Crockpot Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a fierce, almost irrational craving for something sweet and tangy and meaty all at … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when the cold air from the open freezer door hit … Read more

It was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving a few years back, and I was standing in my kitchen, staring at a twelve-pound turkey breast I had … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a leaky faucet dripping into a bowl, listening … Read more

The neighborhood taco party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone was blowing up with texts from friends asking what I was … Read more

There used to be a tiny, smoke-stained barbecue joint off Highway 290 in Driftwood, Texas—the kind of place with a gravel parking lot and a … Read more

I was scraping ice off my windshield last Tuesday when the smell hit me. Not from anywhere real—just a phantom whiff of something warm and … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipe, slow-simmered for two days, … Read more

My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just toss everything in the crockpot and let it do the work. I started to explain why that … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at Aldi last Tuesday, staring at a bag of shredded hash browns like they held the secrets … Read more