Contemporary Comfort Food & Easy Home Cooked Meals
Celebrate Oktoberfest!
- Traditional German Sauerbraten
- Hot German Potato Salad (Bavarian Kartoffelsalat)
- Easy Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)
- Traditional German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl)
- German Dark Rye Bread
- Authentic German Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen)
- Bavarian-style German Lentil Soup (Linsensuppe)
- Crispy Sauerkraut Fritters (Easy Air Fryer Recipe)
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Recently Published
- Healthy Maple Pecan Granola
- Habanero Simple Syrup
- Sparkling Raspberry Habanero Cosmo
- German Dessert Recipes
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Looking Toward the Holidays
- Triple Ginger Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Cider Turkey Brine with Citrus, Ginger, & Herbs
- Simply Perfect Roast Turkey
- Multigrain Stuffing with Fruits & Nuts
- Orange Spiced Cranberry Sauce
- Thanksgiving Roast Stuffed Pumpkin
- Citrus Herb Compound Butter
- Easy Turkey Gravy (with or without Drippings)
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Hello, and welcome to The Good Hearted Woman! Here you'll find hundreds of traditional and seasonal recipes made with simple, everyday ingredients, plus the occasional kitchen craft to lend a cozy touch to your living space.
The Good Hearted Woman shares recipes for contemporary comfort food and updated heritage classics, easy weeknight meals, tender, crusty homemade breads, bbq and potluck dishes, beverages, and scrumptious desserts. Every recipe is meticulously tested, easy to make, and undeniably delectable!
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Trending Recipes
Check out what's cooking! Explore our readers' top recipe picks for this week, and you're sure to find a new favorite, too!
- Easy Salmon Patties (with Canned Salmon)
- German Dark Rye Bread
- Pop's Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles
- Old School Cafeteria Pizza Recipe
- Kaylen's Bread (Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe)
- Vietnamese Chicken Salad (Goi Ga)
- Hattie B's Nashville Hot Chicken (Step-by-Step)
- Grammi's Carrot Pineapple Jello Salad (Sunshine Salad)
Classic Comfort Food
Soul satisfying, classic comfort food recipes that taste like you remember, updated with modern techniques to make prep easier, using fresh, whole ingredients.
- Arroz Con Pollo (Puerto Rican Chicken & Rice)
- Classic Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
- Hungarian Mushroom Soup (Szekelyderzs)
- Traditional German Sauerbraten
- Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Polish-style Gołąbki)
- Old-fashioned Bread Pudding
- Best Classic Shepherd's Pie
- Mom's Classic Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Sourdough baking
Easy sourdough discard recipes and resources especially for beginners.
- Spiced Pumpkin Sourdough Scones
- Double-Crumb Sourdough Coffee Cake
- Mom's Sourdough Hotcakes (Sourdough Pancakes)
- How to Make Rye Sourdough Starter
Breakfast & Brunch
- Strawberry Cream Crêpes
- Blueberry Banana Muffins
- Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict
- Orange Tea Ring (Danish Wreath)
- Eggs Provençal with Fresh Tomatoes
- Smoked Salmon Crustless Quiche
- Strawberry Soufflé Omelet with Caramelized Almonds
- Double-Crumb Sourdough Coffee Cake