Slow Cooker

My husband took one bite of this soup, looked at me with that surprised expression he gets, and said, “Wait, this is from the crockpot?” … Read more

I was scraping frost off my windshield last Tuesday morning—that stubborn kind that forms when the temperature drops just below freezing overnight—when the smell of … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy green bean almondine. I had the shallots prepped, the slivered almonds ready, and a beautiful bunch of haricots … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a damp Tuesday in October, and I had a fierce, irrational craving for butternut squash soup. Not the kind you … Read more

I figured a four-ingredient slow cooker dinner would taste exactly like what it sounds like—something thrown together, edible but forgettable. It took about six hours … Read more

My brother claimed to hate chili for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d make a whole production of sniffing the air whenever anyone made it, wrinkling … Read more

I need dinner to be done before I even start it. That is the thought running through my head on a Tuesday at 2 PM, … Read more

“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