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    Meet Shelby Law Ruttan

    Contact Shelby: shelby@grumpyshoneybunch.com

    Shelby Law Ruttan behind the scenes filming a test recipe.

    Hi! I'm Shelby Law Ruttan, author and owner of HoneyB's Kitchen. I grew up in New York State near the St. Lawrence River and currently live in North Carolina.

    I'm a mom, grandmother, and cookbook author who started blogging family recipes in 2007 for my children and future grandchildren. If you love old fashioned family recipes that Mom or Grandma used to make, then you are in the right spot!

    I love cooking light, healthy recipes, and low-carb keto recipes. But, you will also find that I have a weakness for baking and I especially love cookie recipes and Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake!

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    How it all began

    My grandmother, Mae Whitton, whom I called Nanny, was my inspiration for starting this food blog. In 2007, I decided to start keeping her recipes as well as my own recipes where my children could find them at their fingertips.

    Nanny and Shelby
    Nanny is my biggest inspiration in the kitchen and a big influence in my life, and I aspire to be just like her!

    HoneyB's Kitchen started out as Grumpy's Honeybunch when at the time I was married to a man I called Grumpy. Since then he and I are no longer married, and I am loving my life as a content creator, recipe developer, mom, grandmother, and jetsetter!

    My credentials

    I am not formally trained. Rather I was trained in my Mom and Grandmother's kitchen as well as through trial and error in my own home! I have worked with brands and have been taught many techniques through them. I come from a family of excellent cooks and my passion comes naturally.

    I have been a consummate dieter and over the years have followed Weight Watchers, Cooking Light, and South Beach Diet and made plenty of recipes inspired by them.

    Shelby Law Ruttan and her mother, Gwen Law, holding the One Pot Paleo Cookbook.
    Mom and me with my first cookbook, sitting in her dining room.

    My experience in the kitchen and dieting led me to author three cookbooks. The One Pot Paleo Cookbook, The Pescatarian Keto, and The Clean Ketogenic Diet for Beginners.

    I collaborated with New York Beef Council and Veal.org to create recipes and videos for their websites and have worked with other brands like CK Mondavi and Family, and Certified Angus Beef as an ambassador.

    Tried and True Family Recipes

    Today, I create a variety of tried and true, quick and easy recipes for a variety of diets. Weekly family dinner night has become casserole night, or trying out new recipes we have never made before.

    I also like to try out a new dessert for family dinner night. When I am cooking for just one or two, I like to document those recipes also.

    The here and now

    Today I live in North Carolina and am happily still creating recipes in my own home to share with my family and followers. I babysit my grandson on off days and live close to my youngest son.

    Shelby Law Ruttan in Valencia Spain.
    Shelby Law Ruttan in Toledo, Spain.
    Shelby Law Ruttan enjoying a vegan donut in Madrid Spain.

    My oldest son lives in Madrid, Spain, where I spent two months of 2022. My plan is to own a home in North Carolina and Spain where I can visit between my two children all while still continuing my career as a content creator and cookbook author.

    Shelby Law Ruttan and her partner Mark Ferguson at the Grand Canyon, 2022.
    Shelby Law Ruttan and her brother Stephen Law.
    Shelby Law Ruttan with her son Justin Snow and his friend Maria in Madrid Spain.
    Shelby Law Ruttan with her grandson.
    Shelby Law Ruttan with her family at the Raleigh Christmas Parade.
    Shelby Law Ruttan with her son Christopher Snow.
    Shelby Law Ruttan and her brother Stephen Law on a beach in Brazil.
    Shelby Law Ruttan and her partner, Mark Ferguson
    Shelby Law Ruttan with her grandson on a swing.

    The images above are all from 2021-2022. These are all the people near and dear to my heart that help me decide whether a recipe is good, bad, pretty, ugly!

    @sml_ruttan

    While visiting my son inadrid he is showing me all the sights and food. #triptospain #grumpyshoneybunch

    ♬ TOO YOUNG - Natt Webb
    Just a glimpse of a palace visit to Aranjuez.

    Stay in Touch

    Be sure to stay in touch on my Facebook Page, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram! Follow Shelby Law Ruttan's author page on Amazon, and via email at shelby@grumpyshoneybunchcom.com

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