I absolutely loved being a Girl Scout and was actually a Cadet before I retired my sash.  In retrospect, I can clearly see how the Girl Scout's fundamental tenets and experiences truly helped shape my life as it is today. As a child, I didn't realize that the monthly meetings, camping trips,cookie sales, and earning educational and philanthropy badges were anything more than “fun!”   I was too young to know that these “fun” Girl Scout experiences, infused in my young life, set the stage for my purpose and passion in my late...

I love April and all of the hope and newness it brings every year without fail.

I am writing this spring collection of thoughts, despite the frigid weather and snow, because I love to hope and dream!  Spring - I love this time of year as… The frost melts and the sunshine warms my bed earlier for afternoon naps! The happy songbirds start singing and showing their sweet faces! A lovely fresh breeze lifts the winter blankness in the air! The gardens start budding teeny tiny stems through the cold and tired soil. A new batch of spring chicks that will be lovingly chosen to live at the Hundt Homestead Henhouse ...

I remember waking up early (I always was an early riser) to the wonderful combined smell of bacon, biscuits, and coffee at my grandparent's farm in West Virginia For me, the only other delightful aromas that rival this lovely trio, would be an apple pie, and a roasting turkey. Yum! As a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to watch my grandpa make his legendary biscuits. The old coal miner baked a batch of golden biscuits almost every day of his adult life. That is a heap load of biscuits! He probably could have made them blindfold...

How charming is a leprechaun!  I have always found them to be darling; from the happy little one on the Lucky Charms cereal box to the funny little sprite in the Disney movie, "Darby O'Gill and the Little People"  Truly, what is not to like in a leprechaun?  Yes, they are rather short and stubborn and their wardrobe is limited in color and style, and some most likely have serious drinking issues.  Yes, leprechauns indeed have some strong personality traits, but many of their traits are true tenets to live by.  I f...

Despite our sincere efforts, and those of our proof-readers and editors, we have found two errors in the recipes in this first printing of Sweetie-licious Pies. We apologize profusely for any inconvenience this may have caused,  as we truly created every  recipe to produce wonderful results for everyone! Rest assured that these two errors will be corrected in the next printing of Linda's book. We hope you will use this information to correct the copy of "Sweetie-licious Pies" you've purchased, so that in the future you'll not e...

This menu is a true testament to Spring, and works well for Mother's Day brunch as well.

We now have two baking class dates scheduled on Wednesday evenings in March. The classes are from 5:30pm - 8:00 pm. The first is on March 19th, the second on March 26th. There are only 6 spots available in each class and spots fill up very quickly! To register for a class, please click on the link below... this will take you to the page on our website where you can register for the class of your choice and pay for it as well.    www.sweetie-licious.com/Community.aspx

We are thrilled to have a four-page feature in the shabby chic magazine, "Flea Market Decor"! I have always loved this magazine, and am tickled pink that they featured our "Sweetie-licious Pies" cookbook, the cute shop, my farmette, and Sharie's Pink Lemonade Pie in their Spring issue! Check it out on newsstands today!  -- xoxolinda