Crockpot Recipes

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in the hardware aisle at the local home improvement store, listening to … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers on a rainy Tuesday evening, and the smell hit … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me shivering on my front porch, clutching a bag of groceries in the freezing rain. She didn’t say anything at … Read more

My neighbor Carol swore she hated broccoli soup. For years. Every time the topic came up at our monthly block party potlucks, she’d make this … Read more

I was standing in my pantry last Tuesday, staring at three cans of diced tomatoes I’d bought on sale two weeks ago, when the smell … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in early November, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost hurt. I wanted … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of the grocery store last Tuesday—honestly, just staring at bags of frozen peas like they held the … Read more

There used to be this little diner on Route 9, just past the old hardware store, that made a chicken pot pie that was nothing … Read more

A friend of mine asked why I couldn’t just rub the butter mixture under the chicken skin instead of over it. I started to explain … Read more

I was digging through my glove compartment last Tuesday—looking for a stray pen, honestly—when the faintest smell of cumin and dried oregano hit me from … Read more