Drink Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost hurt. Not for … Read more

My roommate Jen asked why I couldn’t just use the immersion blender straight in the pot instead of carefully transferring the hot custard to a … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had a firm rule about hot apple cider. He claimed to hate it for as long as I’d known him—about twelve years … Read more

I wasn’t expecting party planning advice from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office waiting for him to finish reviewing my quarterly … Read more

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

There used to be this little horror-themed bar tucked away on a side street in Portland, Oregon, called “The Crypt.” It had sticky floors, a … Read more

There used to be a tiny, dimly lit cocktail bar tucked behind a vintage clothing store on the north side of town called The Cauldron. … Read more

There used to be a little speakeasy-style bar tucked behind a laundromat in my neighborhood that made the most incredible apple cider old fashioned. When … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the hottest, most miserable place on earth—when the man behind me started talking about apples. Not just any … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me struggle with a champagne bottle on my back porch last December, the foil tearing in jagged strips and the cork … Read more