Crockpot Recipes

The first snow of the season came down sideways that year, and I remember standing in the kitchen doorway watching it pile up against the … Read more

Third time in two weeks and I finally stopped adding extra cumin. That was the moment I realized this creamy crockpot white chicken chili with … Read more

The chicken was thawing on the counter, the kids were asking for dinner at 3 PM (why do they do that?), and I had exactly … Read more

I ruined honey garlic chicken three times before I finally understood what I was doing wrong. The first batch came out watery and sad, the … Read more

My sister-in-law took one bite at Thanksgiving, stopped mid-chew, and just pointed at the bowl with her fork. She didn’t say anything for a solid … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to drop off a garden rake I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before … Read more

The baking dish came back to the kitchen absolutely licked clean. Not just empty—scraped. Someone had actually used a tortilla chip to get the last … Read more

I figured a game day chili needed to be complicated to be good. It took about one quarter where I missed the entire first half … Read more

I really want ground beef and potatoes tonight, but I do not want to stand over a stove for an hour doing it. That is … Read more

For a long time, I just accepted that chicken tortilla soup from a slow cooker was going to taste like watery broth with a few … Read more