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Nighttime Tea

@nighttimetea.bsky.social

Catered OC for the food & book obsessed (feat. metal & cats) Specialties: breads & desserts, classics, specfic, history, feminism, & fantasy audiobooks, food in literature. Soul bound to @trashphalt.beauty Never AI, no tolerance for bigots. they/them.

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Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 2h ago

Sick bands (that aren't rapists or n*zis) with sick album covers: Russian Circles #instrumental #postmetal #postrock

Russian Circles; Nine

I think this is like....a piece of a mountain or something....in the corner of a white room. It has snow on it, or what looks like snow. Wait maybe it's a snow covered bush with a bunch of snow piled up in the corner so its a slant of snow, I really cant tell. Anyway is says
RUSS
IAN
CIR
CLES
NINE
Just like that in sans serif white font in a rectangle in the middle.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 3h ago

Books I want to read based on the cover & title alone: #books #booksky #bookcovers #reading #fiction #generalfiction #fantasy #lgbtqia+ #romance #adventurous #emotional #mysterious #medium-paced

Cover for Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou

Two people are moments away from a tender kiss, eyes closed. They are both pale in complexion, though the taller one is slightly paler and has elven ears and elven script tattoo under one eye. There are many moths all around them, encircling them. The moths are purple and darker pueple with slight tear drop shapes on their wings.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 3h ago

Books I want to read based on the cover & title alone: #books #booksky #bookcovers #reading #fiction #generalfiction #mysterious #dark #challenging #fantasy #horror #supernatural

Arthur Machen, The Three Impostors

Arthur Llewelyn Jones (1863-1947) who wrote under the pen name Arthur Machen was a leading Welsh author. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction.

Black background, white kind of piratey degraded capital font an abstract painting square in the centre, its yellow on the top and then kind of fades to now what looks like dried and crusted blood, I cant really see any discernable image or pattern, kind of a face, maybe not. It's a bit eerie.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4h ago

Books I want to read based on the cover & title alone: #books #booksky #bookcovers #history #reading #nonfiction #food #foodhistory

Consider the Fork, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson takes readers on a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cooking around the world, revealing the hidden history of objects we often take for granted.

There are a collection of old looking utensils on a black background with one spoon containing coarse grained salt that is somewhat spilling out onto the table.
"A history of how we cook and eat"

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4h ago

Books I want to read based on the cover & title alone: #books #booksky #bookcovers #bookerprize #reading #fiction #generalfiction

Whistler, A Novel
Ann Patchett

This looks like an oil painting with the focus being a saddled light chestnut horse with a white streak down their forehead and white socks. the reins trail down and the horse looks alert directly at the viewer. The foreground is a yellow green grassy meadow with the background being distant hills to either side, but mostly flat in the centre. the sky is dark royal blue and thisi part looks more watercolour, it is night and some specks of stars are visible. the font is white and serif.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4h ago

Books I want to read based off the cover and title alone: #books #booksky #bookcovers #bookerprize #reading #fiction #generalfiction

John of John by Douglas Stuart. White bold font that takes up the entirety of the cover. Behind is a rain spattered painting of clouds above maybe a body of water or an ocean at sunset or sunrise. along the bottom in the same font, but medium orange colour: Booker Prize-Winning Author of Shuggie Bain.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 6h ago

The Count of Monte Cristo is so badass. I have a two new role models. Edmond Dantes and Amos Burton (unrelated to Monet Cristo, from The Expanse) they’re both men, however they’re fictional so I can keep my Misandry Club Card membership. #books #scifi #reading #tv #booksky #classics

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · yesterday

Books are cool

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · yesterday

Kitty melting into pets. I love this little baby guy. Bisquito. I will give himhim pets for you. #cats #blackcats #blackcatsofbluesky #void #kitten

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · yesterday

I don’t know what to say about this book. I feel a bit disappointed even though there were some moments of genuine enjoyment. I really only felt excitement for how the plot might develop near the very end. I will probably read the 4th but compared to the first two this one felt lacking. #scifi

Nighttime Tea@nighttimetea.bsky.social · 2w ago

Finally starting book 3! Book 1&2 were so different I can’t wait to see what’s in store because I’m sure it’s going to be absolutely mad in the best way. I still think about the AI in book 1. And “we’re going on an adventure!” Is 👍 #scifi #booksky #reads #reading #books #book #sff #specfic

Book cover for Adrian’s Tchaikovsky’s Children of Memory. There is a golden planet with sun just coming over the horizon and a ship below it looking like it wants to land.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · yesterday

I block all accounts that use AI for “art” or “writing”

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · yesterday

I’d love to read more indie books but I can only do audiobooks. Where do folks get their indie audiobooks if there’s such a thing? Preferably a platform to stream from and not a bunch of files to download. #booksky #books #reading #reads

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 2d ago

I consider myself open minded toward food but no thank you to this #cooking #food #bread #baking #nothanks #bake

"Prepared foods"
"Salte-Rising Bread"
"Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese scented loaf."
A picture on the right of said loaf, pale dense interior with a darkened crumb, more of a quick bread texture, with a smear of butter.
Here's more from the website:

To cultivate a starter, bakers boil cornmeal, sugar, salt, and milk. Then, they leave the mixture somewhere warm (around 100 degrees Fahrenheit) for eight to twelve hours. Afterward, the starter is ready for the “sponge,” or flour component, of the recipe. Given a few more hours, the exterior should produce a bubbly foam coating—a sign of its signature stink. Children might compare the finished result to “distant dirty feet,” but adults tend to enjoy the cheesy aroma of the fine-crumbed, dense, and tender loaf.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4d ago

Rainy day kittens napping amidst the chaos of canning peaches. #catsky #cats #kitten #orangecat #cute #cuteanimals #kitty

Two orange kittens sprawled on a vintage burgundy chair with a peach floral pattern, wooden trim beside a window and a wood slat wall.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4d ago

The hardest thing about watching Roman period dramas is that there isn't ever a single likeable character. The second hardest thing is the sponge stick. #rome #roman #drama #historicaldrama #history #television

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · last wk.

