Crockpot Recipes

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

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, fumbling for my keys, when the cold air hit me with the faintest whiff … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated potato soup. For years. The guy would literally make a face anytime someone mentioned it at a family dinner. … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there that long. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jen’s house to grab a book she’d borrowed, and I swear I … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Highway 61, just south of where I grew up, that made a potato soup so creamy and … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from our accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in February, and I had a fierce, almost unreasonable craving for black-eyed peas. Not the mushy, bland … Read more

Our neighborhood cookie swap was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s heirloom recipes—the ones that required a … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a birthday present for my nephew, and the smell hit me … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple chicken noodle soup. I had the carrots diced, the celery chopped, and the egg noodles waiting on the … Read more