Crockpot Recipes

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

I was standing in the checkout line at Target last Tuesday, completely zoned out, when the woman in front of me dropped a bag of … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate dishes—smoked briskets that had been marinating for … Read more

This was supposed to be a full roast chicken dinner. I had the bird, the herbs, the whole plan laid out. But I got home … Read more

My neighbor Dave asked me last week why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and call it dinner. I started to explain why … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me scrape burnt chili off my stovetop last Tuesday and didn’t say anything at first. Then she handed me a sticky … Read more

My friend Dave asked me why I couldn’t just dump all the cheese and beer into the crockpot and let it do its thing. I … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked between a laundromat and a dusty antique shop on the outskirts of Portland that made a … Read more