Drink Recipes

There used to be a tiny, dimly lit bar tucked away on a side street in Portland called The Rusty Spigot. They made an eggnog … Read more

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day preparations—the kind with laminated doughs, … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had this wild craving for something cold, fizzy, and festive. You know that feeling when … Read more

She watched me fumbling with a bottle of cheap sparkling cider at the community garden’s end-of-season potluck, three different bags of frozen fruit melting in … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a bookstore in Portland that made the most incredible mulled wine cake. When they closed their … Read more

I was standing in the party supply aisle last December, staring at a rack of plastic champagne flutes and feeling completely uninspired. The kind of … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of store-bought eggnog, doctored up with a little bourbon and a sprinkle of nutmeg. My plan was … Read more

I wasn’t expecting mocktail advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me wrestling with a stubborn basil plant for a solid minute before she said … Read more

My sister-in-law Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone that December afternoon. I’d stopped by to drop off a Christmas gift and borrow a cookie sheet, … Read more