Drink Recipes

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, holding a bag of cranberries I didn’t really need, when it hit me — the … Read more

My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in the crockpot and let it do the work. I started to explain why that … Read more

I was staring at the back of a bottle in the grocery store aisle last December when it hit me—the waxy, artificial smell of that … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just use maple syrup instead of sugar in my mocha syrup. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more

My husband swore he hated iced coffee in the winter. For years, he’d nurse a hot mug of black coffee while I sat there shivering … Read more

I was standing in my local grocery store last Thursday, staring at the coffee aisle like it held the secrets to the universe, when the … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple white chocolate mocha. You know, the kind you order on autopilot when the barista is busy and you’re … Read more

This was supposed to be a grown-up Halloween party punch. I had the vodka chilling in the freezer, the fancy glasses dusted off, and a … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a bag of lightbulbs and feeling completely uninspired about my upcoming Halloween … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book she’d loaned me, and … Read more