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Books For Black History Month
Somehow it’s already been a week into February, I swear the month just started yesterday! The goal is to read diversely all year long, but since it’s Black History Month I’m hoping to knock out some of the novels by black authors that I’ve had on my physical tbr for a while now and are… Continue reading
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Drink #10: ‘pumpkin patcha’ | One Hundred Years of Solitude
The tenth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a pumpkin matcha with a salted honey cold foam. The colors were pulled from my paperback edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. I love the cover for this novel, it’s so vibrant and had colors that were… Continue reading
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Drink #9: ‘nectarous nkatee’ | Homegoing
The ninth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a drink that’s neither hot nor iced – an odd in between concoction: a soy saffron peanut coffee, with a base of fresh raspberry jam, and topped with dark chocolate whipped cream. The colors were pulled from my hardcover edition of Homegoing… Continue reading
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2026 Bookish Goals
Hello~ The past few months have been a lot of fun: diversifying my book buys, discovering new authors, coming up with a plethora of recipes and turning my book collection into beverages. I haven’t been sharing everything I’ve been crafting or reading, so one of my New Year’s resolutions is to be more active online.… Continue reading
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Drink #8: ‘the scholar’s starch’ | The Raven Scholar
The eighth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a hot drink for the first time in a while. This week’s drink is an oat ube latte with black sesame milk. The colors were drawn from my paperback edition of The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson. There weren’t many colors on… Continue reading
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Drink #7: ‘legendboba’ | Legendborn
The seventh drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series – and rounding out the first week – is a boba tea inspired concoction that has a butterfly tea base with a hint of lavender and cream, a berry cold foam made with vimto, and a topping of fresh strawberry puree. This drink… Continue reading
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Drink #6: ‘the shopkeeper’s shai’ | The Alchemist
The sixth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a Thai tea with coconut milk and a mango purée base. This drink is drawn from my 25th anniversary edition of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, one of my favorite books. There were only two primary colors to draw from on the… Continue reading
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Drink #5: ‘savages’ smoothie’ | Lord of the Flies
The fifth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a green smoothie topped with a mango purée and ground flax seeds. This drink is based on my edition of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This book has remained burned in my memory since first having read it in my… Continue reading
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Drink #4: ‘the purple portrait’ | The Picture of Dorian Gray
Took a brief break, but back to it. The fourth drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is an iced ube latte with ube cold foam, topped with freeze dried raspberries for a pop of color and flavor. This drink is based on my edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray by… Continue reading
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Drink #3: ‘rocky rue’ | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Without further ado~ The third drink of my thirty day book as a beverage series is a hot dark cocoa with golden whipped cream, topped with baked marshmallows and walnuts. This drink was inspired by The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab! This book coincidentally is celebrating its fifth year anniversary this… Continue reading
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