Drink Recipes

Introduction Last November, I was at the winter market, shivering over a display of heirloom apples, when the woman next to me—a retired art teacher … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple fruit punch. I mean, that was the plan. I had this grand idea in my head of a … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific, very ridiculous craving. I wanted a jello shot that … Read more

My sister had refused to order shaken espresso drinks for years. “Too bitter,” she’d say, wrinkling her nose at my iced latte. “All that shaking … Read more

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