#saffron and honey

[aphyray]

Huh what's this.

Is it possibly more sick cover art by @renstrapp?

For a little chapbook of a smutty secretary roleplay chapter pulled from Saffron and Honey?

That you can only get by showing up to the Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair in Toronto on February 8th?

Weird. Cool and weird.

[renstrapp]

My copy of Saffron and Honey has arrived! Aphy Ray contacted me earlier this year with a proposal to design the cover of their book, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. I'll be reading this this month :) Science fiction fantasy sapphic fairies!!

[fullcravings]

Persian Baklava

[fattributes]

Moroccan Lamb and Fig Tagine

[alexissara]

The Best Ships of 2024

If i’m anything I am a lover of love. I pretty much only engage stories with some kind of sapphic love element with some rare exceptions for strong ships I've seen, particular cool women with no love interest, or my partners wanting me to check something out. So as always strap in for a collection of sapphics at the very top tier of great to imagine having little dates and shit because this year was a really packed year for amazing women I wanted to to kiss each other. 

The list is not just new ships from 2024 media but any ship that I just happened to get into this year or had something to reinforce it in my life.  If you like you can see last years list https://www.tumblr.com/alexissara/739778084236050433/top-10-ships-of-2023?source=share and if you enjoy my little top 10 lists and want to see the lesbians I make ahead of everyone else go to my patreon https://www.patreon.com/AlexisSara.

10. Falin Touden and Marcille Donato [Delicious In Dungeon]

One of the most canon non canon ships of all time. One can hope that the anime rectifies the manga and has these two kiss in the end. This ship was one of the biggest ships of the year and while I am a contrarian and a hipster I am not immune, I really love these two, their sweet, cute and have a really strong dynamic and a sense that they truly love each other and would do anything for each other as well as a strong sense of attraction to one another. These pretty white women simply are delightful and worth every bit of hype and love they got this year. 

9. Velvet Crowe and Magilou [Tales Of]

I hated the of Tales Of Berseria but I love both these characters so much, they are so much fun and their like just a perfect dynamic. The extra goth edgy girl who eats people with her demon hand and the silly traitor clown girl mage who is always just treating life like it’s a game make for this really fun dynamic. Women deserve edgy OCs and they deserve those Edgy OCs to kiss a cute little silly lil clown girl. I just don’t know what else to say, their just kinda perfect together you know? 

8. Ayaka X Hiriko [Ayaka is In Love With Hiriko]

So this book and show is called Ayaka is in Love With Hiriko so you know it’s about these two doing a romance but the thing is that Hiriko is a stupid ass loser boss and Ayaka has to put her whole pussy into getting this girl to fuck her. I don’t totally love their we need to be in the closet at work kinda deal I think it’s weak to a lot of the other themes in the story but Ayaka and Hiriko genuinely are loaded with charisma and are actual lesbians textually in the narrative which is just rare even for stories with explicit sapphic relationships it’s not normally said out loud as a word and so Idk these two are special to me and their really funny too. 

7. Olive and Callie [My Dragon GF]

This is a ship that could be on a list every year really, since My Dragon Girlfriend debuted Olive it’s been a top tier ship but this years My Dragon Girlfriend gave us a very delicious date chunk of time focused on Callie and Olive doing a date and it was such a fucking cute date so here they are. Trans girl vampire and her cat girl GF it’s just perfect, I don’t know what to say, shy dorky trans girl vampire with her confident cat girl GF and the little ways they interact and feel the life and stuff. I just love them. Every time Courtney puts up little a little smut comic of them or draws them or whatever I am excited, I want these two girls to just ya know be married or whatever, they are the stars of the show to me. 

6. Tama X Koko [Sword Of The Necromancer]

I fucking love these two so fucking much. There is just nothing that beats a woman going to the depths of impossibility to revive the woman she loves no matter the cost, the toll of the consequences, dammit this woman is going to live, that’s not how her story ends and she will save her. That energy, that drive to just say “A World Without Her Isn’t A World Worth Saving” that is the kind of energy that immortalizes a piece of art to me and we see that energy from Tama but then we see Koko’s perspective and she has that same energy. Both of them see each other as this important part of the world, something worth giving up everything for and it’s so special with one of the worlds most amazing payoffs in a game. 

5. Emilia and Valentine [Sunset Phoenix]

Oh to be a magical mob boss with a little butch spy in your pocket who maybe also wants to betray you. These two are a very complicated relationship but ultimately bail each other out of awful situations again and again and again. These two are not dead yet but every piece of the world wants to fucking rip these two to shreads and it’s amazing how they endure everything going on in the plot and how their dynamic shifts over the time of the story. I can’t wait till the second arc of this story and to see if these two get together or not but their gay and their great and it’s so action packed and fucking great. 

4. Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit [Superwomen In Love]

I finally finished Superwomen in love this year after years of following the series from it’s early scanslations to now and it was even better than I would have expected. These two girls are utterly perfect for each other, their happy ending with explicit love confessions and them raising a kid together is just super sweet and I mean when girls fuse together it’s always a top tier ship. The Kamen Rider fun is great even for me who doesn’t do a Kamen Rider and has no interest in it. Their dates are fun, their desire for each other is fun, their little struggles don’t feel based on just misunderstanding and I really enjoyed the little short body swap story they added too. Their just so damn cute and I love them and I wish there was more of them to enjoy. 

