FOOD

At Making Thyme Kitchen, everything we do is focused on preparing the freshest, healthiest and best-tasting foods for you to enjoy at home. We make the kinds of meals you would cook for yourself if you had all the time in the world.

Each month we offer a rotating selection of entrées, including both ready-to-cook and heat-and-eat options. Our packaging is designed to go straight from your fridge or freezer into your oven, microwave or air fryer, with simple cooking instructions right on the label. The goal is simple: make it easy for you to enjoy the fresh, healthy, home-cooked meals you crave.

Alongside our entrées, we prepare a variety of side dishes and fresh salads, available online, at our deli counter or at all four West Michigan Harvest Health locations. We use the freshest ingredients we can find, including many organic fruits and vegetables, local meats and fresh herbs from partners like Mud Lake Farms. Everything — and we truly mean everything — is made from scratch using clean, whole ingredients that taste as good as they are good for you.

Our entrée menu changes monthly, and our deli case evolves with the seasons. We make our sauces, marinades and stocks from scratch because what we leave out matters just as much as what we put in: extra salt, hidden sugars, preservatives, chemicals and unnecessary additives. Everything on our labels reads like it should, with clean whole ingredients. We are proud of how unique that is in today’s food landscape and hope you agree, too!

CUSTOMERS

Singles and couples, with kids and without, new parents, and retirees. Busy people – who want home made quality, want to know who makes their food, and want to see where their food is made – take advantage of our great food and Wednesday delivery service.

SHOP LOCAL

By shopping at small local businesses like Making Thyme Kitchen, you keep us open and viable. Thank you for all your support, we wouldn’t be here without you.

SERVICE

We sell our foods from our kitchen and store on Eastern Ave in Alger Heights. We stock a selection of fresh and frozen entrées, fresh salads and sides, and baked sweets.

Or, pre-order entrées, sides and sweets from our current menu for delivery or pickup. We deliver on Wednesdays throughout the Grand Rapids area. A minimum order of $75 is required for delivery, and delivery is free within 2 miles of our store. The delivery fee is calculated in checkout.

Our retail store and kitchen are located at 2409 Eastern Ave SE in the Alger Heights Business District. Parking is free on Eastern Ave and in the community lot behind our store. We have front and back entrances.

OUR PLANET

We believe that all changes – big and small – move us in a positive and sustainable direction with the operation of our business.

So we:

Compost all of our organic waste.  We keep 5,000-plus pounds of organic waste out of the landfill annually.

Recycle all of our paper, cardboard, packaging, and plastics. Our daily trash is down to ONE small bag – a huge feat for an operation of our size, scale and production volume!

Use to-go product packaging that is rinse and recycle – paper containers without staples, 100% aluminum microwaveable tins, and plastic recyclable lids;

Buy local, organically grown, and certified organic ingredients when possible.

We take all the small steps we can to positively change our business practices. We are constantly looking for ways to improve, and we believe that small steps have a big impact.

PARTNER

Making Thyme Kitchen and Harvest Health Foods are partners for fresh ready-to-eat, and heat & eat packaged to-go foods, and cookies.

A selection of our fresh products are available in all four Harvest Health Stores – Eastern Ave, Cascade, Hudsonville, and now, Holland. We are providing a menu of products, including vegetarian and vegan options, that embrace our shared passion for good, clean, healthy and tasty food.

Harvest Health Foods has been a force for clean eating in West Michigan for 75 years. We couldn’t ask to be working with a better group of people. Harvest Health stores are open Mondays through Saturdays at all four locations.

CHICKEN SALAD?

Craving our Chicken Salad?

Order directly from Making Thyme Kitchen and we will deliver to the Harvest Health store of your choice.

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GIVE A GIFT

Making Thyme Kitchen meals are also a thoughtful way to care for friends and family, near or far. Whether someone is celebrating a joyful moment or going through a challenging time, a delivery of fresh, healthy, oven-ready meals can make life just a little easier.

Our meals are a wonderful way to support a new parent, thank a friend, comfort someone going through a difficult season or help an aging parent or loved one who could use a few nourishing meals in the fridge. They’re also a meaningful gesture for a co-worker, neighbor or anyone who could use a little extra care.

With convenient delivery available within 13 miles of our store, it is easy to send a little love when it matters most, whether you live nearby or across the country.

No matter the occasion — congratulations or condolences, celebration or support — fresh homemade meals are always welcome. A Making Thyme Kitchen gift certificate is a simple, heartfelt way to show someone you care.

Gift certificates are available in any amount. Stop by the store to purchase one or call us at 616-822-0706 and we are happy to mail it for you.