Crockpot Recipes

The church bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at nine o’clock on … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Route 9 in upstate New York called The Rusty Spoon that made pork chops I still dream … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a full-blown craving for something sticky, sweet, and savory. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a block of cream cheese like it held the … Read more

There used to be this little dive bar on the corner of 5th and Elm called The Rusty Nail that made the most incredible chili … Read more

I was standing in my neighbor Carol’s driveway last November, holding a bag of her husband’s overgrown zucchini, when the wind shifted and carried the … Read more

There used to be a little diner on Route 9, just past the old feed mill, that made a chicken and rice casserole that was … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Dave who I’ve only ever seen in sweatpants, asked me why I couldn’t just dump everything in a crockpot and … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and walk away. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their slow-simmered, secret-ingredient, award-winning recipes. I had … Read more