Easter will soon be here. Be sure to call the shop (517.669.9300)as soon as you can to order your Easter pie. Below is a list of the pies we'll be making... Tom's Cheery Cherry Cherry Berry, Cherry Berry Berry, Cherry Rhubarb, Cherry Raspberry, Blueberry Raspberry, Blackberry Raspberry, Coconut Cream, Raspberry Coconut Cream, Raspberry Cream, Banana Cream, Chococate Cream, Lemon Meringue, Keylime, Keylime Raspberry, Pecan, and Lemon Pecan Chess. We'll also be making Coconut Angel Food Bundt Cake, Cherry Chip Angel Food Bundt Cake, Car...

"Then with with good friends... and good food on the board, and good wine in the pitcher, we may well ask, when shall we live if not now?" -- M. K. F. Fisher   MENU Linda's Amazing Mac & Cheese A crisp salad of fresh spring greens Crusty Ciabatta rolls A good bottle of Merlot Our Key Lime Raspberry pie Linda's Amazing Mac & Cheese This Mac & Cheese recipe is based on the Kraft 1920’s advertisement recipe found in magazines at that time. I updated it a bit to give it a bit more flavor zing. Mom Hundt int...

Spring has sprung, flowers are blooming, and the trees and bushes are budding. Here at the the shop we've got Spring Fever! So we thought we'd share some of our favorite Spring and Easter photos with you...          

 

 

We are already sending hundreds of copies of our seasonal "Sweetie News" newsletter to folks via email. (We hope you are one of the folks who are already getting it.) However, in the next few weeks we'll also be able to email folks... * Announcements of special events at the shop * Monthly digests of the recipes we post on our website * E-Coupons that you can print out and bring into the shop for super savings To receive these new things, you need to tell us which ones you want to receive, as well as provide us with your email add...

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 Savory Foods – Anything lemony and lovely screams “spring”, Roasted chicken with lemon and rosemary, Asparagus made with cream, butte...

It has been almost two months since my beloved daddy passed on. As difficult as it has been, I knew from past experiences that time will indeed heal all things. As expected, my heart is gradually filling with contentment and gratitude rather than its former mourning emptiness.  Thankfully, my gratitude for my daddy is something I have always had, as I always knew how special he was to me and so many others. I have also felt very grateful for my friends and extended family; however, I did not know how humbled and comforted I would be by th...

(From Secrets of the Great Old Timey Cooks -- Barbara Swell)  Old time kitchen adages --   A fat kitchen - a lean will.   A rotten apple spoils his companion.   Don't fall out with your bread and butter.