I watch a horror/Halloween movie almost every day. (I am a busy college kid, okay? Some days I have almost no free time.) I will also be writing and posting a review of whatever movie I watch that day.

To kick off this year's tradition, today's movie is Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton. I have never seen this movie before, and I don't really know why. I love everything Tim Burton touches. His works have the perfect spooky vibes, and they are always a joy to watch. This movie is no different. It's spooky, it's campy, and it's bloody. Sleepy Hollow has everything you could want in a Tim Burton film and more. By more, I mean gothic 19th-century Johnny Depp.

I am so happy I got to watch this for the first time. The plot is compelling and does the original story justice. The costume design is amazing. Christina Ricci in a white corset is something I didn't know I needed in my life. What really pulled me in was the classic gothic Halloween. Flaming jack-o'-lanterns, twisty dead trees, murders, and witches are everything I look for in this holiday. The town in this movie is fucked up, and I love it!

I highly recommend it to whoever needs a classic spooky movie.

Do y'all have a favorite Halloween movie?