Crockpot Recipes

Introduction This was supposed to be a quick chili night. I grabbed the wrong can of beans, the slow cooker lid was missing (don’t ask), … Read more

The power went out halfway through my Saturday afternoon grocery run when my neighbor, Mrs. Callahan, started talking about her easy tender crockpot honey garlic … Read more

Introduction “I’ve always been stubborn about steel cut oats,” my friend Mark confessed one chilly autumn morning. For years, he’d claimed they were too gritty, … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy, three-step marinated chicken dinner that I’d planned all day—something with a complicated sauce and those fresh herbs I’d … Read more

Introduction “I’ve never been one for slow cooker meals,” I admit. For years, I believed crockpot dishes were just… okay—comforting but kind of boring. Then … Read more

Introduction “The phone rang just as I was about to leave for a quick errand,” my neighbor said casually as she stirred a pot on … Read more

Last Thursday evening, I found myself knee-deep in a pile of thrift store cookbooks, half-distracted by the rain tapping on the window. Amidst faded pages … Read more

“I never thought a slow cooker could take me all the way to West Africa,” I confessed to my friend Carla last Thursday, as the … Read more

“I wasn’t expecting to find a recipe gem tucked away in my dentist’s waiting room magazine, but there it was—an easy slow cooker beef rendang … Read more

“The power went out halfway through our family game night last fall,” I remember, “and honestly, I was a bit panicked about dinner.” The fridge … Read more