Crockpot Recipes

This was supposed to be a French beef bourguignon, the kind that simmers all day and requires a shopping list that takes up half a … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table spot tucked behind a bookstore in Portland that made a cranberry sauce so bright and gingery it ruined … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but if I had to pick one that defines the shift from October to November, this is … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled restaurant in the old part of town called The Poblano House that made the most incredible white chicken … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a pulled pork craving that wouldn’t quit. I didn’t have a smoker, I didn’t … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had this grand plan for a roasted chicken with all the trimmings—crispy skin, roasted vegetables, … Read more

I used to think chicken thighs had no place in a slow cooker. Three years ago, after a particularly soggy, stringy attempt at pulled chicken, … Read more

There used to be this tiny diner tucked behind a gas station on Route 9 called The Rusty Spoon. It wasn’t fancy—vinyl booths with duct … Read more

My neighbor, an older woman named Clara who grew up on a farm in the middle of nowhere, watched me one afternoon as I was … Read more

My husband had refused potato soup for a solid decade. Ten years. Every time I’d mention making it, he’d make that face—you know the one—and … Read more