Crockpot Recipes

There used to be a tiny diner off Route 9 in upstate New York called The Dutch Hen that made chicken and dumplings so good … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me wrestling with a lump of store-bought dough on my kitchen counter last December. She didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

The power went out halfway through what was supposed to be a sophisticated beef bourguignon. I had spent two hours searing cubes of chuck roast, … Read more

My sister-in-law, Sarah, swore she hated soup for three decades. I mean, real soup, not that instant noodle packet stuff, but actual broth-based meals. She … Read more

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