Crockpot Recipes

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

My husband swore he hated butternut squash soup. For years. Like, a solid decade of polite smiles and pushing bowls aside at restaurants. Then last … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last January, staring at a bag of black-eyed peas like it held the answers to the universe. … Read more

This was supposed to be overnight French toast. I had the brioche loaf soaking in the fridge, the egg mixture was perfectly spiced, and I … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in October, and I was absolutely desperate for a bowl of something warm, creamy, and spicy. Not … Read more

My neighbor, a quiet woman named Rose who kept to herself most of the year, watched me shivering on my porch one blustery October afternoon. … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for takeout beef and broccoli. You know that feeling? When … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to grab a book I’d lent her months ago, and the second she opened … Read more