Drink Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a Wednesday in late October, and I was staring at a bag of candy corn I’d bought purely for decoration. … Read more

Lisa wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and a sweet, creamy warmth hit me … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I was hit with the most specific craving for something sparkling, something warm-spiced, and … Read more

I was at the grocery store last October, just grabbing some apples for a pie, when a kid in a tiny vampire costume ran past … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and let it go. I was mid-explanation about why that wouldn’t … Read more

I had claimed to hate sangria for years. Honestly, I thought it was just sugary fruit juice pretending to be a cocktail—a trap for people … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bakery on a side street in Portland called Le Petit Éclat that made the most beautiful sparkling jellies … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in a pitcher and let it sit instead of following that fussy layered sangria recipe I … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted butternut squash soup. Honestly. I had the squash cubed, the onions diced, the garlic cloves ready to go. … Read more

I was standing in the canned-goods aisle last November — just trying to grab a can of pumpkin puree before the panic buyers cleared the … Read more