Crockpot Recipes

I was standing in the checkout line at the local grocery store last Tuesday when the scent of fresh thyme and seared onions wafted past … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of my local hardware store last October when the smell hit me—that sharp, smoky scent of roasting chiles … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her, and … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I was done with everything except this chili. The kind of rain that drums against the … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just toss everything into the slow cooker and forget about it. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a crowded parking lot last Tuesday, holding a bag of groceries that was starting to cut off the … Read more

Mrs. Gable watched me struggling with the tangled mess of proofing yeast and rising dough. She didn’t say anything at first. Then she pointed a … Read more

Let me tell you, it wasn’t just dinner. It was a Tuesday night salvation. The place was on 4th Street, tucked between a laundromat and … Read more

The neighborhood fall festival was in forty-five minutes and I had completely forgotten to plan dinner. Everyone else was already pulling out their slow cookers … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple Sunday braised pork shoulder with apples and onions. I had the whole thing planned out in my head—sear … Read more