League for Animal Welfare Benefit This Week/ Fox 19 Watch

Sometimes things are really hopping and they sure are this week! Wed, May 9: We have a FOX 19 watch at 8:15 coming up for a "cool" mom for Mother's Day we are making Southwestern Cobb Salad and White Sangria - if you can't watch it - be sure to check in at the Fox Morning Extra for the recipes.
These are Fox Exclusives and not in the books this time !!
Also this week: League for Animal Welfare Benefit :Girl's Night Out -- IS Thursday May 10 from 4-8 pm at The Little Red Gift Shop. This is part of our GIVE BACK 2012 -$1,000 in One Day Events! Write a check ( directly to LFAW) and you get a FREE set of our new Cinti and Soup Art Prints to take home. Only the first 20 checks apply to this so get moving on TH. There is GREAT shopping as well at The Little Red Gift Shop- we will be having snacks , wine, Ruth Lyons commercial candy and there will be a raffle. woo hoo !! Time to come out for a great time and meet other rescue pet friends.

Also this week: Dayton Friends: There will be a booksigning at Dorothy Lane Market: Oakwood from
2-5 pm on Friday, May 11. This is a good time to pick up an extra AUTOGRAPHED copy of CINCINNATI AND SOUP or A SECOND HELPING
for Mom for Mother's Day.
Photo: Ollie: This is the rescued toy poodle which we had for 15 years who came from

League for Animal Welfare. He was one happy and great little dog - who although gone will always remain in our hearts ! Think about LFAW for you next pet- it is a great place to go !

Lots of Events and Making New Friends

This is always a very busy time of year and I wanted to take just a moment to introduce to you a few new friends I have made this spring. For sometime we have wanted to put the CINCINNATI AND SOUP books in "eastern Cincinnati"... well it finally happened and we are now on the famous Mariemont Square at THE VILLAGER . Kate is the owner and in addition to having  a USPS in her store she has all the Cincinnati and Soup line ,books and prints and "fun" stuff like jewelry, Vera Bradley, baby items, toys, candles and terrific creative greeting cards. She has free parking in the back and is right across the street from the Mariemont Inn with their fine dining restaurant.
We are having our  first Mother's Day booksigning and Ruth Lyons candy tasting and raffle- this Sat. May 5 from 1-4 p.m. This is a great time to get those personalized copies of CINCINNATI AND SOUP for friends and relatives.
We also are pleased to announce that we are now in Fairfield ! JUNGLE JIM'S INTERNATIONAL MARKET and the largest market in the State ( I think) will also be carrying both CINCINNATI AND SOUP books.
All you foodie "tourists" can check out all the really exotic items and pick up autographed books on Sunday May 6 from 2-5 p.m. in JASMIN'S GIFT SHOP in the front of the store. This is  excellant boutique with many choices for Mother's Day gifts. Vera Bradley, Leslie Paint Glass, Brighton Jewelry and a lot of really wonderful things to make this a very special Mother's Day. The books will also be carried in the GOURMET GALLERIA area where the cookbooks and cookware are located as well.
It is always a pleasure to make new friends and be in new areas of the Tri-State where some people are just hearing about CINCINNATI AND SOUP for the very first time !

Also on the calendar - and more about this as we go along:
FOX 19 WATCH: May 9, 2012 : 8:15 a.m. : SOUTHWESTERN COBB SALAD and WHITE SANGRIA ( Recipes will be on FOX 19 after the show- these are NOT in the cookbooks they are part of my FOX EXCLUSIVE Recipe Collection ! So DO go to the the FOX MORNING NEWS and
check this out.) Be sure to tell your friends to watch and check out the FREE recipes online!

May 10, 2012: $1,000.00 in ONE DAY for LEAGUE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE at the Little
Red Gift Shop- 7925 Remington Rd. 45242--
 Donate$50.00 or more and get a FREE set of Cinti and Soup Art Prints.
Wine, Snacks, Raffle, booksigning and SHOPPING !!!  These "girl's night out " evenings are a real blast. You WILL have fun !! Also if you have never been in The Little Red Gift Shop-they have everything . Jewelry, Baby Gifts, Custom ceramics, Salsa from Texas-Men's gifts and they
even have a separate Christmas Shop.

May 11, 2012 : Booksigning event: Dorothy Lane Market- Oakwood. This is the Dorothy Lane
on Far Hills Dr. Come by to chat and sample Ruth Lyons candy.

