Crockpot Recipes

I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. My roommate, Jenna, had just come home from a twelve-hour shift at the hospital and was … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for something I couldn’t quite name. Not quite chili, not … Read more

Introduction My neighbor Maria watched me wrestling with a bag of frozen chicken breasts on my front porch last June, sweat dripping down my face … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and call it a day. I was explaining my elaborate stovetop method … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate enchilada soup for years. A solid decade, at least. Every time I’d suggest it for dinner, he’d make that … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when the cold air hit my face—and suddenly I was … Read more

My alarm didn’t go off. I had three different deadlines breathing down my neck, and the fridge was looking sadder than usual—a half-empty bag of … Read more

My husband did not trust corned beef in a slow cooker. He grew up with the boiled-in-a-pot version his Irish grandmother made, the one where … Read more

Chopping an onion with tears streaming down my face while the baby wailed in the background and the dog barked at the mailman. That was … Read more

I burned my beef and barley stew three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not a little scorched on the bottom. … Read more