Crockpot Recipes

My daughter asked why I couldn’t just dump all the apples in the slow cooker without peeling them. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

Late Sunday afternoon, the kitchen is finally still. The last of the weekend’s chaos—the scattered cereal boxes, the damp towels from soccer practice—has been put … Read more

The last tortilla chip hit the bottom of the bowl, and I hadn’t even finished my first beer. That’s how I knew. My friend Jenna … Read more

The way the sauce clings to each piece of chicken breast—that’s what I was after. Not a thin, watery glaze that slides off into the … Read more

The first real cold snap hit in mid-November, and I found myself standing in my kitchen at four in the afternoon with the light already … Read more

“You know what I’m craving? That chicken and rice thing you make in the slow cooker.” My husband said this on a Tuesday, standing in … Read more

Three pumpkins sitting on my counter staring at me every single morning for a week. I bought them at the farmers market with big plans—carving, … Read more

I figured buffalo chicken sliders for a crowd meant standing over a hot stove, shredding meat, and hoping nothing dried out before kickoff. It took … Read more

“You have to bring a dip to the Super Bowl party.” My sister-in-law texted me that on a Thursday, and I felt my stomach drop. … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that slow cooker chicken was going to be wet. Not in a saucy way—in a sad, boiled way. Every … Read more