Drink Recipes

Best Homemade Christmas Eggnog with Fresh Nutmeg Introduction My neighbor Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a … Read more

I was standing in line at a hardware store—of all places—on a drizzly December afternoon, trying to find a replacement lightbulb for my kitchen fixture. … Read more

The neighborhood holiday potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d marked it on my calendar—the one in the kitchen, the … Read more

This was supposed to be mulled wine. I had the oranges, the cloves, the whole nine yards, and a fancy bottle of red I’d been … Read more

I had this whole thing about peppermint hot chocolate. For years, I swore it was a gimmick. A fancy coffee shop trick to get you … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at Target last November when a woman walked past me, and the air around her smelled exactly … Read more

I wasn’t expecting party planning advice from my accountant, but there I was, standing in his cluttered office surrounded by tax forms, listening to him … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a drizzly October afternoon, and the smell hit me before … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just shake the cranberry juice with the tequila instead of layering it. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of our local grocery store last October, staring at a bag of frozen mixed berries, when a … Read more