Drink Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple peppermint mocha. I was standing in my kitchen last December, completely frazzled after a work call that went … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to return her slow cooker—she’d lent it to me weeks ago for … Read more

The New Year’s Eve party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring something. Everyone else would be bringing those … Read more

My friend Jenna asked me last winter why I couldn’t just melt the butter directly into the mug instead of creaming it with sugar first. … Read more

It was 9:47 PM on a random Thursday in early December, and I had this sudden, almost desperate need for a mug of something warm … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the man behind me, who I’d only ever seen buying birdseed, started … Read more

I was halfway through a mountain of laundry—honestly, the kind that makes you question every life choice that led to owning so many towels—when my … Read more

My cousin Dave wasn’t trying to be a party hero. I’d stopped by his place the Saturday before Christmas to drop off a gift for … Read more

My sister-in-law asked why I couldn’t just use peppermint tea instead of extracting fresh mint leaves for a mocha. I started to explain why that … Read more

There used to be a tiny coffee shop tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible … Read more