Crockpot Recipes

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to pick up a book I’d loaned her months ago, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at the grocery store last Tuesday when a blast of cold air hit my face — and … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just dump everything in the pot and let it do its thing. I was mid-lecture … Read more

It was 9:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a potato problem. Not a bad problem, honestly—more of an existential one. A five-pound … Read more

I used to think white chicken chili was a compromise dish. You know the one—it shows up at potlucks when someone couldn’t be bothered to … Read more

My neighbor, a retired Italian nonna named Rosa, watched me one afternoon as I was wrestling with a massive bag of groceries, trying to unlock … Read more

I was at the hardware store last Tuesday, of all places. Not exactly where you expect to find dinner inspiration, right? I was standing in … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and honestly, I … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, spicy, and deeply comforting. I didn’t have … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in the crockpot and walk away. I was, at the time, meticulously layering flavors in a … Read more