Drink Recipes

There used to be a little Christmas market tucked behind the old train station in my hometown, and they made a wassail spiced apple cider … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there. I mean, technically I had been invited to my neighbor Ellen’s annual cookie swap, but I’d shown up twenty … Read more

The holiday cookie exchange was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d confidently told my neighbor Karen I’d bring “something fun” and … Read more

This was supposed to be a gingerbread latte. I had the espresso ready, the molasses measured out, and some fancy star anise I’d bought on … Read more

I swore I hated peppermint hot cocoa. For years. Since I was a kid, actually, when those powdery instant packets with the crushed candy canes … Read more

I was at the community garden last November, trying to figure out what to do with a massive bag of oranges that someone had left … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return a set of keys she’d left at my place, and the smell hit … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I had the weirdest craving for a caramel apple. Not just any caramel apple—the … Read more

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

This was supposed to be a simple cup of black coffee. I was standing in my kitchen last December, groggy from a bad night’s sleep, … Read more