Crockpot Recipes

My sister asked why I couldn’t just use Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream. I was in the middle of explaining—very patiently, I thought—why that … Read more

I was at my local hardware store, of all places, picking up a new drill bit I honestly had no idea how to use, when … Read more

This was supposed to be shepherd’s pie. I had it all planned out—a beautiful, layered dish with mashed potatoes piped on top, the whole nine … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted turkey breast. The kind you spend an hour basting, fiddling with the oven rack, and worrying about dry … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. We were standing in the kitchen, me with a chef’s … Read more

My neighbor Rosa watched me hauling a heavy slow cooker out of my car trunk one Saturday morning and didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

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

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just drop biscuit dough right into the slow cooker with the raw chicken. I started to explain why that … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Highway 12 called Millie’s that made a meatloaf that honestly ruined me for all other meatloaves. When … Read more