Hello to all new followers that also despise GenAI. A big point of the game I am currently making is to celebrate human made art! #portraitpaintergame

Marshmallows once cured coughs. Here’s how medicine became candy 💮🍬 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/marshmallo... #Food #Marshmallows #S’mores #Foodsky

The first screenshot of my game vs the game now #portraitpaintergame #gamedev #godotengine #painting #art

She's one of my favourite humans I've ever designed. I love her so much 💜 #indiedev #indiegame

Help a struggling art museum by painting beautiful paintings in my game Portrait Painter Demo out now on Steam!🎨🖌️ store.steampowered.com/app/4641510/... #portraitpaintergame #godot #art

Think medieval monks only prayed and chanted? They were also culinary planners. Let’s peek inside a medieval monastery’s cookbook⛪🚶 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/food-faith... #Food #Cookbook #Medieval #Foodsky

A Free DEMO for Portrait Painter is now available on itch!🥳🎉 apiratehat.itch.io/portrait-pai... #portraitpaintergame #godotengine #gamedev

Orujo. A spirit born from thrift, tradition, and centuries of rural ingenuity 🍷🍇 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/orujo-the-... #Beverages #Alcohol #Orujo #Brandy #Wine #Grapes #Foodsky

Playtesting my game by painting my mother's dog with the fitting name "Palette" 🎨 #portraitpaintergame #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

FOOD IN LITERATURE #1 📖🍳 From Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery: "I have never denied," said Rebecca Dew, taking her well-baked feet out of the oven, "that while we should not forget the Higher Things of Life good food is a pleasant thing in moderation."

Alien troubles 😔 #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

The languages which will be available for my game🌍 It's lovely to have international friends that want to help me out!🥰

Truffles weren’t always a luxury. Once dug up by peasants with pigs, they became the diamonds of the kitchen. A story of mystery, magic, and flavor🐽 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/truffles-f... #Food #Truffles #Foodsky

Ever noticed how some dishes are wrapped in leaves? From preservation to presentation, here's why humans have wrapped food in green for thousands of years🥬 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/wrapped-in... #Food #Tamales #Dolmas #Foodsky

Carrots weren’t always orange. The story of how the Dutch engineered a vegetable and rewrote food history with color 🥕 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/the-orange... #Food #Carrots #Orange #Dutch #Foodsky

✨I HAVE A STEAM PAGE!✨ store.steampowered.com/app/4099650/... Go give it a wishlist! I'm told that helps game devs! #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

Pandoro. A look at the origins of how this star-shaped sweet became an Italian holiday icon. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/pandoro-th... #Food #Pandoro #Italy #Christmas #Foodsky

This is my final game for my one game per month challenge! Launch Santa out of a catapult in this game I creatively named "Santa Launch"!🎅 apiratehat.itch.io/santa-launch #indiedev #godotengine

It’s my first time doing one of these, so hello everyone! #promosky Interests: • 🍳 #Cooking • 🧁 #Baking • 📚 #Reading • 🎮 #Gaming • 💻 #Gamedev • 🥾 #Hiking If any of this is your vibe, feel free to say hi or follow. I’d love to discover you too! 💫

Rice pudding travels the world under different names. A sweet journey around the globe 🌾🥛 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/one-dish-m... #Food #RicePudding #Foodsky

Adding my favourite band to my game🦆

Ever wondered why onions make you cry? It’s not emotional - it’s biochemical warfare 🧅 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/why-onions... #Food #Onion #Foodsky

For #PitchYaGame let me show you Portrait Painter🎨 A short game where you help a struggling art museum by painting portraits🖌️ Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/...

