Drink Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple vanilla syrup. I had the plan all mapped out in my head—a quick batch to stir into my … Read more

I was freezing at a Christmas tree lot, holding a hot chocolate that was more lukewarm milk than anything else, when the guy running the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a cold, quiet Tuesday in late November, and I was wide awake with a very specific need for something warm, … Read more

My neighbor, Marcus, watched me struggling to carry two jugs of store-bought cider and a bottle of cheap whiskey up my front steps last November. … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just shake the brown sugar syrup with the espresso and oat milk together, instead of layering it all … Read more

There used to be a tiny Moroccan tea house tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland that made the most incredible pomegranate drink I’ve ever … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday — a truly thrilling activity, I know — when the scent of cloves from a candle I’d lit drifted … Read more

I had refused to drink hot chocolate for almost a decade. Let me tell you, for someone who calls themself a food blogger, that’s practically … Read more

There used to be a tiny Halloween pop-up bar tucked behind a vintage clothing store in Portland called The Cauldron. When they closed after just … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at Target last October, clutching a bag of candy corn I had no business buying, when the cashier—a … Read more