Crockpot Recipes

My neighbor asked me why I couldn’t just cook the turkey breast in my slow cooker. I had been complaining about the hassle of roasting … Read more

It was 11:15 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a sudden, specific craving for ham. Not just any ham, but that sticky, sweet, … Read more

My neighbor Paul wasn’t trying to impress anyone when I stopped by to borrow his snow shovel last January. I’d barely gotten through his front … Read more

I swore I hated hot chocolate. For years. Like, my whole adult life I’d turn my nose up at it, claiming it was nothing but … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and the … Read more

There used to be a tiny Southern diner tucked off Highway 85 in South Carolina called Miss Etta’s that made the most unforgettable cornbread dressing. … Read more

This was supposed to be a whole roasted chicken. I had the lemon, the garlic, the herbs all laid out on the counter. But the … Read more

Honestly, I never thought I’d be the person evangelizing about homemade cranberry sauce. For years, I was perfectly content with the jiggly, can-shaped stuff. It … Read more

I was standing in the canned soup aisle at the grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a row of cream-of-whatever cans, when a whiff of … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV, of all places, when the woman behind me—an older lady with a worn-out apron peeking out from … Read more