Crockpot Recipes

My brother claimed he hated soup for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years. He’d make a face at any bowl that wasn’t chili, claiming soup was “water … Read more

Dumping a bag of frozen hashbrowns into the crockpot at 7:15 AM on a Tuesday when I realized I had absolutely nothing prepped for dinner. … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had all the ingredients laid out for a slow-simmered chicken tinga—tomatoes, chipotles, the whole deal. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find a life-changing recipe while getting my oil changed, but there I was, stuck in a waiting room chair, listening to … Read more

My husband walked in the door at 5:47 PM, and I was staring at a bag of frozen broccoli like it held the secrets to … Read more

That first deep inhale of cumin and smoked paprika drifting from the kitchen—the kind that wraps around you before you even take off your coat—still … Read more

The work potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I remembered at 8 AM, but by the time I’d wrestled the … Read more

My husband took one bite of this soup, looked at me with those raised eyebrows he does when he’s genuinely surprised, and said, “Okay, this … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to drop off a package that got delivered to my house by mistake, … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—a place where hope goes to die—when the woman ahead of me turned around and started talking about … Read more