Drink Recipes

My sister swore she hated hot chocolate. For years. Every holiday gathering, every snowy afternoon, every time I’d offer her a steaming mug, she’d make … Read more

Gina wasn’t trying to be the life of the party. I’d stopped by her place to grab a book I’d left there the week before, … Read more

My neighbor, a retired botanist named Agnes, asked me why I couldn’t just simmer the cranberries whole instead of fussing with chopping them. I started … Read more

My neighbor Lucia watched me wrestling with a massive bag of cranberries, trying to pry them open with my teeth. She didn’t say anything at … Read more

I was standing in line at my local hardware store last November, holding a clogged sink drain and a bag of birdseed, when the plumber … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a ridiculous craving for something warm, spicy, and sweet. Not a full dessert—just a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I had a very specific craving for a peppermint mocha. You know that … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d loaned me, and the smell of Jell-O … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this one has me completely hooked. A friend dropped off a bag of peppermint bark last … Read more

The woman at the winter farmers market watched me shivering over a bin of oranges, my gloved hands fumbling as I tried to pick out … Read more