Home Cooking & Cozy Living
The Good Hearted Woman shares fresh, modern comfort food and updated heirloom recipes, occasional home and garden DIYs, and cozy road trip trouvailles. Welcome!
easy oktoberfest recipes
Officially, Oktoberfest 2023 runs September 16th through October 3rd, but you can enjoy these Bavarian-inspired recipes and heirloom favorites all season long!
- Traditional German Sauerbraten
- Hot German Potato Salad (Bavarian Kartoffelsalat)
- Bavarian-style German Lentil Soup (Linsensuppe)
- Crispy Sauerkraut Fritters (Easy Air Fryer Recipe)
- Traditional German Red Cabbage (Rotkohl)
- Easy Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel)
weekly reader favorites
Fresh recipes
Check out our newest recipes!
fall recipe favorites
Warmly spiced and comforting, the flavors of fall are some of our favorites.
Sourdough baking
Easy sourdough discard recipes and resources especially for beginners.
- Double-Crumb Sourdough Coffee Cake
- Mom's Sourdough Hotcakes (Sourdough Pancakes)
- How to Make Rye Sourdough Starter
- Rye Sourdough Spaetzle (Spätzel)
hearty classic Comfort
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
Cozy Destinations
- Things to Do in Buffalo, Wyoming
- Perrine Memorial Bridge (Twin Falls, Idaho)
- Westport Winery Garden Resort & Mermaid Museum (Aberdeen, WA)
- Newport Seafood & Wine Festival: 11 Tips to Know Before Your Go
home & garden
- Redwork Chicken Tea Towel (Free Pattern)
- Fabric Tortilla Warmer (Step-by-Step Tutorial)
- Family Picture Frame from Vintage Windows
- Mason Jar Fairy Lantern DIY
recipe roundups
- 15 Homemade Ice Cream Recipes for Ice Cream Makers
- 21 Surprisingly Savory Peach Recipes
- 25 Easy Picnic Finger Foods (No Utensils Needed!)
- 25 Best Fresh Dill Recipes
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