Crockpot Recipes

Honestly, I had this mental image of a bucket of dry, rubbery chicken chunks swimming in a puddle of watery, flavorless tomato juice. You know … Read more

The power grid gave up around 7:00 PM on a Tuesday, leaving us in a kitchen that was rapidly turning into a freezer. I had … Read more

My daughter looked at her bowl, then up at me, and asked if we could have dinner every night. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if she … Read more

I assumed a slow cooker would turn chicken into rubbery shreds the moment I set it for eight hours. That’s what happens to meat when … Read more

I want the kind of red that stains your fingers and makes you look like a toddler eating spaghetti, but I absolutely do not want … Read more

That is honestly where this recipe was born. I was staring at the clock, panic rising because I had promised to bring a side dish … Read more

I stared into my freezer, genuinely annoyed. It was Tuesday, I had a head of celery going soft, three chicken breasts I’d bought on a … Read more

Wednesday night, 5:45 PM, and I was staring into the open fridge like it owed me something. Chicken thighs were defrosted in the sink, and … Read more

I burned this soup the first three times I made it. Not burned in a “oh, the bottom is a little dark” way—burned in a … Read more

I burned the first batch of bacon for these baked beans so badly I had to open every window in the house, and that was … Read more