Crockpot Recipes

My brother asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in the slow cooker and call it a day. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

There used to be a little soup-and-sandwich spot tucked into a strip mall off Highway 100 that made the most ridiculous broccoli cheddar soup. When … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by my neighbor Carol’s house to return her hedge clippers—a completely mundane Tuesday errand—and the smell hit … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and let it do its thing. I was in the middle of explaining … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-for-two-days masterpieces. I had a butternut … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy braised chicken dish. I had the recipe bookmarked for weeks—a slow-simmered, wine-infused thing with a list of ingredients … Read more

There used to be a little sports bar on the corner of 7th and Maple called The Rusty Nail that made the most incredible Buffalo … Read more

This was supposed to be a Sunday afternoon project, the kind where you layer pasta sheets and ricotta and mozzarella with the patience of a … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate white chicken chili for years. Seven years, actually. Every time I’d mention making it, he’d make that face—you know … Read more

It was 11:15 PM on a particularly drizzly Tuesday night, and I was struck with a craving so specific it almost hurt. I wanted white … Read more