Drink Recipes

The Friendsgiving was in six hours and I’d completely blanked on the drink situation. Everyone else had signed up for elaborate sides—my friend Jenna was … Read more

I was elbow-deep in soap suds last October when it hit me — that sharp, sweet smell of fresh-pressed apple cider drifting through my neighbor’s … Read more

The Friendsgiving was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was in charge of the signature cocktail. Everyone else would be bringing their A-game—a … Read more

Hand me that milk frother, my neighbor Jen said, not even looking up from her phone. I’d stopped by to borrow a whisk—mine had mysteriously … Read more

I was trying to make a hot pumpkin chai latte. That was the plan, anyway. It was mid-September, unseasonably warm, and I had just bought … Read more

I was at the hardware store on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, of all places, picking up a new caulk gun for a bathroom project I’d … Read more

I wasn’t expecting coffee-shop secrets from my aunt’s neighbor, a retired plumber named Frank who gardens in his bathrobe. But there I was, Tuesday morning, … Read more

My buddy Mark asked why I couldn’t just shake up apple cider with tequila and call it a day. I started to explain why that … Read more

My neighbor Kate wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to borrow a garden rake—mine had mysteriously vanished into the black hole … Read more

“The power went out halfway through my morning rush last October, and honestly, I thought my day was doomed. But then, as I stood in … Read more