Crockpot Recipes

“Are these the ones with the sticky sauce?” That’s what my brother-in-law asked me last Super Bowl Sunday, peering around my kitchen door while I … Read more

The slow cooker timer clicked on at 6:03 AM, and I was already running late. A client meeting ran long the night before, the kids’ … Read more

The slow cooker lid was still hot when I lifted it, and that smell—sweet apples, smoky cumin, a little heat—filled the whole kitchen. My husband … Read more

The shred. That moment when you stick two forks into a hunk of slow-cooked pork shoulder and the meat practically falls apart in ribbons, not … Read more

“You know, I think this is the best meatloaf I’ve ever had.” My brother-in-law said that while reaching for a third slice, and honestly, I … Read more

I burned my first batch of honey garlic chicken so badly the smoke alarm went off and I had to explain to my neighbor that … Read more

The last ladle scraped the bottom of the crockpot, and my husband looked up with genuine panic in his eyes. “There’s no more?” he asked, … Read more

The way the oats catch the light after eight hours in the slow cooker—plump, almost glassy, suspended in that velvety pumpkin-orange custard—is what I made … Read more

Third batch in two weeks and I finally stopped measuring the hot sauce with my heart. The first time, I dumped in half a bottle … Read more

I didn’t trust a slow cooker for chili. Not really. I figured chili needed a big pot, a hot stove, and the kind of hands-on … Read more