Long Ago in Gatorville (Part 10)

New strip! More perspectives! More objects! 🧰 More PLANTS! 🌿

The Skillshare class I took in perspective is paying off and I love it! And uuuuuuugh that lattice is just sooooo good with all the plants and the leaves and the detail. I am so proud of it. 💕

Let's see how long it'll take me before the next strip drops, though I'll try to post the next one within a fortnight. 😅

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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Galantines

Lately I've been in a really culinary mood. The kind where I feel an itch to make something that I made (or probably botched up) in culinary school. Or something that at least tastes like I learned making it from culinary school. I'm not that motivated enough to make something overly fancy, but I am motivated enough to make something that tastes fancy enough:

Ahh, chicken galantines: one of the first recipes I learned from my basics of culinary arts class. I remember this distinctly being the day one of my chefs taught us how to butcher a chicken. It was the same day we made chicken mousseline farce using filleted chicken breasts, which looked more not worth the effort than it sounded when he started passing the processed meat through a tamis.

What stuck to me most that day though was how the galantine meat tasted with the chicken jus. The soft succulence of the chicken thigh, the aromatic, refined taste of the chicken jus... I hadn't known until then that this was what I wanted my chicken to ideally taste like. Looking back, it blew my mind to realize that the secret was just reduced chicken stock with... Thyme. There was no other special spice or herb involved with the dish.

I can't recreate the feeling of epiphany I had that day, but I can recreate the recipe... But with bacon to wrap the galantines instead of a cooking thread or foil. It tastes great, trust me. 10/10 would bacon again. 🥓

This recipe has 6 servings, but can be adjusted as needed.

Crossover's Gumroad Shop

...Is now OPEN! 🎉✨

That's right, folks. I'm proud to announce that I now have an official online merch store featuring official Crossover content! My store doesn't have much right now, but you can expect more products lined up in the future!

I got some samples for some of my products, because quality control. I'm pleased with what I have:

From left to right: Official Crossover Sticker (5.5"x5.5"), Official Crossover Mug (11 oz.), and Official Crossover Hoodie (Dark Heather - L).

If you're interested in buying some of my stuff, you visit my Gumroad store here. 🧣 I will be announcing releases via Ko-Fi and Instagram, so be sure to check those when you can! 📡

Thank you to everyone who has supported my ventures thus far. Here's to accomplishing more art career goals! 🍻

-Zip