Crockpot Recipes

Paul wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his place on a rainy Tuesday to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after the last … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of lasagna, when the smell hit me. It wasn’t the freezer … Read more

My neighbor Deb wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her pruning shears on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit … Read more

Let’s be honest: there are soups, and then there’s this soup. This is the kind of meal that makes you forget you’re eating your vegetables … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Route 9 in upstate New York called The Blue Plate that made a green bean casserole that … Read more

My brother-in-law claimed to hate enchilada soup for years. “Too gloppy,” he’d say, or “tastes like a casserole that drowned.” Every family gathering, someone would … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, Frank—a man who wore the same shade of beige cardigan every single time I saw him and … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was starving for something that felt like a hug in a bowl. … Read more

My neighbor Kate wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—my car was making that noise again—and something warm and … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office during tax season, watching him stir a mini crockpot … Read more