Crockpot Recipes

I did not trust wild rice in a slow cooker. Honestly, I thought it sounded like a mistake until the smell hit me on a … Read more

My seven-year-old asked for the “warm red stuff” again before I had even finished pouring his milk. He didn’t say it with the usual demanding … Read more

That thick, heavy scent of rendered bacon fat and steaming potatoes — the kind that clings to your curtains before you even take off your … Read more

My husband asked for the cozy crockpot chili with cornbread topping for the third night in a row, and honestly, I was just happy he … Read more

The bowl was scraped clean with a piece of crusty bread, leaving only a faint smear of green herbs on the ceramic. My partner walked … Read more

My husband took one bite of this stew last Tuesday, looked up at me with those surprised eyes, and said, “This is the best thing … Read more

You know that specific kind of heavy, humid cold that settles into your bones when November hits? The kind that makes you want to burrow … Read more

The sky was doing that thing again—turning that flat, bruised gray that means snow but spits rain instead. I had a bag of chicken thighs … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark did not trust a slow cooker for pulled pork. He said it came out tasting like wet laundry, and honestly, he had … Read more

Dumping a whole bag of frozen mixed vegetables into the slow cooker at 6:47 AM, wondering if this was going to be yet another soup … Read more