Crockpot Recipes

There used to be a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant off Highway 290 in Houston called El Patroncito that made the most incredible chicken enchilada soup I … Read more

I was supposed to be making a completely different kind of chili that Tuesday. The plan was a five-alarm fire-breathing monster of a chili, the … Read more

My neighbor Jenna asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. I was mid-explanation about searing and deglazing and building … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at the grocery store last Tuesday when it hit me — the smell of cumin and roasted … Read more

My sister asked me why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and walk away. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle last Tuesday, staring at a tub of plain yogurt like it held the secrets to the universe, when … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Highway 9 called Millie’s that made a chicken and rice dish I still dream about. When Millie … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a particularly dreary Tuesday, and I had that specific kind of craving—the one that demands something warm, creamy, and deeply … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a backyard garden project last spring—covered in dirt, wrestling with a stubborn tomato cage—when my next-door neighbor, a retired truck driver … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of unopened moving boxes last October when the smell hit me. Not from my kitchen — my kitchen was … Read more