Drink Recipes

Honestly, this punch is the kind of thing that makes you the hero of your own party without any of the stress. I’ve tested this … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just freeze the cranberries and rosemary right into the punch bowl. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and let it do the work. I started to explain why … Read more

Lisa wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a chilly Saturday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her months … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a drill on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me before … Read more

There used to be a tiny, candlelit wine bar tucked behind a bookstore on Elm Street that made a pomegranate rosemary spritz I still dream … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the baking aisle at my local grocery store last December when the smell hit me — that sharp, … Read more

I wasn’t expecting eggnog advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a dripping pipe, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

Carmen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed—weeks late, honestly—and the smell hit me before I even … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. I was mid-sentence explaining why slow cookers weren’t meant … Read more