Drink Recipes

My husband swore he hated hot cocoa. For years. The man would rather sip black coffee on a freezing January morning than touch a mug … Read more

My coworker Nadia watched me staring at my bank account app on my phone during our lunch break. I was trying to figure out how … Read more

The cookie swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those intricate layered bars, the ones that take two … Read more

I was standing in the freezer aisle of a random grocery store last December when a whiff of sweetened condensed milk and cinnamon hit me—and … Read more

There used to be a little bar tucked away on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood—a place called The Copper Kettle—that … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. She was just making a drink on a cold Saturday afternoon, and I happened to stop by to … Read more

My accountant, of all people, is the one who changed my holiday party game forever. I was sitting in his office last November, half-listening to … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy punch for a grown-up party. I had this vision, you know—a beautiful glass bowl filled with something sophisticated, … Read more

My dad claimed he hated hot chocolate for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years of watching the rest of us sip steaming mugs by the fire while … Read more

The holiday cookie exchange was in two days and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day projects—you know, the ones … Read more