Drink Recipes

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last November—the kind of Tuesday afternoon where the light is that weird fluorescent yellow—when a … Read more

The woman at the farmers’ market stall watched me shivering over a paper cup of sad, watery hot chocolate. She didn’t say anything at first. … Read more

The office holiday party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate appetizers they’d prepped all weekend — … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of my local grocery store last November, a place so mundane it barely registers in memory, when the … Read more

There used to be a tiny Scandinavian cafe tucked behind a vintage bookstore in my old neighborhood called “The Hygge Nook.” It was the kind … Read more

This was supposed to be a grown-up party drink. I had the ginger syrup simmering on the stove, the good sparkling water chilling in the … Read more

My neighbor Maria asked why I couldn’t just use cream of coconut instead of making the syrup from scratch. I started to explain why that … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and the smell of chocolate and mint … Read more

My cousin wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and … Read more

This was supposed to be a sophisticated grown-up party drink. I had it all planned out—a fancy stovetop mulled wine with star anise and orange … Read more