Iconic Strawberry Shortcake Takes Her Sweetness on the Road to Theaters across North America with Launch of First Live Show
“Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat” Kicks off January 13th and Features Special Guest Stars The Doodlebops
Everyone's berry best friend Strawberry Shortcake makes her North American theatrical debut next year in Koba Entertainment’s all-new musical production, Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat (www.strawberryshortcakeontour.com). Beginning January 13, Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat will travel to 32 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada including New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto.
The live show was written, choreographed and directed by Koba’s Artistic Director, and theater veteran, Patti Caplette. Randy Bachman (The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive) along with his daughter Lorelei Bachman co-wrote two brand new songs for Strawberry Shortcake: Follow Your Berry Own Beat that are guaranteed to have families dancing in the aisles. Strawberry Shortcake, a favorite of little girls and moms alike for over 30 years, will be played onstage by Toronto native Amelia Sirianni.
The production also brings to life her best friends Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue, Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Torte, Plum Pudding, and Cherry Jam and features original and fan favorite songs from the hit TV show, “Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures,” currently airing on The Hub network in the U.S. The musical adventure takes audiences to the whimsical land of Berry Bitty City where the whole town is buzzing with anticipation for the Glitzy Glaze Talent Show.
North American Tour DatesJanuary 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Pantages Playhouse (1:00pm)January 15 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place (6:30pm)January 16 – Prince Albert, SK – E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts (6:30pm)January 17 – Regina, SK –Conexus Arts Centre (6:30pm)January 19 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1:00pm) January 20 – Calgary, AB – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1:00pm)January 21 – Medicine Hat, AB – Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre (6:30pm)January 23 – Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre (6:30pm)January 25 – Surrey, BC – Bell Centre for Performing Arts (6:30pm)January 26 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre for the Performing Arts (1:00pm)February 2 – Los Angeles, LA – Club Nokia (4:00pm)February 7 – Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theater (6:00pm)February 8 – Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall (6:00pm)February 9 - Coral Springs, FL - Coral Springs Center for the Arts (1:00pm)February 10 – Melbourne, FL - King Center for Performing Arts (1:00pm)February 16 - North Tonawanda, NY - Riviera Theater (1:00pm & 4:00pm)February 17 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (1:00pm)February 19 – Guelph, ON – River Run Centre (6:30pm)February 20 – London, ON – Centennial Hall (6:30pm)February 21 – Windsor, ON - Chrysler Theatre (6:30pm)February 22 – Chatham, ON - Chatham Capitol Theatre (6:30pm)February 23 – Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place (1:00pm)February 24 – Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre (1:00pm)February 26 – Cornwall, ON - Aultsville Theatre (6:30pm)February 27 – Ottawa, ON - Centrepointe Theatre (6:30pm)February 28 – Peterborough, ON - Showplace Performance Theatre (6:30pm)March 2 - Belleville, ON - Empire Theatre (1:00pm)March 3 – Oshawa, ON - Regent Theatre (1:00pm)March 9 – Wallingford, CT - Toyota Presents The Oakdale Theatre (1:00pm)March 10 – Westbury, NY - Theater at Westbury (1:00pm)March 17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Performance Hall (1:00pm)
The 2nd Annual event for San Diego Museum Council: Kids Free in October is nearly here! San Diego Museum Council invites kids to explore San Diego's diverse museums for Free! From October 1–31, 36 museums will offer free admissions to kids 12 and under with a paid adult this October 2012 in San Diego County. 
These are the cutest containers ever! No wonder they won an award for that. We all had a nice after school treat when these arrived at our door. Of course we tried a scoop of each (ok I only tried three flavors). My fave was the Sneaky Pash, of wildberry and chocolate flakes. My oldest loves mango but I think her fave was the Naughty honeycomb and caramel chunks. My youngest ones just liked them all, lol. Anyway, these were really good, and as a now healthier nut that I am, I liked that these are guilt free.
I don't know if you can clearly see the list: The Naughty Pash, Honeycomb & Caramel Chunks says under the allergens that it may contain traces of egg, wheat and soy. As a Celiac you can not trust that that it is 100% GF. Any little bit of wheat/soy gluten trace/cross contamination will affect you. Here let me zoom in:
I was a little curious as to what my kids would think of these. SO, I sort of didn't tell them exactly what flavors there were. Though they love broccoli and sweet potatoes I wanted to see if they'd be able to taste it. Guess they had no clue! Since I wasn't able to taste these (they have wheat in them) I did smell them and boy do those Lemon Broccoli snacks smell like a lemon cooler cookie! The Sweet Potato Oatmeal Raisin snacks were like a spice cookie. They loved them!
{gluten free} Shrimp Pad Thai from Cooking Light, page 189.
“America’s Favorite Food” is now available at booksellers nationwide, including Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Target and Sam’s Club for $24.95. To view complete "America's Favorite Food" cookbook details, sample recipes and exclusive videos, visit www.MyRecipes.com/AmericasFavoriteFood. 
Kathleen King, the creator of Tate’s Bake Shop, recently released her third cookbook Baking for Friends. In this new cookbook she shares over 125 delicious recipes for more of her favorite baked goods, including some gluten free recipes because she loves to share her goodies with friends who have dietary restrictions so they an enjoy dessert time too. 
In this book, Kathleen offers her tips for saving time in the kitchen, such as toasting nuts the day before, make and freeze the streusel ahead of time. Rolled out pie dough can be frozen right in the pie dish (and chilled dough bakes better too! I may do this tip for the Holidays). For my recipe review of this Baking with Friends, I made my family her Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies and later turned them into Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiched Cookies. They loved them! 
These cookies have a soft cake like texture. 
I will be honest, my expectations for the wings were pretty low. I haven't had wings from a franchise pizza joint that I have really liked. To my surprise the wings were actually pretty good. The sauce was thick and in abundance. The wings were nether too sweet, or too hot, but were balanced very well. There was just enough heat to get my nose running after a few wings, but not enough to cause my mouth to be on fire. The ranch dressing dipping sauce had a nice zip to it that complimented the wings very nicely.
The Reuben was what I would consider a true Reuben sandwich. Corned hash piled high with sauerkaout and a Russian dressing all between two pieces of grilled spiral rye bread. One word for you Yummy! OK so the sandwich hit the spot and it didn't disappoint my craving, which sometimes puts more pressure on the food because now I have talked it up so much in my head that even the smallest imperfections can ruin it. As a word to the wise, when eating this sandwich make sure you eat it first (I usually eat my fries first before they go cold) but in this case I waited too long to finish the 2nd half of my sandwich and the bread became soggy from the sauerkraut.
I didn't go with the beer battered fries this time like I did last time, and just went with the standard order of fries, which were pretty good. By this time I was getting pretty full and I hadn't even gotten to my wings. I ordered their spicy wings, which were your traditional Louisiana style wings (my favorite, gold star to them) and they were described as being hot. Usually most places definition of hot is not my definition, but in this case I felt they really were actually hot. They had some kick to them, sure they didn't make my eyes water or my make my mouth run for a drink, but they were just hot enough as to not distract from the flavor. Over all I was pretty impressed with the chicken wings. The sauce was think, the dipping sauces were free, the chicken was well cooked, but not overdone. They are not the best wings I have had, but they are certainly worth ordering again.