Drink Recipes

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store aisle last October when the smell hit me—not from the produce section, but from a … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by on a Tuesday afternoon in late October to return a package that had been misdelivered, … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple mulled cider for a Halloween party I was hosting last October. I had the oranges sliced, the cinnamon … Read more

The woman who runs the corner fruit stand near my place watched me staring at a pile of blood oranges one October afternoon. I was … Read more

There used to be this tiny, dimly lit Halloween pop-up bar off a side street in Portland called The Cauldron that made a green punch … Read more

I was standing in the craft cider aisle of our local grocery store last October when a woman walked past me, and the air around … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sorting through a pile of receipts while he described exactly how to make … Read more

I was standing in the frozen parking lot of a hardware store last December when the scent of clove and simmering pears hit me. It … Read more

The power went out halfway through my first attempt at hosting a holiday brunch, leaving me in the dark with a box of crackers and … Read more

This was supposed to be a hot mulled cider situation. I had the cinnamon sticks, the cloves, the whole orange studded with spice—the whole cozy … Read more