Crockpot Recipes

This was supposed to be a slow cooker beef stew. I had the carrots chopped, the celery waiting, and a vision of that deep, brothy … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to Harold describe exactly … Read more

I mean, honestly? The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I remember standing in my kitchen at 2 PM on … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a package that got delivered to my house by mistake, and the … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of mixed vegetables like it held the secrets to the universe, … Read more

My eight-year-old nephew, Leo, asked me why I couldn’t just throw the chicken breasts in the slow cooker frozen. “Because they’ll be dry and rubbery,” … Read more

I swore I hated broccoli cheese soup for years. Like, a solid decade. The stuff from the cafeteria in college was this gloppy, pale green … Read more

The work potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d remembered it at 10 PM the night before, patted myself on … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Carol, watched me wrestling a head of broccoli into submission with a chef’s knife one Tuesday afternoon. I was clearly … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian place tucked into a strip mall off Highway 55 that made a lasagna soup that ruined me for … Read more