Crockpot Recipes

There used to be a little soup-and-sandwich spot on the corner of Elm and 4th that made a cheddar broccoli soup so thick and velvety … Read more

My sister claimed she hated butternut squash soup for years. Years. Every fall when the gourds started showing up at the farmers market, she’d make … Read more

Hand me that bag of frozen spinach, my neighbor said, peering into my grocery cart. I was mid-rant about how my kids had suddenly decided … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to return her measuring cup—the one I’d borrowed three weeks ago and … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a garden stake she’d promised me, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside a converted gas station on Route 9 that made the most incredible pumpkin banana bread I … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a man named Earl, but there I was, stuck in a checkout line at the hardware store on a … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in the crockpot and walk away. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — the … Read more

There used to be a tiny, unassuming cafe tucked into a converted garage on the south side of Portland that made the best white chicken … Read more