“Entropy is the landlord whose rent always gets paid.” Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory Damn, what a good quote. Entropy is the only landlord I respect I suppose. Entropy the Slumlord. #booksky #books #scifi #reading #reads #sciencefiction #quotes

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 2w ago

Maybe we'll get some smoke free weather now that it's rained. Today is for sipping coffee and enjoying the cinematic gameplay of Death Stranding. I have so many questions! A big one was, "What the heck is a walking simulator?" I know the answer now lol. #videogames #gaming #story #atmospheric

Sam Porter stands with a corpse on his back, making his way through dangerous misty wild lands, rocky outcrops and streams, verdant plant life and a cloudy sky. He wears an orange jump suit with knee pads and gloves.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is with me wanting to read 40+ hour long books that require your full concentration to keep up with? I’ve read both Middlemarch and Wuthering Heights this year and now on to The Count of Monte Cristo. Delicious sandwich. #literature #classics #reading #booksky #book #audiobooks

Cover for said book. It features a stormy Rocky ocean shore with two figures stumbling about on the beach. I think that’s a fortress on the rocks but it’s hard to tell. The count of Monte cristo is by alexandre Dumas

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 3w ago

Enjoying though I didn’t realize it was a romance. I could see it building to that and I’m okay with it. The world building is wonderful, the magic interesting, I’m not even half way through so I’m excited to see the character progression. #books #fantasy #romantasy #romance #booksky

Book cover for Uprooted by Naomi Novak. There is a tower in green line drawing floating in the air and underneath it a tree sprouts downward where the base of the tower should be.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4w ago

Teriyaki Tofu is one of the best things. Served with brown rice, green onion, pickled ginger, garden cucumber. I love how simple a real teriyaki is and so much flavour! My kids love it too. #meals #cooking #cook #food #simple

A plate of yummy food as described in the main text! Some chopsticks rest on the white plate.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4w ago

I feel like total ass but my pizza came out good. Someone come eat it cause I’m going to bed. #noodles #pizza #cooking #foodsky #food #margherita #bleh

A pizza with garden tomatoes and basil looking fine and tasty resting on a floured cutting board.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4w ago

I regret to inform you all that these are the best pancakes of all time but they are in my house so you probably won’t get any. I will take applications for resident pancake eaters/dish washers. #food #foodsky #cooking #breakfast

A stack of fluffy buttermilk pancakes in a dish! Golden brown and delicious.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4w ago

Yes I put on my Hobbit feel outfits to pickle yes I’m wearing a snood if you’re not wearing a snood you’re not even living. #snoodlife #pickles #history #cosplay #food #canning #preserving #prepping #hobbits

A pic of OP in a white cotton dress wearing a white snood on her hair with her home in the background. jars of freshly canned pickles are on the coffee table. There’s a bookshelf and some other cabinets.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4w ago

25 hours of lectures on daily life in the ancient world is like dessert for me. This has been my bedtime book for the last few months and I enjoy listening to the same chapters over and over, picking up things I missed. It’s included in audible’s plus catalogue rn. #audiobooks #history #book

Audiobook cover for the great courses lecture series titled the other side of history daily life in the ancient world by professor Robert garland of Colgate University. There is a hieroglyph of a man using a tool on some scaffolding.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · 4w ago

A bursting explosion of berries on my bushes will result in hopefully much jam for the winter 🥹 I love blackberries I think of all the berries because when you are patient and you wait until they are heavy and sticky it’s like tasting summer. #food #foodsky #fruit #preservation #cooking #gardening

A tray of mixed blackberries and raspberries ready for the freezer.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · last mo.

I’ve been blessed this year to get a spot with a local organic veggie delivery from my dear friend’s farm. I urge you to see if there is one near you! I find it comparable to store prices but the quality is exceptional and supports independent growers. #food #foodsky #veggies #eat #organic #basket

A basket bursting full of fresh veggies. Zucchini, carrots with the tops still on, pale creamy yellow beans, cherry tomatoes, and a beautiful head of cauliflower beside a leafy savoy cabbage.

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · last mo.

Sour cherry syrup. The colour is all from the cherries. Sour cherry soda is going to be so good. Maybe with some ginger? #preserves #cooking #foodsky #food

A glowing red jar of sour cherry syrup made from sour cherries picked by OP. Cherries were soaked in vinegar for one week and then sugar for a week, now they’re being dehydrated and coated in sugar. Cherry syrup for drinks I guess? Not sure what else to use it in!

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · last mo.

Dutch baby day! Fresh local blueberries, lemon squeeze, sugar dust. 10/10 Recipe, not my own: www.reddit.com/r/Baking/com... #food #foodsky #baking #bakes #bake #fruit #localeating #localfood #organic #homemade #germanpancake #castiron

a puffed up dutch baby smattered with blueberries and icing sugar in a cast iron skillet on a white range

Nighttime Tea @nighttimetea.bsky.social · last mo.

Harrowsmith cookbook Chocolate Applesauce Bundt Cake. I love those cookbooks too, they’re specifically a Canadian thing compiled out of all the Harrowsmith Country Magazines. This was delicious and tasted like chocolate gingerbread. I wanted to use up my home made applesauce from last season. #food

A swirled chocolate Bundt cake on a white scalloped cake plate painted with purple violets resting on a wooden table with a cookbook on a stand in the background.