“It’s a beef shoulder, simmered until the meat fell off the bones with three yellow onions and half a bushel of carrots, and two full measures of this year’s barley."

Fool's Assassin's ~ Robin Hobb

"The shopkeeper had given him a little table near a fat blue pottery stove. He had served Hest pastries with the tea, some filled with peppered monkey sausage and others with a soft pink fruit that was both tart and sweet."

Blood of Dragons ~ Robin Hobb

"A silver tray set with a pale blue porcelain pot and cups rested on a low table near him. Steam from the pot flavored the air with the delicate scent of mint tea."

Dragon Keeper ~ Robin Hobb

New to Bluesky. Hoping for a better platform.