Drink Recipes

This was supposed to be a hot mulled wine. I had the oranges sliced, the star anise ready, and a bottle of red breathing on … Read more

Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone with his Tuesday morning routine. I’d stopped by to drop off a package he’d accidentally left at my place … Read more

I was at my local farmers’ market, elbow-deep in a bin of Honeycrisp apples, when the woman next to me—a retired schoolteacher named Eleanor with … Read more

There used to be a tiny coffee cart parked outside my office building on 3rd Street that made a pumpkin spice latte that ruined me … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle last Tuesday, staring at a shelf of pumpkin-flavored creamers like they held the secrets to the universe. The … Read more

The office pumpkin spice latte run was in ten minutes and I had a problem. I was broke until payday, and everyone else was already … Read more

The Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to be hosting the adult beverage station. Everyone else on the … Read more

The office potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My coworker Maria had signed up for “something pumpkin” back in September, and now … Read more

This was supposed to be just a simple rosé cocktail for a quiet Friday night. I grabbed the rosé, the blender was already humming because … Read more

Introduction The last time I was at the neighborhood farmer’s market, the scent of freshly cut watermelon drifting from a vendor’s stall hit me square … Read more