3. Harlivy [The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley Quinn]

Okay, so I didn’t want to repeat any ships this year but there was a new version of Harley and Ivy in the utterly brilliant The Strange Case Of Harleen and Harley Quinn and what am I supposed to do when a brand new version with new origin stories in a YA setting that still lets the characters be radical and cool criminals and be in love since they were teens but gives them a little bit of mess despite a younger audience comes out!  Harleen and Harley both have great dynamics with Ivy, it’s nice to see the different ways they try and support her and also each other. Unlike a classic Dr. Jacklet and Mr. Hyde story the pair of them aren’t really portrayed as “good and bad” side of someone or a “Civilized and wild” side but instead just like alters that live together in the same mind and body. They are different people that have different skills although they draw from similar experiences. Pamala is already in love with Harleen at the start of the story but she falls for Harley right away too even before she realizes they are separate people.  These two are amazing criminal GFs and I love them in every universe basically. 

2. Syliva’s Sapphic Polycule [Potionomics] 

Potionomics put out their Masterworks Edition update and it made it where Sylvia could romance every single character in the game at once if she wanted and therefore making this one of the few games in the world with actual sapphic polyamory possible. While you don’t get to talk about dating other people with each other it’s still a cut above so many other games that simply don’t let you date other women once you’ve locked in.  Syliva’s got chemistry even with the guys in the game but obviously if your a lesbian like me your probably gonna just have her date all the girls and their all fucking fantastic relationships. Sylvia’s gonna keep herself busy between running her shop and kissing all the girls she is dating but she deserves the fun and joy they all bring into her life. All of their little romantic arcs are great and I love how the relationships feel very two sided where you grow through mechanics cuz your relationship with them and they grow in the arc not just being in a relationship with you but growing to some new place in their life. 

1. Sevika X Jinx [Arcane]

Sevika is one of my favorite characters of the year and Jinx is one of my favorite characters just in general. While neither will show up on my best characters list it’s because I didn’t love Arcane Season 2 so I just felt weird putting them there when I have up and down feelings on how they were handled yet, I can’t deny they are here on my top ship and a lot of that is carried by how cool they are. The way Jinx prioritizes getting Sevika her new arm she made for her over saving her own dead brother’s goggles, the way Sevika is willing to risk her life to fight enforcers so that Jinx can finish what she wants, the way Sevika believes in Jinx and wants to see her do things in the world, the way Jinx trusts Sevika without needing to say anything to her, these two are just so good and it really is a relationship between equals which shifts Sevila from her normal dynamic of being under someone. Every scene these two were in together was just a delight, an utter tree and honestly, they wree the heart of this season to me that felt neglected by needing to big up another region of the worlds lore and set up these magic giant stakes that just weren’t needed. Long live Zaun, via la revolution, the people deserve more than one seat at the table.

[blossomsinthemist]

All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter: May Wine Pear Tart

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This tart is the perfect culmination of the good things about gold; it’s filled with delicious and mystical magic, but disappears quickly into the eager bellies of anyone who smells its divine fragrance. It’s infused with May Wine, which is wine that has been steeped with the dried stalks of sweet woodruff overnight, which imparts an unusual and bewitching flavor reminiscent of sweet hay and tonka beans. Right now the sweet woodruff in my garden is blooming, reminding me of the beautiful ephemerality of spring and of this special golden tart. 

Golden May Wine Pear Tart: 

This is an extraordinarily delicious recipe - sweet woodruff infused wine gives these golden pears a delightful flavor, which pairs perfectly with a tender frangipane filling. This recipe is also gluten-free and sweetened only with honey! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 

Ingredients for Poached Pears:  

6 firm bosc pears 

1 bottle May Wine (see note below) 

1/2 c. honey

1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

1 pinch saffron threads

Directions: 

In a large pot, bring the wine and honey to a simmer. Scrape in the vanilla seeds and discard the pod. Add the saffron. Let simmer for a couple of minutes. 

Meanwhile, peel the pears. You should use very firm pears for this recipe. Bosc pears work best. 

Gently lower the pears into the liquid, adding water as needed to make sure they are covered. 

Simmer until the pears are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Cover the pot and let the pears sit in the syrup in the fridge overnight. (optional - makes the flavor more intense.) 

Remove the pears from the liquid and set aside in a covered bowl. Bring the liquid to a boil and simmer until it’s thickened into a syrup. Set aside. 

Pastry crust: 

1/2 c. almond flour

3/4 c. rice flour

3/4 c. tapioca starch

1/4 tsp. salt

1/3 c. palm oil shortening

3 Tbs. ice cold water

1 egg yolk

1/2 tsp. vinegar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F. Mix together the flours, then cut in the shortening until the mixture is the texture of breadcrumbs. 

