Crockpot Recipes

This was supposed to be a regular chili. I had the ground beef thawed, the kidney beans soaking, and my grandma’s chili powder blend ready … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a library book she’d lent me—one I’d had for, let’s be honest, way … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday night, and a very specific craving for Oktoberfest hit me. I didn’t have a ticket to Munich … Read more

The church potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d signed up for it two weeks ago, written it on my … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in November, and I had one of those cravings that feels almost like a physical ache. You … Read more

My neighbor, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a garden trowel she’d promised to lend me, and the smell hit … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had all the ingredients laid out for a traditional red chicken chili—tomatoes, kidney beans, the … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last Tuesday—looking for a specific drill bit I still haven’t found—when the smell hit me. … Read more

My neighbor Dave wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a ladder I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before I even … Read more

My roommate, Sarah, asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. I was elbow-deep in flour, prepping … Read more