Crockpot Recipes

I had spent years insisting that pumpkin had no business in savory food. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies—sure, bring it on. But pumpkin in … Read more

Someone asked me last week why I always seem to have a crockpot going by noon on a Sunday. I laughed and pointed to the … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipe, slow-simmered for days, or … Read more

My roommate Sarah asked why I couldn’t just brown the meat and dump everything in the slow cooker without all the extra steps. I started … Read more

The power went out halfway through that first nor’easter of the season, and I found myself standing in the dark kitchen, listening to the wind … Read more

The tailgate was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main dish. Everyone else would be showing up with … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a taxi driver, but there I was, stuck in gridlock on a Tuesday evening, listening to a man named … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through a particularly chilly Thursday evening last winter, and there I was, fumbling around with candles and blankets, when … Read more

Introduction Last Tuesday afternoon, my coworker watched me fumble with my usual dinner prep—a chaotic mix of chopping and googling recipes—without saying a word at … Read more

“The power went out halfway through Sunday lunch,” my neighbor Carlos told me as I stepped into his kitchen, where the unmistakable aroma of slow-cooked … Read more