Crockpot Recipes

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bottle of honey that I didn’t really need, when the smell hit … Read more

I was standing in the canned goods aisle at Aldi last Tuesday when the smell hit me. Not a real smell, you know—one of those … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was staring into my fridge like it owed me money, finding exactly … Read more

Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 6-8 hours (low) / 3-4 hours (high) | Servings: 8-10 Introduction I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my … Read more

This was supposed to be a regular Tuesday night meatloaf—the kind you throw together, bake for an hour, and hope the edges don’t burn while … Read more

Margaret, the woman who runs the little produce stand three blocks from my house, watched me shivering through my jacket one Tuesday afternoon in late … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last October, holding a bag of lightbulbs and a new garden trowel, when the … Read more

My youngest swore she hated chicken. For a solid eighteen months. Every time I put a bird on the table, she’d push it around her … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of pre-chopped stew vegetables, when the cold air from the open … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a fierce, almost unreasonable hankering for chili. Not the kind that simmers for hours … Read more