Nutcracker Mouse King
On Friday, Disney released The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – as someone who loves the Nutcracker I was beyond excited for this release, and couldn’t help but make something in honor of the Nutcracker’s main antagonist the Mouse King. These little Mouse King cheesey crackers are ridiculously easy to make, and look absolutely adorable.
Ingredients
Round crackers
Babybel cheese wedges (any white flavor)
Cheddar cheese
Peppercorns
Red bell pepper
Almond slices
Chives or green onion
1. Open cheese and place it on a cracker.
2. Add two almonds for the ears.
3. Add the cheddar cheese crown.
4. Add the peppercorn eyes.
5. Add the red bell pepper nose.
6. Insert the green onion whiskers.
Seriously how cute are these?
Squeaky Pops
I received Squeaky Pops to review – all thoughts and opinions are my own.
As someone who has a sit down job, I typically find myself wanting to snack on anything and everything while I am at work. Sure I bring apples, string cheese or nuts with me so I can keep it healthy, but sometimes I just want chips. I recently had the opportunity to try Squeaky Pops. Squeaky Pops are chickpea chips that are non-gmo, gluten free and made with real ingredients. Did I mention they are less than 90 calories per single serve bag, oh and they’re AMAZING. Honestly I was skeptical about apple cinnamon chickpea chips, but to my surprise they actually taste like apple cinnamon and have no chickpea flavor to them at all, which is nice. Not only are these chips great for adults they’re healthy enough for children as well. You can find Squeaky Pops on their website or Amazon as a pack of 12. Squeaky Pops are not sold in any grocery stores. If you are looking for a snack for you or your children I highly recommend the Apple Cinnamon Squeaky Pops – I take them on road trips with me, and you can always find them in my gym bag. What’s your favorite healthy snack?
Donut Sundae
Can you believe it’s already November, and we fell back an hour? Yikes, I can’t either. With winter right around the corner I am trying to savor what is left of fall color and trips to the cider mill. This weekend I was at Yates Cider Mill (my favorite, I highly recommend going if you’ve never been before), and saw that they have donut sundaes. It was 9 a.m., and I wasn’t about to start my day with ice cream, so I didn’t get it. That evening I was at my parents watching Hallmark Christmas movies, and was craving something sweet so I decided to make us our own donut sundaes. We used a cinnamon and sugar donut from Yates, topped it with Hudsonville Creamery Blend Vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of Sanders caramel, dash of cinnamon and a cinnamon stick for decoration. The best part, all of the products were made in Michigan!
Zoya Z-WIDE Brush
Zoya listens to what customers want, and recently asked consumers if they preferred the Classic Zoya Professional brush or if they’d rather have a wide brush. The research surprised them as Zoya fans were split 50/50. Instead of changing brushes, they decided to make the Z-WIDE Brush. The Z-WIDE Brush is available for purchase as a separate item for anyone who prefers a wide fan brush.
Head over to www.zoya.com to purchase this new brush. If you polish your nails as much as I do you’ll want to get in on this deal… try 12 new brushes for just $12 plus FREE shipping when you use the code: ZBRUSH.
Offer valid now through November 9, 2018 at 11:59pm ET. Open to US/CANADA. No limit. International Processing Fee Applies. Must add brushes to cart.
Two Michiganders Featured in Disney\’s ALADDIN Cast
Casting has been announced for the Detroit engagement of Disney’s Aladdin. The hit Broadway musical will begin performances at the Detroit Opera House on December 12, 2018 for a limited engagement through January 13, 2019.
The national touring cast includes two Michiganders: Erik Hernandez (Ensemble) who was born and raised in Royal Oak, and Korie Lee Blossey (Standby Genie/Sultan) who is from Bay City.
The production also features Clinton Greenspan (Aladdin), Michael James Scott (Genie), Lissa deGuzman (Jasmine), Jonathan Weir (Jafar), Jay Paranada (Iago), Jerald Vincent (Sultan), Philippe Arroyo (Omar), Zach Bencal (Babkak), Jed Feder (Kassim), Ellis C. Dawson III (Standby Genie & Babkak) and Adam Stevenson (Standby Jafar & Sultan).
Rounding out the cast are Michael Callahan, Gary Cooper, Cornelius Davis, Bobby Daye, Mathew deGuzman, Brian Dillon, Olivia Donalson, Orianna Hilliard, Adrienne Howard, Albert Jennings, Kenway Hon Wai K. Kua, Jason Scott Macdonald, Pierre Marais, Charles McCall, Angelina Mullins, Celina Nightengale, Charles South, Cassidy Stoner, Liv Symone, Annie Wallace, Michelle West and Zach Williams.
Performance times for Aladdin appearing December 12, 2018 – January 13, 2019 at the Detroit Opera House, located at 1526 Broadway, in Detroit are:
· Tuesday through Saturday evening performances at 7:30 p.m.
· Sunday evening performances at 6:30 p.m.
· Saturday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
· Sunday matinees at 1:00 p.m.
· Thursday matinees on Dec.13, Dec. 27 and Jan.10 at 1:00 p.m.
· Special open captioned performance on Sunday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
· Kids Night On Broadway is Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
· There will not be a performance on Tuesday, December 25, in observation of Christmas.
Tickets for Aladdin start at $25 (includes facility fee) and can be purchased online at www.broadwayindetroit.com or www.ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-982-2787. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Fisher Theatre and Detroit Opera House box offices.
For group sales (12 or more) please email groups@broadwayindetroit.com or call 313-871-1132. Tickets for the open captioned performance may be purchased in person at the Fisher Theatre Box Office or by phone at 313-872-1000, ext. 0. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.
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