Crockpot Recipes

The neighborhood fall potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate dishes you see on magazine covers—I’m … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled diner off Route 9 called The Rusty Spoon that made a pumpkin turkey chili so good, it ruined … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a pound of ground beef I’d forgotten to thaw, when the smell of something familiar … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw a whole rotisserie chicken in the slow cooker with some broth and call it a day. I … Read more

This was supposed to be a last-minute, throw-together dinner for a weeknight when I had absolutely nothing planned. I grabbed a pack of ground beef … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—of all places—on a rainy Tuesday afternoon when the woman behind me, an older lady holding a very … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at Aldi last Tuesday when a blast of cold air hit me—and suddenly I was seven years … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d had it on my calendar and everything, but somehow the … Read more

My neighbor, a quiet woman named Clara who kept mostly to herself, watched me one rainy Tuesday afternoon as I hauled a bag of groceries … Read more

I was sitting in my dentist’s waiting room—of all places—when the receptionist, a woman named Carol who I’d only ever exchanged pleasantries with about insurance … Read more