Drink Recipes

I figured a Halloween punch was mostly about the color and the name—something neon green that kids would grab because it looked radioactive. It took … Read more

The last jello shot disappeared from the tray before I even made it back to the kitchen. Someone actually texted me the next morning asking … Read more

This was supposed to be a hot mulled cider situation. I had the cloves, the star anise, the whole oranges studded with spices. I had … Read more

That faint, sweet smell of bubbling fruit juice and soda — the kind that hits you before you even walk into the kitchen — still … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a corkscrew—mine had snapped in half earlier that day, and I had a … Read more

My coworker Marisol watched me stare at a pile of purple yams in the Asian market last October, looking completely lost. She didn’t say anything … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday in October, and I had a very specific craving—not for food, but for that feeling of Halloween … Read more

I was standing in the Halloween aisle at the grocery store last October, staring at a bag of plastic spiders, when the smell hit me. … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder — ours had mysteriously vanished after the garage sale — … Read more

That first crisp, cold sip — the kind that fizzes right up your nose and makes you blink — still takes me straight to a … Read more