Crockpot Recipes

There used to be a little diner called The Copper Kettle off Highway 29 that made a taco soup so good it felt like a … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had sworn off chili for a solid decade. Ten years. He claimed it was “stew for people who gave up on flavor” … Read more

Our neighborhood chili cook-off was in three hours, and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret family recipes—the ones that had been … Read more

My neighbor, a retired firefighter named Joe, watched me hauling bags of groceries up three flights of stairs one Tuesday afternoon. He didn’t say anything … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and call it a day. I was in the middle of explaining my … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper lasagna. I had the noodles, the ricotta, the mozzarella ready to shred. But it was a Tuesday, I’d … Read more

My eight-year-old nephew asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and call it dinner. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of broccoli florets like they held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

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

The office chili cook-off was in 12 hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipes, slow-simmered for two days, … Read more