Crockpot Recipes

My cousin Leo asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into the slow cooker at once. I was mid-lecture about layering flavors and browning meat … Read more

This was supposed to be a traditional turkey chili. I had the ground turkey thawing on the counter, the cans of kidney beans lined up … Read more

There used to be a tiny Mexican joint tucked behind a laundromat on 12th Street that made the most incredible enchilada soup. When they closed … Read more

My neighbor Dave asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and walk away. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last November — the kind of gray Tuesday where the sky can’t decide if … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible butternut squash soup. It … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into the crockpot and walk away. I was mid-lecture about layering flavors and browning meat first … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when the smell hit me. Not a real smell, exactly—more … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had claimed to hate beef stew for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every family dinner where a steaming bowl of it appeared, he’d … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a book she’d promised to lend me—a simple Tuesday afternoon errand—and the … Read more