Crockpot Recipes

This was supposed to be a regular chicken tortilla soup. I mean, I had everything laid out on the counter—shredded chicken, corn, black beans, the … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a quiet man named Leo who I only ever saw in the stairwell, watched me struggle with a bag of … Read more

My neighbor Mark asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in the crockpot and walk away. I was mid-rant about building flavor layers—sautéing aromatics, deglazing … Read more

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