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The Best Slow Cooker Honey-Garlic Chicken Thighs

Sweet, savoury and super easy? Sign us up. Chicken thighs are usually less expensive than chicken breasts, which helps to stretch your grocery budget, but they’re just as versatile and flavourful. For this dish, toss thighs into your slow cooker with a tomato puree, soy sauce, sugar, garlic and a sprinkle of chili flakes if you like a little kick. Then, set it, forget it and come back six hours later to a ready-to-serve dinner.

Serving tip: This chicken is awesome with pretty much anything, but we love to serve it with fresh slaw. You can use coleslaw mix from the store, or you can make your own from grated carrot, cucumber, shredded kale—you name it. The recipe below includes a delish dressing that comes together in a snap.

Do You Stay Up Later or Go to Bed Earlier Since Becoming a Parent?

The internet seems divided on this question. Some people go straight to bed the second their kiddos close their eyes, while others live for a couple of hours of time alone. So we wanna know—which camp do you belong to? Are you going to bed ASAP or are you rocking out to early 2000s tunes until midnight?

🗳 CAST YOUR VOTE

The results of last week’s poll:
How do you handle yourself during a kid meltdown?

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I always try to offer a hug or other means of support. (45.8%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I stay near by while they work it out on their own. (8.3%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ I find it really difficult to be patient when my kids are melting down. (8.3%)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ It depends on the day. (33.3%)

How Long Is Too Long to Go Without Sex In a Marriage?

We usually go for parenting-based questions in this section of the newsletter, but this is one of those queries that plagues so many people. (We know this because our Q&A on sexless marriages always gets a ton of traffic.)

Let’s be real: When children come along, even couples with a stellar pre-kids sex life may notice a drop in intimacy. The little humans we welcome into our families takes so much time and energy, and it can be difficult to muster the motivation to put in a load of laundry at the end of the day, let alone roll around in the sheets. But relationship experts generally agree consistency and effort are the keys to making sure lack of sex doesn’t become an elephant in the room.

To avoid falling into a sexless routine (which is defined as having sex 10 or fewer times in a year), try some of these strategies:

1) Maintain affection, even when you’re too tired for intercourse. Cuddling and talking can help you to remain connected during dry spells.

2) Try sensual activities, like giving each other a massage or listening to a romantic album together, without the expectation of sex.

3) Be present. Turn off your phones and shut down your email. It doesn’t matter what you do—whether it’s watching a show together or having a glass of wine on your patio—the point is to be focused entirely on each other for a few minutes.

For more on reconnecting with your partner, check out our Q&A with psychotherapist Kat Kova below.