Drink Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple apple cider sangria for a Halloween party. I had the apples soaking in vodka, the cinnamon sticks ready, … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a jar of whole cloves like it held the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a Wednesday in mid-October, and I had a very specific craving for something dark, fruity, and just a little bit … Read more

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

There used to be a little coffee shop tucked into the corner of a used bookstore downtown that made the most incredible apple crisp oat … Read more

I swore I didn’t like hot apple cider. For years. I’d side-eye it at holiday markets, politely decline mugs at parties, and mutter something about … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be in that coffee shop at all. I’d spilled my usual morning brew all over the counter—a clumsy start to a … Read more

There used to be this tiny horror-themed coffee shop tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore on the south side of town called The … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, two days before Halloween, when I saw them. Little plastic cauldrons in … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of my local grocery store last October, grabbing cinnamon sticks for a different project entirely, when a kid … Read more