Crockpot Recipes

The church chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d signed up to bring a “big pot of something” and … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a gray, drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost unreasonable craving for something warm, spicy, … Read more

My neighbor Carla wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers—the ones I’d borrowed three weeks prior and kept meaning … Read more

The neighborhood taco night was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d RSVP’d yes, even volunteered to bring the main dish, and … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different meal. I had this grand plan for a wine-braised beef bourguignon that would take all afternoon—the kind … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Rosa who I’d only ever waved at from across the driveway, watched me shivering as I fumbled with my keys … Read more

There used to be a tiny Chinese takeout spot on the corner of Elm and 4th, tucked between a laundromat and a dusty thrift store. … Read more

There used to be a tiny Chinese takeout spot on the corner of Elm and 3rd in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate “casserole-style pasta” for the entire seven years we’d been married. Seven years. Every time I’d suggest something baked or … Read more

My neighbor watched me hauling a grocery bag full of broccoli into my kitchen one Tuesday afternoon and didn’t say anything at first. Then she … Read more