Drink Recipes

The farmer’s market vendor watched me circle back for the third time, eyeing his jugs of fresh-pressed cider like I was trying to solve a … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 4 PM, staring into … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the one on Thompson Street that always smells faintly of burnt coffee and desperation—when the woman behind me … Read more

My neighbor, Marta, watched me hauling a giant plastic cauldron out of my garage last October, a tangle of fake spiderwebs trailing behind me. She … Read more

This was supposed to be a hot toddy. Let me set the scene: it was a chilly Saturday in early November, the kind where the … Read more

My sister swore she didn’t care about Halloween. For years. “It’s just an excuse for bad candy and uncomfortable costumes,” she’d say every October, rolling … Read more

My cousin Leo asked why I couldn’t just pour the bourbon straight into the cider pitcher instead of mixing it separately. I started to explain … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a bag of lightbulbs I didn’t really need, when the woman behind … Read more

The power went out halfway through my first attempt at making this drink. Classic me, right? I was standing there in my dark kitchen, holding … Read more

The neighborhood pumpkin carving party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten I’d promised to bring the drinks. Everyone else would be showing up … Read more