Beat the egg yolk with the water and vinegar. Add 2 Tbs. of this mixture to the flour mixture and mix well. If the dough sticks together, move on to step 3. If it’s still crumbly, add another 1-2 Tbs. of the liquid and mix again. You won’t use all of the egg mixture. 

Press the dough into the bottom and sides of a tart pan with a removable bottom. Prick the bottom with a fork. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes, then line the crust with parchment paper and fill with beans or rice. 

Bake for 20 minutes, then look under the parchment paper. If the crust still looks “wet”, bake a few more minutes. Remove from oven and let cool while you prepare the filling. 

Frangipane Filling: 

6 Tbs. vegan butter or palm oil shortening

1/3 c. honey

1 c. almond meal

2 Tbs. rice flour

1 Tbs. tapioca starch

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 tsp. almond extract

Directions: 

Beat the shortening and honey until smooth. Add the almonds, rice flour, and tapioca starch and blend until crumbly. Add the eggs and mix until the mixture is smooth. Add the extracts, then pour the filling into the pre-baked tart shell. Arrange pears as listed above. 

Bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes or until the tarts are puffed and golden. Cool, then brush with the reserved pear syrup. 

May Wine: 

To make May Wine, simply steep 1/4 c. Sweet Woodruff in a bottle of riesling or rose overnight, then strain."

[meridianbarony]

*maniacal laughing*

*much louder maniacal laughing*

[riveroverthesky]

Every time I read a medieval inspired fantasy book where the characters eat chocolate I have to ask myself "where are they getting the chocolate from?"

[aphyray]

Saffron and Honey - How Should I Know You?

Pride sale ends September 30!!

Hey it's pride month in my city! We're weird!

It's so students can enjoy it I guess I don't know.

Anyways, I'm celebrating with a coupon for my book. It just launched with a super fun reading and I'm still glowing about it.

Saffron and Honey - HSIKY? is a novel starring...

Ravi Beausoleil - a clinically doomed, bi-sapphic, masc, nonbinary chemical science postgrad with a grim, nihilistic vision for their future

Nicole Doyle - a couch-crashing, towering femme beauty and exiled faerie-in-disguise with a dark, dark history and a guilt complex the size of a mountain, who refuses to let Ravi wither away before their time

Felicity Vicente - a meddling, book-excavating archaeology postgrad and old unrequited highschool crush of Ravi's, who can't stand to let her toxically-beloved bestie be exploited by a mysteriously seemingly magical couch-crashing parasite

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Click the code below to enjoy a special Pride Month discount, or head to https://aphyray.com and type it in at checkout.

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20% off your whole order

Good until September 30th

kk thanks love you bye

[gnomeyana]

[poisindonottouch]

Queer reads: AJ Demas

I’m home from my vacation, so you’d think I’ll be good about my blog schedule, yeah? No, no I am not. Anyway.. here’s day 25: AJ Demas.

AJ Demas writes alt-ancient Mediterranean historical romances, which is to say her romances take place in a set of city states that bears a striking resemblance to Greece, but she’s not tied down to the things that actually happened in Greece. 

There are six books so far, with three of them in one trilogy and the other three stand alones. There’s a bit of crossover, especially in the details of the world building, and it’s fun to recognize faces and places between books. 

Demas’s stories are sweet, queer, and all about found family. They have spicy scenes, and they also have fantastic world building, interesting politics, and great character voice. If you like historical romance, but you want something slightly further afield than Regency England, these are for you. 

[ticklemerainbows]

Gen 13!

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[msb-lair]

Clutch #3470 - Heure/Quelle

Mated On: 2024-01-21 # of eggs: 3 Hatched On: 2024-01-26

Progeny:

Hatchling 9232 - Auraboa Female, Terracotta Rattlesnake/Grapefruit Riopa/Honey Paradise, Unusual - 15 gems on 2024-01-27

Hatchling 9233 (Est) - Auraboa Female, Sable Rattlesnake/Peach Riopa/Honey Rockbreaker, Common - 15 gems on 2024-03-02

Hatchling 9234 - Auraboa Male, Metals Mochlus/Saffron Riopa/Gold Paradise, Unusual - 15,000 on 2024-02-17

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[midnapanda]

What if i made a gilfriend for my dollsona...... whatthen......

[sscplherbals-blog]

Skin Lightening Face Wash by SSCPL Herbals – Herbal Brightening Gel Cleanser

Experience radiant skin with SSCPL Herbals Skin Lightening Face Wash! Enriched with Saffron, Honey, Mulberry & Licorice for deep cleansing, brightening & hydration. Paraben-free, cruelty-free gel cleanser. Buy now at www.sscplherbals.com

[bharatvedica]

Bharat Vedica Organic Saffron Honey: A Natural Way to Strengthen Immunity

Organic saffron honey is more than just a sweet treat; it's a powerful health booster. The saffron in the honey is rich in antioxidants, which help protect your body from harmful free radicals. Meanwhile, the honey provides natural antibacterial properties that can help keep infections at bay. Together, they work to enhance your immunity and promote better digestion, making organic saffron honey a valuable addition to your diet.