Crockpot Recipes

The power went out halfway through a particularly chaotic Tuesday in November, and I was left standing in the dark with a pot of chicken … Read more

Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a box of old books I hadn’t finished with and creamy slow cooker … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Highway 29 called Millie’s that made chicken and dumplings every Thursday. When they closed after thirty years, … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy honey-glazed roast chicken. I had the whole thing planned out—a Sunday afternoon project with a beautiful bird, a … Read more

My husband had sworn off holiday ham for nearly a decade. Every year, same story—dry, salty, and that weird gelatinous glaze from a packet. He’d … Read more

My neighbor Susan wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers and the smell hit me before … Read more

There used to be a tiny taco truck parked outside a hardware store on the edge of town that made birria tacos so good they … Read more

My sister texted me last winter with a photo of a sad-looking pot of soup. “It tastes fine,” she said, “but it looks like wallpaper … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a serious hankering for something warm, cheesy, and spicy. The kind of craving that … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just pour apple cider into the slow cooker with the roast instead of beef broth. I started to … Read more