Crockpot Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday night, and I had a sudden, almost primal craving for Thanksgiving dinner. Not the whole spread, you … Read more

Carla watched me struggle with the big silver pot, the one that always seemed too heavy when it was full of boiling water and potatoes. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office during tax season, watching him describe exactly how … Read more

Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a gray Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her months … Read more

My brother claimed he hated broccoli soup for fifteen years. Fifteen years, I mean, that’s a long time to hold a grudge against a vegetable. … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me wrestle with a stubborn zucchini plant for a good five minutes before she … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple Tuesday night meatloaf. I had my standard recipe memorized—the one my mom taught me, baked in a loaf … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled café tucked behind a used bookstore in Portland called The Gathered Table that made a pumpkin turkey chili … Read more

I was standing in line at the bank—of all places—when the woman ahead of me, who looked like she’d just finished wrangling a small farm, … Read more

I had spent years avoiding broccoli soup. Honestly, I thought it was a con — a way to make people feel virtuous while eating something … Read more