Drink Recipes

Tia wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s garage sale—and the smell … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of from-scratch marshmallows for a holiday baking exchange. I had the sugar syrup bubbling on the stove, the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a retired bus driver named Frank, but there I was, shivering at the town’s holiday market, trying to juggle … Read more

I wasn’t expecting eggnog advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork on a Tuesday afternoon in late November, watching him … Read more

Introduction The cookie exchange was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate things—layered bars with homemade caramel, French macarons … Read more

There used to be a tiny bookstore café tucked into the corner of our town’s old train station that made the most incredible mulled wine … Read more

My neighbor, a sweet woman named Carol who gardens like it’s a competitive sport, asked me why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the holiday aisle at Target last December—you know, that weird Tuesday afternoon when you’re just trying to grab … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there that Tuesday. My car was in the shop, and my neighbor Jenna—who I barely knew at the time—offered me … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in late October, and a very specific craving hit. Not for candy—I’d already eaten way too many … Read more