The secret to the juiciest turkey is the brine. This simple turkey brine recipe will help you serve up a wonderful highlight to your holiday feast. To make thanksgiving extra simple, you can also brine your frozen turkey – skipping the multiple days thawing! This …
Learn how to make this versatile homemade chicken broth recipe, a staple ingredient in so many recipes, to enhance your from scratch cooking. There is some confusion about the difference between chicken broth and chicken bone broth, the main difference is the time you cook …
Bread pudding is a soft, sweet, slightly spiced treat to warm you up on cool mornings. This easy bread pudding recipe incorporates simple kitchen ingredients to make a wonderful and easy breakfast everyone will love. If you have never tried bread pudding, it has such …
Sourdough is so incredibly delicious and it doesn’t have to be complicated. This is the simple sourdough recipe I use for nearly everything. Having this one simple recipe on hand is great for sandwich bread, french loaves, pizza, rolls, and so much more. This dough …
Homemade Chicken Gnocchi Soup This chicken gnocchi soup is a hearty, delicious, and simple soup. It’s full of vegetables and a delectable creamy broth, that’s a perfect way to fill you up on a chilly day. This recipe was in instant family favorite and is …
I’m sure the last thing you want to think about in the heat of the summer is the fall garden, but it is, hands down, the BEST season for gardening! As much as I love a good tomato from the summer garden, I truly …
Have you ever prepared fresh onions from the garden or leeks for a recipe and tossed those beautiful green tops? Now you can use them and enjoy their great flavor in so many different ways by powdering them! By dehydrating those cast off green onion …
Come tour our cottage laundry room reveal. See how simple swaps and paint changed this laundry room to a cozy cottage scullery on a budget. After almost a year in our new (to us) home in the woods, we finally renovated our laundry room. This …
Welcome to Wistful Woods Farm. I’m Erin and I’m passionate about homesteading, cooking real food, homeschooling, fiber arts, and making our house a home. Here on the the farm blog you’ll find recipes, gardening, Home DIY, and heritage skills to teach the next generation. It …