Crockpot Recipes

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had this grand plan for a slow-simmered beef stew with expensive cuts of meat and … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there at all. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s garage sale—and the smell … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I had a sudden, undeniable need for something warm and brothy. I didn’t … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office during tax season, watching him pull a Tupperware … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and let it go. I was mid-sentence explaining why white chicken chili … Read more

I was digging through my freezer last Tuesday, searching for a bag of frozen peas I knew was in there somewhere, when my hand brushed … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Carol who gardens like it’s an Olympic sport, had been trying to get me to eat kale for years. I’d … Read more

My neighbor, a retired truck driver named Sal, was the last person I expected to give me a recipe that would change my winter dinners. … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. A pack of pork shoulder … Read more