Persimmons. Discover this overlooked fruit and its seasonal magic🍂 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/persimmons... #Food #Persimmons #Kakis #Foodsky

Clarified butter lasts longer and cooks hotter. Bain-marie or straight to the pan - both lead to sunshine in a jar. Would you try making your own? 🧈 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/clarified-... #Food #Butter #Bain-marie #Foodsky

It's soon Halloween and of course for my monthly game I had to theme it accordingly. Say hello to "Boo-uty Salon"! A spookily themed dress-up game! apiratehat.itch.io/boo-uty-salon #indiedev #godotengine

My friend @apiratehat.bsky.social made this beautiful banner for my Bluesky! I absolutely love how it turned out! ✨ You should definitely follow him - especially if you’re into games and game development 🎮

Butter that doesn’t burn? From Indian temples to French kitchens, clarified butter has shaped rituals and recipes for centuries🧈 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/clarified-... #Food #Butter #Ghee #Foodsky

Italy isn’t just pasta and pizza - it’s nettles, chicory, elderflowers, and wild mushrooms too 🌿🌼 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/gathered-b... #Food #Italy #Forage #Porcini #Foodsky

Adding more items to the storage room #portraitpaintergame #godotengine #indiedev

Nordic cuisine is built on foraging 🧺 Here are 5 wild foods from the Scandinavian forest - and how they’re eaten 🌲 Would you try them? 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/top-five-f... #Food #Lingonberries #Chanterelles #Foodsky

What did sailors eat in the Age of Exploration? ⛵ From hardtack to salt pork and beer rations - food at sea was survival, science, and sometimes mutiny ⚓ 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/what-sailo... #Food #Sea #Foodsky

I have managed to finish my game for September for my one game per month challenge. This time it's a golf game and it's called "Gawf!"⛳ apiratehat.itch.io/gawf

Bitter oranges line the streets of Seville (Spain) 🍊 British kitchens turn them into marmalade. How did a fruit too sour to eat become a beloved breakfast staple - and a symbol of empire, medicine, and memory? 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/sevilles-b... #Food #Orange #Marmalade #Foodsky

Some work in progress from my game Portrait Painter. This will be a short interlude, or a "palette cleanser" as I like to call it🎨😉 #godotengine #gamedev #portraitpaintergame

Milk can last for months on a shelf in some countries - and only a week in others. 🥛 The secret isn’t magic, it’s UHT vs pasteurization. 🐄 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/why-milk-l... #Food #Milk #Foodsky

I have started to translate my game. It's weird seeing it in Swedish...

Your kitchen is a pharmacy.🌿 For centuries, herbs were prescribed as cures for everything from headaches to melancholy. Discover 10 plants that are as curative as they are delicious. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/ten-ancien... #Food #FoodHistory #HerbalMedicine #Plants #Foodsky

Why does freshly baked bread smell so good - but store-bought bread never does? 🍞 It’s not just warmth or nostalgia. There's a specific chemical behind that scent... and it only shows up when you bake. 🥖 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/the-aroma-... #Food #Bread #Loaf #Bakery #Foodsky

Last week at my summer job and last crocheted animal given away to a co-worker 🧶

Rhubarb: Is it a fruit? A vegetable? A poison? This pie favorite once traveled the Silk Road as medicine, not dessert. And one part of it can still kill you. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/rhubarb-fr... #Food #Rhubarb #Vegetable #Fruit #Pie #Foodsky

My incredibly creative friend made a game called Portrait Painter 🎨 You help a struggling art museum by painting portraits - it's charming, cozy, and fun. It would really make his day if you gave it a look and wishlisted it 💙 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/... bsky.app/profile/apir...

I'm super excited!!😁 My game "Portrait Painter" finally has a Steam page!🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/... #godotengine #gamedev

My entry for both the #gmtkjam and my monthly challenge. The August game is thus finished. Play as a space docking operator: apiratehat.itch.io/koola-station #indiedev #gamedev

It's Scrubarush! "Squirrels made of toothpaste. They collect baby teeth and store them in their homes for the winter. If only they left behind money as well..." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

We don’t just eat dessert - we feel it. Craving. Guilt. Joy. Nostalgia. Why are sweet things so tied to emotion? Here’s what psychology says about dessert, memory, and the pleasure we try to control. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/the-psycho... #Food #Dessert #Sweet #Psychology

Kablooey! 🧶

Nutmeg once sparked wars. Cloves fueled colonization. Black pepper? It was worth more than gold. Spices weren’t just flavor - they were global power. Here’s how a pinch of heat shaped centuries of history. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/how-spices... #Food #Spices #Cinnamon #Cardamom #Cloves

Ever wonder why tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe? 🍅 Kings feared them. Peasants avoided them. But the truth? It had more to do with plates than poison. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/the-tomato...