MAY 13 IS MOTHER'S DAY--- just a reminder.. !!! Photo: Kate in THE VILLAGER in
Mariemont

Mother's Day : A Reminder to Visit Our Nonprofit Shops

-- It's that time of year again and a reminder to get out there and start seeing and doing all there is to DO in Cincinnati ! This means visiting our museums and parks and also doing some shopping while you are there.
Currently you can : VISIT FRANCE: See some of Monet's waterlilies at the CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM and also pick up CINCINNATI AND SOUP (  both books and prints !).
VISIT ITALY: See POMPEII ! the new and exciting touring exhibit and pick up a books for mom
in THE MUSEUM CENTER gift shop. SEE NATURE: The Hamilton County Parks are open year round for discovery and family fun for an inexpensive $10 yearly pass you are in for the entire spring summer and fall and be sure to check out NATURE'S NICHES which are a collection of great gift shops with all the CINCINNATI AND SOUP products in each of the Hamilton Co. Parks!

Be sure to drop by Farbach Werner  Nature Preserve May 5-6 for their Painted Pots weekend- a wonderful family event. Also we are in THE TAFT MUSEUM ( Gift shop has books only) and for Book 1- THE GREATER CINCINNATI POLICE HISTORICAL MUSEUM. There are a lot of other great gifts in these museums so make sure when you are visiting these exhibits DO check out the gift shops.
Photo: Farbach Werner Nature Preserve

CINCINNATI AND SOUP: ENQUIRER AD

Just wanted to let you know that we had our first paid "ad" in the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 22, 2012
to let everyone know WHO our major retailers are at this time. We want people to patronize the stores
not always shop online... also we DO have Cinti and Soup Book # 1 at The Greater Cincinnati Police Museum and in selected Katie's Hallmarks in the Dayton area both books  #1 and 2 they are not in all stores so if you want the books from those stores you do need to call before you head out the door.

We are looking at a very busy May with more events and food tips. Hope you are enjoying the extra "soup weather" we are having-- I made a pot of White Bean and Pasta Soup yesterday and it really hit the spot with the after church crowd. Photo: Edisto Gardens: Orangeburg S.C.

GIVE BACK CINCINNATI 2012

Cincinnati and Soup is now in the midst of our first "GIVE BACK" event! Over the spring we have been involved in donating our new art prints of our 2 covers re-invented to decorator prints by artist, Erin Beckloff to promote charitable giving.
So far we have had one event for BRIDGE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED: April 7, we will be having a second for LEAGUE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE on May 10 4-8 at the Little Red Gift Shop and a third. June 10 from 1-4 at Glenwood Gardens for the HAMILTON CO. PARKS FOUNDATION: Dog Park ( more later)
These are great events where we will raise awareness and for every $50. donation you will receive a gift FREE of the 2 matted Cincinnati prints. ( They retail in gift shops for $25.00 a set.)Also be watching for our first ad in the Cincinnati Enquirer on April 22 in the Local Section with our current retailers listed. In addition, you can still order books from: vintagecincinnati.etsy.com
I am currently working on our 3rd book- Cincinnati and Soup: Festivals and Frolics !
This has been an amazing spring so hope that you are cooking up a storm and enjoying the weather.
PHOTO: Pat and Steve from Bridge Riding for the Disabled

Dayton's News Source :: Good Morning - Cookbook Author Sells Prints To Help Disabled Kids

Dayton's News Source :: Good Morning - Cookbook Author Sells Prints To Help Disabled Kids
Here is the link to my Easy Easter Dinner with Fox 45 in Dayton.

Happy Spring !!

Spring has really sprung early this year.. and in honor of this I am getting my Easy Easter Dinner tips ready to share with you on Fox 19 , April 2, 2012 at 8:15 and Fox 46 on April 3 at 8:45 a.m.
I will also be out and about April 7 from 1-4 pm at PICTURE THIS, 26 Broadway in Lebanon, OH for a fundraiser for Bridge Riding for the Disabled. This great organization assists many youngsters and adults work toward more independent lives through horseback riding.
We will be giving away $500. in CINCINNATI AND SOUP prints for each $50 + donation.
This is to help raise $1000.00 for BRD in ONE afternoon. We will also sample Ruth Lyons commercial candy, have a raffle , book signing and meet a volunteer from BRD who can give you more details.
And a tip for now is that you should check your garden- the asparagus is coming up- way early this year !
(My friend Catherine even had enough to eat this past week !) If you are looking at the supermarket you will also find fresh asparagus "in season". Watch to feel how "woody" or large they are. This is one veggie where slender is usually more tender. White Asparagus is also in the stores now . They will always be larger and thicker- a trait of the white asparagus. Be sure to chop off the woody ends before serving. Photo: Butterfly at Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus