Drink Recipes

I didn’t set out to make a cozy apple cider bourbon cocktail. Honestly, I was trying to salvage a mistake. I’d bought a gallon of … Read more

“Wait—this doesn’t have alcohol in it?” My neighbor Jenna squinted at the glass I handed her across the porch railing. It was July, the kind … Read more

Someone asked me last week why I always have a jar of homemade syrup in my fridge. I fumbled through an answer about saving money … Read more

The office coffee run was in twenty minutes and I’d completely forgotten it was my turn. Everyone else would be bringing those fancy $7 cold … Read more

My husband took one sip of my iced coffee last Tuesday, raised an eyebrow, and said, “Wait—you made this? This tastes exactly like the one … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a random Tuesday when an urge for something spooky yet delicious crashed through my usual late-night routine. I didn’t have … Read more

Introduction The other afternoon, I was waiting in line at my local grocery store — you know, the kind of place where the hum of … Read more

“Why can’t you just blend the peaches whole, no sugar or syrup?” my friend asked during our weekend get-together. I started to explain why that … Read more

Introduction The summer I turned thirty, I wasn’t expecting a lesson in refreshment while waiting in line at a dusty farmers market. The man in … Read more

There used to be a little roadside café just outside Asheville, nestled between rolling hills and wildflower fields, that made the most unforgettable peach sweet … Read more