When the day feels packed and you don’t want to deal with a busy kitchen, the slow cooker is the hero you need. It quietly does all the work while you handle everything else—or nothing at all. By ...

As with most foods, your idea of pot roast is likely whatever version you grew up eating. For me, that was a chunk of beef surrounded by potatoes and carrots in a black speckled oval roasting pan.

"THE MAGICAL SLOW COOKER: Recipes for Busy Moms," by Sarah Olson, Front Table Books, $19.99, 224 pages As a full-time mail carrier and mom, Sarah Olson struggled to find time and motivation to cook ...

Trisha Yearwood claims that her time in the kitchen is relaxing. She admits that when life gets hectic, she loves nothing more than heading into her favorite room in the house to cook meals for her ...

The slow food movement is great, and there is a certain timeless satisfaction in watching, smelling, and knowing your Sunday dinner is gently simmering in the oven. But what if you could have that ...