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  • December 21, 2025

    Drink #8: ‘the scholar’s starch’ | The Raven Scholar

    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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  • December 6, 2025

    Drink #7: ‘legendboba’ | Legendborn

    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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  • November 11, 2025

    Drink #6: ‘the shopkeeper’s shai’ | The Alchemist

    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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  • November 1, 2025

    Drink #5: ‘savages’ smoothie’ | Lord of the Flies

    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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  • October 20, 2025

    Drink #4: ‘the purple portrait’ | The Picture of Dorian Gray

    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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  • October 11, 2025

    Drink #3: ‘rocky rue’ | The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    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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  • October 6, 2025

    Drink #2: ‘the monster’s match’ | Frankenstein

    Drink #2: ‘the monster’s match’ | Frankenstein

    The second drink of my thirty day book as a bev series is a strawberry matcha with coconut cold foam inspired by Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Another classic! I was pretty ambitious with the color palette this time around, but surprisingly, I feel I was able to execute my vision pretty well if I do Continue reading

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  • October 4, 2025

    Book as a Bev Resources

    Book as a Bev Resources

    Hello all! I’ve made a Google sheet that includes all of the drink names, images, tools, ingredients, ratings, and more with links to find anything you may need should you wish to recreate any of the things I concoct. The first drink: ‘the bird’s bancha’ is on there. And I shall continuously update it with Continue reading

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  • October 3, 2025

    Drink #1: ‘the bird’s bancha’ | To Kill a Mockingbird

    Drink #1: ‘the bird’s bancha’ | To Kill a Mockingbird

    The perfectionist in me would have ideally loved to have a new post each day of October, but alas, here I am already 42 minutes after midnight. Not off to the best start, but at least it’s a start! The first drink of my thirty day book as a bev series is a black sesame Continue reading

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  • October 2, 2025

    New Series: Book as a Bev

    New Series: Book as a Bev

    If you’ve lingered around here before, you may have noticed the occasional recipe testing mentioned on my weekly progress posts. And while most of those are from baked goodies or savory dishes, some have been from at home beverages that I’ve been crafting. I’ve been thinking over the last few months of turning my book Continue reading

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