Drink Recipes

I was standing at the counter of a tiny hardware store on a Tuesday afternoon, waiting for them to cut a new key, when the … Read more

There used to be a tiny speakeasy tucked behind a laundromat in Brooklyn called The Copper Kettle that made the most incredible bourbon eggnog I’ve … Read more

Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to borrow a garden trowel—mine had snapped in half trying to dig up a … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—on a drizzly Saturday morning last October, holding a new faucet gasket and a bag … Read more

This was supposed to be mulled wine. I had it all planned out last December—a bottle of red, some star anise, a fancy cinnamon stick … Read more

The Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the signature cocktail. Everyone else would be showing up … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October, staring at a bag of ice, when a blast of cold air from the open … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me wrestling a wiggly, juice-stained toddler through her prize-winning zinnias one October afternoon and didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

I’m not supposed to admit this, but I used to think Halloween punch was just sugary Kool-Aid dressed up in a fancy bowl. Then my … Read more

The farmer’s market was winding down, and I was the last person lingering by the apple stand. The woman running it, Margaret, watched me picking … Read more