Drink Recipes

I was standing in the spice aisle last Tuesday when a woman walked past me, and the faintest scent of warm butter and brown sugar … Read more

I wasn’t expecting party planning advice from my accountant, Mr. Henderson, but there I was, sorting through a pile of receipts for my quarterly taxes, … Read more

The power went out halfway through my attempt at a fancy French mulled wine for a holiday party. I was already in a panic—the stove … Read more

My accountant, Mr. Henderson, is a man of few words and even fewer smiles. I was at my desk, buried in a mountain of receipts … Read more

“Why can’t you just use dry ice?” my nephew asked, staring at the bowl of purple punch I was stirring for his Halloween party. I … Read more

The school Halloween party was in less than six hours and I had completely forgotten. I mean, completely. My son had reminded me that morning—”Mom, … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of my local grocery store last October, juggling a bag of Honeycrisp apples and a carton of oat … Read more

There used to be a tiny coffee cart parked outside a bookstore in my neighborhood that made the most incredible pumpkin spice cold foam iced … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot, fumbling for my keys in the dark, when the cold air … Read more

This was supposed to be a sophisticated blackberry-ginger mocktail for my book club. I had it all planned out—a fancy syrup reduction, fresh-grated ginger, the … Read more