{"id":11669,"date":"2012-07-23T14:41:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T19:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=11669"},"modified":"2012-07-23T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T19:52:08","slug":"coming-to-a-city-near-you-and-other-goings-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/23\/coming-to-a-city-near-you-and-other-goings-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming to a City Near You, and Other Goings On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Desserts in Jars book tour officially kicked off today. Check to see if I&#8217;m coming anywhere near you. <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour-schedule.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"desserts-in-jars-book-tour-schedule\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour-schedule.jpg 625w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour-schedule-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour-schedule-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll be in New York City and Philadelphia the next few days (with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinandamanda.com\/whatsnew\/travel\/come-see-me-in-nyc-philly.html\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda<\/a>!!!), and then I&#8217;m headed to the West Coast next month. I&#8217;ll be adding events as they come up, so watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/dessertsinjars.crankymouse.com\/tour-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\">Desserts in Jars tour dates page<\/a> if you want to see if I&#8217;m coming closer to you. I would so like to meet you all and say hello.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">As soon as I sign off here, I&#8217;m headed into the city to get ready for tonight&#8217;s event. This is where I&#8217;ll be the next few days. If you&#8217;re in the area, feel free to stop by and say hi.<\/p>\n<h4>Monday, July 23 \u2013 NYC<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadwaypanhandler.com\/broadway\/dept.asp?dept_id=603\" target=\"_blank\">Broadway Panhandler<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4MpC\" target=\"_blank\">65 East 8th Street<br \/>\nNew York, NY 10003<\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;m making and sampling two recipes tonight. One for the fruit lovers and another for those who love their chocolate.<br \/>\n<strong>TIME<\/strong>: 5PM to 7PM <\/p>\n<h4>Tuesday, July 24 \u2013 NYC<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atthemeadow.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Meadow<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/Ct9z\" target=\"_blank\">523 Hudson Street<br \/>\nNew York, NY 10014<\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a cocktail hour! Stop by for a drink and some conversation!<br \/>\n<strong>TIME<\/strong>: 7:30PM <\/p>\n<h4>Thursday, July 26 \u2013 Philadelphia<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetelizabethscakes.com\/ \" target=\"_blank\">Sweet Elizabeth\u2019s Cakes<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/thespiralbookcase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Spiral Bookcase<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/vxPH\" target=\"_blank\">4409 Main Street<br \/>\nManayunk, PA 19127<\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll be making and letting you sample one of my favorite recipes from the book.<br \/>\n<strong>TIME<\/strong>: Hosted at Sweet Elizabeth\u2019s 7PM<\/p>\n<h4>Friday, July 27 to Sunday, July 29 \u2013 Bucks County, PA<\/h4>\n<p>I&#8217;m rounding out this trip with a <a href=\"http:\/\/bigsummerpotluck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Summer Potluck<\/a> hosted by one of my <a href=\"http:\/\/threemanycooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">favorite blogging families<\/a>. Plus, I get to see some of my favorite people and meet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebites.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aimee<\/a>&#8216;s sweet baby Clara!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-tour-book.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"desserts-in-jars-tour-book\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-tour-book.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-tour-book-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\nWhen I&#8217;m not on an airplane, I do sometimes work. So, here are a few of the most recent things you can read from me around the web.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">\u201cThe family dinner is something we do nightly, sitting down to talk and eat together, trying to instill in them some form of manners [\u2026] \u2018No, you may not eat mashed potatoes with your fingers.\u2019 \u2018Please refrain from painting the table with your egg yolk.\u2019\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/IvzoAy\" target=\"_blank\">Read the rest<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">\u201cIf you&#8217;re looking for an activity to get your kids going this summer, try this easy-to-pull-off ice cream in a zip-top bag. It&#8217;s fun to see the kids&#8217; faces as milk and sugar turn into a frozen treat with nothing but the power of their hands giving it a good shake.\u201d Continue reading about <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/IvzoAy\" target=\"_blank\">family dinners<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">\u201cI try to make a list of things that we would like to do, as long a list I can come up with, and I ask the kids to help think up ideas. They can be crazy and ridiculous like a neighborhood paintball war, to things like trips to the water park.\u201d Continue reading my <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/LMeC1b\" target=\"_blank\">summer survival tips<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.babble.com\/family-kitchen\/2012\/07\/20\/how-to-make-lox-with-hefty-slider-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make Lox<\/a> | Family Kitchen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifetimemoms.com\/food-family-recipes\/strawberries-and-cream-milkshake-moms\" target=\"_blank\">Adults Only Strawberries and Cream Milkshake<\/a> | Lifetime Moms<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"desserts-in-jars-book-tour\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour.jpg 450w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/desserts-in-jars-book-tour-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Desserts in Jars book tour officially kicked off today. Check to see if I&#8217;m coming anywhere near you. I&#8217;ll be in New York City and Philadelphia the next few days (with Amanda!!!), and then I&#8217;m headed to the West Coast next month. I&#8217;ll be adding events as they come up, so watch the Desserts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news-giveaway","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11669"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11682,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11669\/revisions\/11682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}