Drink Recipes

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers on a gray, drizzly Saturday afternoon, and the smell hit … Read more

There used to be this little French-inspired bistro in Portland called Le Petit Coin that made a champagne cocktail bar for Sunday brunch that I … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store aisle last October when it hit me—that sharp, sweet smell of fresh apple cider from … Read more

My sister swore she didn’t like cold foam. For years. “It’s just air and milk,” she’d say, rolling her eyes every time I ordered a … Read more

Three autumns ago, I was standing in the produce aisle of my local grocery store, staring at a pile of sugar pumpkins like they held … Read more

“I don’t see the point of all that fuss about pumpkin spice,” my friend Tom declared every October for five straight years. Then last fall, … Read more

So there I was, staring down the barrel of a surprise summer get-together—friends texting at the last minute, and my fridge looking like a desert. … Read more

That tangy burst of strawberry mingled with zesty lemon — the kind that makes your tongue tingle before you even sip — instantly pulls me … Read more

The other morning, I was waiting in line at the farmers market when a sudden, cool breeze carried this crisp, green scent right past my … Read more