Crockpot Recipes

I was sitting in the waiting room of my car mechanic’s shop last spring, trying to ignore the smell of grease and stale coffee, when … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the woman who runs the local hardware store, but there I was, standing in the paint aisle with my … Read more

There used to be a little Southern café on Main Street in my hometown called The Gilded Yam that made sweet potato casserole like nobody’s … Read more

My seven-year-old, Leo, was perched on the step stool next to me while I was browning the ground beef for what I thought would be … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a car seat—the kind of boring Tuesday errand you don’t think twice about—and the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday in early November, and I had a very specific craving for a loaded baked potato. The kind with … Read more

I was standing in my pantry last Tuesday, staring at a bag of dried white beans I’d bought on a whim three months ago, when … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a book she’d promised to lend me, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple beef stew. I had the carrots diced, the potatoes cubed, and the oven preheating to a steady 350°F. … Read more

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