Crockpot Recipes

Halloween was in 48 hours and I had completely forgotten about the neighborhood potluck. Not just forgotten—I had actively ignored the email chain, hoping it … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of a grocery store I never go to—the one across town with the weird parking lot layout—when the … Read more

Lisa wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by her place on a gray Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d loaned her months … Read more

My friend Jenna 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

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly bleak Tuesday in February, and I had a craving that felt almost physical—for something deeply savory, soul-warming, and … Read more

The doorbell rang at 4:47 PM. I was elbow-deep in flour, trying to wrangle a batch of pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies into submission, and my sister … Read more

Alright, I want meatloaf. The real kind—ketchup-basted, onion-freckled, the kind that slices clean and doesn’t crumble into a sad pile of nothing. And I want … Read more

My accountant, Mr. Henderson, is the last person I’d ever expect cooking advice from. The man wears the same gray cardigan every day, eats a … Read more

“This is the best thing you’ve made in months.” My husband said it with a spoon halfway to his mouth, and I froze. Not because … Read more

There used to be this little Chinese takeout spot on the corner of 3rd and Maple called Golden Wok that made the most incredible honey … Read more