Crockpot Recipes

The neighborhood soup swap was in two hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d been so proud of myself for signing up, picturing myself … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and let it do the work. I started to explain why that … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just cook the turkey breast in the slow cooker with a stick of butter thrown on top. I started … Read more

This was supposed to be a regular Tuesday night meatloaf. You know the kind—baked in the oven, taking up precious counter space, demanding to be … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last Tuesday when the smell of someone’s opened bag of tortilla chips hit me — and suddenly … Read more

I used to think slow cookers were for people who had their lives together. You know the type—the ones with matching tupperware and a weekly … Read more

There used to be this tiny soup-and-sandwich spot on the corner of Maple and 3rd in my old neighborhood that made a cheddar broccoli soup … Read more

The first real cold snap of October hit hard last year, and I found myself wandering through the farmers market in a thick sweater, clutching … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store that Tuesday afternoon, holding a bag of light bulbs and a new garden hose, when the … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book she’d lent me, and the smell hit me before I even … Read more