Slow Cooker

“Wait—so you can make turkey in a slow cooker?” My sister-in-law, Jen, stood in my kitchen doorway, holding a bag of fresh cranberries like she’d … Read more

Let me tell you, this stew isn’t just another dinner recipe. It’s the kind of meal that makes your whole house smell like a rustic … Read more

The way the steam curls off the surface of this soup—thick and slow, carrying the scent of rosemary and caramelized garlic—is what I made this … Read more

The tomatoes on my counter were staring at me. Not in a menacing way, more like a sad, wrinkled plea for attention. I’d bought a … Read more

The way the broth clings to the back of a spoon—thick, almost velvety, with tiny flecks of green from the chiles and cilantro—that’s what I … Read more

Sunday afternoon, the kind where the light goes flat and grey against the kitchen window, and the only thing I want is a pot of … Read more

“Is that meatloaf in a slow cooker?” My brother-in-law stood in my kitchen doorway, skeptical, holding a bag of potatoes he’d offered to bring. I … Read more

The doorbell rang at 4:47 PM on a Tuesday. I remember because I was staring at a pack of bone-in chicken thighs thawing on the … Read more

Dumping a bag of frozen corn into the crockpot when I realized I forgot to buy fresh—that’s the moment this recipe really started. It was … Read more

I figured a slow cooker couldn’t handle something as delicate as egg noodles without turning them into a gluey, sad mess. It took about a … Read more