We often think a slow cooker's job is to cook the main event of a meal, but did you know you could make all of these marvelous side dishes in a slow cooker — "baked" potatoes, stuffed peppers, and ...

Want to make sure your summer cookouts are fun and relaxing? Let your slow cooker handle the side dishes that go along with whatever's going onto the grill. Making slow cooker side dishes frees you up ...

Make your life easier with slow cooker (or instant pot) side dishes for Thanksgiving, including cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and more. Our editors independently select these products. Making a ...

There is NOTHING better than coming home from a long, cold day to a home-cooked meal, and the slow cooker makes it easy ...

"No-Prep Slow Cooker: Few Ingredient Meals Without the Browning, Sautéing or Pre-Baking” by Chrissy Taylor, Page Street Publishing Co., $19.99, 176 pages, paperback Looking for an easy-to-make, ...

I make Thanksgiving plans the minute the leaves start to turn colors. This year, vaccinated family members will gather at my sister’s home. We all look forward to her husband’s grilled turkey and a ...

Slow-cookers are pretty ubiquitous these days. Any busy home cook likely has one on the counter, and uses it for hearty cuts of meat and simplified soups. What we don’t talk about enough, though, are ...

Cooking can be like a puzzle. Figuring out what to eat and how to make it can be challenging enough, but then there is a further complication: the dishes. Finding ways to minimize mess translates into ...