Crockpot Recipes

The woman at the next desk watched me unpack my lunch for three straight days before she said anything. I had been attempting to make … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the spice aisle at my local grocery store last Tuesday when it hit me—that dusty, slightly sweet smell … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring blankly at a row of cream cheese packages, when the … Read more

I had claimed to hate pear butter for seven years. Seven years of wrinkling my nose at farmer’s market jars, seven years of sliding past … Read more

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

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had one of those cravings that makes absolutely no sense at 11:47 PM. … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dish. I had this vision of a smoky, chipotle-spiked beef stew that would simmer all day and … Read more

So my brother-in-law Mark asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and let people build their own plates. I started to … Read more

The power went out halfway through a slow Sunday afternoon when I found myself sitting in my neighbor’s dimly lit kitchen, watching her stir something … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a simple batch of marinara sauce. I grabbed the wrong can—creamy tomato soup instead of crushed tomatoes—and the slow … Read more