Photo by Leslie Bamford
Shirley at the launch of "Taking a Bite of the Apple."
Shirley Hartung is a retired teacher. She lives in Kitchener with her husband Doug. They are parents to two adult sons and grandparents to two-year-old Ava. Shirley is the author of several specialty diet cookbooks of which she has sold 45,000 copies. She enjoys writing for children as well as short stories for adults that are often based on rural and small town settings. In addition, she has written Love Stories, her mother’s life story. Shirley has recently taken up quilting as a hobby. Doug and Shirley attend Waterloo Mennonite Brethren Church in Waterloo. Visit Shirley’s website at www.edible-options.com.