Drink Recipes

My friend Jenna had sworn off sangria for years. “It’s just sugary wine with floating fruit chunks,” she’d say, wrinkling her nose every time someone … Read more

The man at the apple stand watched me pick up and put down the same Honeycrisp three times. He didn’t say anything at first — … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring at a tiny bottle of “pumpkin spice blend” that cost … Read more

There used to be a Starbucks drive-thru on my way to work that I swore had a secret pumpkin spice pipeline straight from some autumn … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, just minding my own business, when the cashier handed me my receipt and said, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late September, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for a certain coffee shop’s … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just brew chai concentrate instead of steeping a million loose spices. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late September, and I was hit with a craving that felt almost embarrassing in its specificity. … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through our Saturday morning farmers market trip, and honestly, it was the last thing I expected to lead me … Read more

“The power went out halfway through the afternoon, and I ended up at my neighbor’s house with nothing better to do than watch her casually … Read more