Crockpot Recipes

Introduction There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible chicken and wild … Read more

I was at the community garden last fall, elbow-deep in a bag of soil that had split open in my trunk. My neighbor, a quiet … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday that I will never forget, and I was standing in front of my open fridge with a singular, … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had every intention of making a traditional stovetop chicken chili—the kind that simmers for an … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for mashed potatoes. Not just any mashed potatoes—the … Read more

I was hauling a too-heavy box of old files into my car when the plumber, knee-deep under my kitchen sink, called out, “You know what … Read more

I was unloading groceries last October when the smell hit me — not from the bags, but from somewhere deep in my memory. It was … Read more

The neighborhood soup swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s heirloom recipes—things that had simmered for … Read more

My Aunt Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, waiting in his cramped office on a Tuesday afternoon in late March, listening … Read more