Drink Recipes

The annual holiday cookie swap was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous gingerbread, perfectly piped sugar … Read more

I was supposed to be making mulled wine for a small holiday gathering. I’d bought the oranges, the cinnamon sticks, the star anise, and a … Read more

The first time I made this cranberry orange Moscow mule mocktail, it was a happy accident born from a moment of panic. I was hosting … Read more

There used to be this tiny wine bar tucked behind a dry cleaner on 4th Street—Cork & Petal, they called it—that made a sparkling cranberry … Read more

My daughter asked why I couldn’t just put the orange slices in the oven on low and leave them overnight. I started to explain why … Read more

I wasn’t expecting party planning advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in spreadsheets during tax season, listening to him describe exactly how … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me fumbling with a carton of store-bought eggnog last December and didn’t say anything at first. She just stood there … Read more

I had refused to spend five dollars on a coffee drink for years. Four years, actually. Every single fall, my friends would show up clutching … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in March, and I was hit with a desperate craving for something warm, chocolatey, and comforting. The … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had sworn off fancy drinks for years. “Too sweet,” he’d grumble at every holiday party, nursing the same can of seltzer while … Read more