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I love to make a whole thing out of having caffeine by adding something different every now and then or elevating the drink with a steamed milk or infusion. Examples include adding mango nectar to my matcha lattes, adding chai to my iced lattes, mixing hibiscus tea into my green tea or adding fresh lemon, etc. Spending a little more time to jazz it up seems to be such a minute thing that has made the morning less painful
Mar 16, 2024
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i'm pretty sensitive to caffeine, so i have to stay away from it sometimes. but i still like finding ways to have a fun little drink! green & black teas both have a bit of caffeine, but herbal teas have no caffeine. if you want to replicate the feeling of getting a latte, you could ask the barista to froth any kind of milk into an herbal tea. you can also add cold foam or syrups to make it feel more like a coffee latte. some places even offer sweeter or dessert-flavored herbal teas with chocolate, or things like that.
you can also make your own tea lattes at home! all you need is tea bags or loose-leaf tea, milk, & a really cheap milk frother. you can even make your own syrups by dissolving sugar into hot water, or sweetening it with honey! there's a big range of herbal teas out there, so you might be able to find one you like, or one that tastes similar to coffee.
WRNING: if the herbal tea has citrus in it, don't add milk! citrus + dairy curdle when they're put together :(
May 29, 2025
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I should start out saying that I don’t care a lot about coffee even though I drink loads of it, or I have in my life (I’ve been trying to drink less). Elijah recently got a Moka Pot Brikka - the one that ‘cremes’ at the top… not the easiest to find without Amazon. My mom gave me a Bodum milk frother last year for Christmas that I never used… until now. We drink the caps out of the Bookworks x Cafe Nyleta cups, because it's one of the few matching mugs we have. It’s turned out to be a very fancy way to start the day and I recommend it to anyone who wants additional kitchen-ware.
Dec 3, 2020
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I make a French press and froth up some oatly w a drizzle of maple syrup and then i sprinkle cardammom and cinnamon on top and it's just tasty enough to distract from existential dread for a while
Dec 28, 2023
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- The grocery store franchise closest to you is possibly overcharging, so sometimes groceries become a sort of Halloween style I buy fruit from here, pantry things from here, etc etc
- Lots of free things to do with a library card!! so many museums have discounted / free admission, the Met for example allows you to do a suggested donation when showing a library card
- Obvious but tap water is 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 no need to buy fancy water when going out to eat (and on this note I always carry around a reusable water bottle and one of those little electric fans bc the temperature outside never matches the subway)
- There is no greater joy than getting a blanket and a book and people watching on Sheep Meadow/the Mall/ at any park
- Explore the other boroughs!!
- It’s so cliche but you can stumble upon so many fun restaurants, events, bars, shops, concerts, museums, etc etc by just strolling around
- In tandem with the above I sometimes check the Time Out NY website, the New York Times daily newsletter, New York Magazine. The New Yorker, etc for inspiration and info about things going on
- Citymapper is your bff for navigating the subway/bus/transit/walking/etc and is great with keeping you posted on any delays
- On this note also always check an MTA app or citymapper etc to see if trains are running, can save you time and sanity
- So many free concerts and events at places like the 92nd Street Y, in Bryant Park, SummerStage in Central Park
- If you like TV you can go to tapings of shows or get paid to be part of the studio audience on websites like 1iota or Shadow Casting and Productions
- Also can get lots of free things from pop ups that different brands host throughout the city, my roommate usually finds them on instagram
- Join the free rewards program of your favorite coffee place / grocery store/ etc
Feb 21, 2024
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- Sporcle, I love the blank map quizzes and what a perfect way to realize ooo I don’t know enough and I need to learn more
- Poptropica for when you want to go on a little quest
- Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure bc how else will I learn about what chic people are up to??
- this may not count but youtube dot com to watch BBC live lounge
- Merriam Webster bc those divas have a magnificent cross word
Mar 10, 2024
Call me Kylie Minogue bc I can’t get this out of my head diva!! I think about it on most days and cannot stop hearing every beautiful, somber, heartbreaking, yearning line!! I want to print it out and put it everywhere !! I want to lay on the floor and wallow in it!!
Feb 16, 2024