Drink Recipes

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just skip the caramel dipping step and mix the apple flavor straight into the drink. I started to … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple green lemonade. I had this whole plan for a refreshing, healthy-ish drink for my kid’s Halloween party—something to … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly drizzly Tuesday, and I had a hankering for something warm, sweet, and just a little bit spicy. You … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday in late December to drop off a Christmas gift I’d … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated eggnog for thirty-seven years. Wouldn’t touch the stuff. Made a whole performance of it every December—wrinkling his nose when … Read more

Let me be real with you—Christmas morning is chaos. Between the wrapping paper flying everywhere, the turkey prep, and trying to keep the kids from … Read more

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous shortbread or those perfectly piped … Read more

There used to be a coffee shop two blocks from my old apartment that made the most incredible brown sugar shaken espresso. When they closed … Read more

Hand me that saucepan, my friend said, peering into my spice cabinet with the confidence of someone who had never burned a roux in her … Read more

The office holiday party was in six hours, and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the drinks station. Everyone else was signing up … Read more