Crockpot Recipes

My neighbor, Jen, asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just throw everything in the crockpot and call it a day for taco night. I … Read more

This was supposed to be chili. I had the ground beef browning, the can of diced tomatoes open, and I was mentally patting myself on … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was wide awake with a craving that just wouldn’t quit. You know that feeling when … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine—her name is Rosa—watched me staring at a pile of sad-looking carrots and half a cabbage … Read more

I had refused to own a crockpot for years. Like, a solid seven years. I told myself they were bulky, unnecessary, and honestly, kind of … Read more

Late October, the kind of gray afternoon where the light never really shows up, and the only thing I wanted was a pot of something … Read more

The last scoop scraped the bottom of the crockpot, and my husband looked up with that face — the one that says “please tell me … Read more

My husband took one bite of this creamy crockpot potato soup with bacon, looked up at me, and said, “Don’t ever lose this recipe.” And … Read more

The email came in at 3:47 PM. “Hey, can we stop by around 6? Kids are starving, don’t cook anything fancy.” I stared at my … Read more

My grandmother had a heavy ceramic crockpot that sat on her counter from October through March. It was beige with a faded floral pattern, and … Read more