Articles by Shannon

My mom’s group was passing recipes around recently via e-mail and Megan Lawler, mom of two girls and a baby boy, sent out a message that reminded me: A) Of getting one over on your […]

It’s the beginning of a new week and another round of dinners. These two recipes are from Fayetteville mom Nancy Firmin, who enjoys growing her own herbs and cooking from scratch. To read more about […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mama Driving home from my parent’s house this past weekend it hit me that summer is officially over. Yes, the sun will still be beating down relentlessly and the calendar will still […]

Mike Daniels of Bella Vista is a kitchen Conquistador who wears an apron that warns: “Does not cook well with others.” He dreamed up these two entrees and I think they’re both fabulous. Try them […]

I tried this recipe when I went to interview Michelle Kieklak of Fayetteville, mama of two daughters, for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s Food section. She had made them for me to taste and photograph. The rolls […]

We’re driving down the road and Ladybug is begging for a Chihuahua. I list all the reasons she can’t have one. We drive along in silence for a while. Then she announces, “I feel like […]

Sometimes I feel like that matchmaker who’s on a double date with the couple I’m fixing up. I keep throwing interesting tidbits out there, trying to make my two friends look as wonderful to each […]

By Shannon, Ladybug’s mama My jeans don’t fit and Ladybug has at least a dozen new freckles — two signs of a great vacation. We just got back from nearly two weeks of visiting my […]