Drink Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early December, and I had a very specific craving for something cold, tart, and fizzy. I … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just shake all the ingredients in a jar instead of dirtying my big blender for a single drink. … Read more

I had an elaborate, carefully-crafted opinion about coffee shop lattes for years. They were overpriced, overly sweet, and honestly, a little bit pretentious. I said … Read more

It was a Tuesday afternoon, and I was getting my car’s oil changed—a task I usually dread. I was sitting in the waiting room of … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in December, and a specific, almost aggressive craving for something warm, spiced, and fruity hit me out … Read more

My neighbor, Mr. Henderson, watched me struggling with a flat, sad-looking pitcher of juice at my very first backyard barbecue. I had moved into the … Read more

I’d claimed to hate eggnog for about fifteen years. Fifteen years of wrinkling my nose at holiday parties, of politely declining cups thrust in my … Read more

There used to be this little cocktail bar tucked behind a vintage shop in Portland—The Copper Kettle—that made the most incredible cranberry mule I’ve ever … Read more

I was elbow-deep in dish soap last December when the scent hit me. Not from the sponge, but from somewhere outside, carried on that sharp, … Read more

My neighbor Carmen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a can of coconut milk—I was halfway through a Thai curry and, … Read more