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Blood Orange Negroni

Blood Orange Negroni

+3 With Christmas approaching ( it’s tomorrow guys!) I couldn’t leave out my favourite drink for the holidays: a Blood Orange Negroni. Negronis are very easy to make and it’s a palate pleaser! Plus, you…

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A Spiked Chai of Dreams

+2 There is one thing everyone will be doing this Christmas and it’s drinking, so we asked a good friend of ours to create a tea cocktail for us, and he created this Spiked Chai….

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Rooibos & Orange Sour

A festive Rooibos & Orange Sour

+2 Made in collaboration with Emilie at Good & Proper Tea. During the past decade of my work in the coffee industry I have had the pleasure of meeting some of the most amazing and…

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Eggnog

Scrumpy Spicy Eggnog Nicey

+3 There is one thing I thought I loather about Christmas and that thing was Eggnog. Of course I was wrong, how can you not love it it’s just beyond me. I had tried it…

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Pear Honey and Coffee Spritzer

Pear, Coffee & Honey Spritzer.

+3 In 2018, I had the chance of participating the Italian Barista Championship, and the last drinks I served were a set of 4 Pear Coffee & Honey Spritzer. At the time, the ingredients were…

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Pumpkin Spice Latte

+3 There are a few things I can do very well, including rapping to Lizzo’s Truth Hurts without losing track or breath on the way to the end and spending money I don’t have on…

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    Aaaand she’s almost there! Our darling @notaskil Aaaand she’s almost there! Our darling @notaskilfulsailor is almost 30! 🎉 🎈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Fred talk about turning 30 on the blog, and her reflection on why is such a milestone.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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    Did we already say how much we love film? 🎞 ⠀ Did we already say how much we love film? 🎞 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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    Our #coffeeofthemonth this January definitely has Our #coffeeofthemonth this January definitely has to be these beautiful geishas from @sumocoffeeroasters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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    Annnd Fred has a smaller read list. For the whole Annnd Fred has a smaller read list. For the whole year really 😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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But nonetheless still a great list of books. Here’s a sneak peak of what she’s up to. 📚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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    Today on the blog: Cristina shared her reading pla Today on the blog: Cristina shared her reading plans for this month as she walks through the goal of reading 50 books this year! 📖 📚 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We hope you had a great start of the week! We definitely had and we are celebrating #popcornday today! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So in honor, we popped some of that delicious corn, took out our scrabble board and played, well until we were tired @cristina1994 kicked our asses! She’s the queen of scrabble guy. 👸🏼 👸🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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    New week new skincare post! 💅🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This week @simonarosano posts about her Updated Winter Skincare. She has tried new products which now she loves and work wonders to her skin.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How’s everyone doing? We have been a little nostalgic today and went through all our pictures from our many visits to #Cambridge, since today marks the birth of the author and former Cantabrigian A.A.Milne. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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    Who is tired of all this rain? 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Well, it’s definitely a great day to pamper yourself since we are stuck indoors. And what a better way than a bath? 🛀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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