Crockpot Recipes

Hand me that bowl, my neighbor said, catching me mid-stir on a gray Tuesday afternoon. I had been chopping carrots, the rhythm of the knife … Read more

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

I wasn’t expecting to walk into a chili revelation that Tuesday afternoon. My neighbor Carla had texted me to come grab a book she was … Read more

My neighbor Rachel wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a car seat—our kids were the same age, and mine had mysteriously … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a bag of chicken thighs like they held … Read more

I was at the hardware store last Saturday—not my usual spot for recipe inspiration, let me tell you—when the guy at the register started talking … Read more

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

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had this whole plan for a light, brothy chicken soup with fresh herbs and a … Read more

There used to be a little soup-and-sandwich shop tucked between a dusty bookstore and a laundromat in my old neighborhood. It was called The Ladle, … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just throw all the apples in the slow cooker with the peels on. I started to explain why that … Read more