As soon as the weather begins to cool, my mom starts making sancocho—a hearty stew filled with meat and tuber vegetables. In the sweltering heat of the Dominican Republic, my grandmother still makes ...

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Lots of people swear by their slow-cookers. They’re great for stews, pulled pork, and even desserts, and often just let you toss a bunch of stuff in a single pot and walk away. But they also take up a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Special to The Washington Post It’s winter: We’ve nested inside, we’re ready for stews and braises, but we’re still ...