Drink Recipes

The rain had been drumming against the windowpane for three days straight, turning the backyard into a muddy puddle that smelled of wet leaves and … Read more

Introduction There used to be a tiny cider house tucked behind a bookstore in Greenwich Village that made a hot mulled sangria I still dream … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers and the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg hit me … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a rainy Tuesday in late October, and I had a ridiculous craving for something warm, sweet, and just a little … Read more

The office coffee fund was in crisis, and I was the one holding the bag. It was mid-October, the air had that crisp, leaves-crunching-underfoot feel, … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, my upstairs neighbor caught me fumbling with a frothy mess in my kitchen, trying to get the perfect foam for … Read more

“Hand me that jug,” my neighbor said as I dropped by to borrow a couple of eggs for my morning bake. I barely stepped inside … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple vanilla syrup experiment. I grabbed the wrong pumpkin pie spice from the shelf, the stove was heating up … Read more

Introduction “I can’t stand lemonade,” my college roommate declared for years. Seriously, she’d wrinkle her nose at the mere mention of the stuff. Then one … Read more

The other day, as the afternoon sun stretched lazily over my balcony, I found myself craving something cool but without that usual sugar overload. You … Read more