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The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Simpsons”) and co-directed by Jared Bush (“Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero”), opens in theaters on March 4, 2016.
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We all know those green mutant ninjas that hopped out of the sewers, stole our hearts & our pizza back in the 80’s, and just like anything they have evolved and become an icon for the that parents can bond with their children over. My littlest guy is just getting into Ninja Turtles and was so excited when he saw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle T-Sprints from Playmates Toys show up the other day!
These tiny little figures each come with their own car. Rev them up over and over then release them and watch them go, or release them into a car and create your very own soap box derby in your home.
The “cars” themselves are made of a lightweight hollow plastic and have no moving parts. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures feature a unique flywheel so kids can just rev, drop and go! That’s all I’ve been hearing lately is revving and “go, go, go!”… They are also the perfect size for him to take with him out and about.
At under $5 each, these are the PERFECT for easter basket stuffers! Leave them in the packaging or take them out and stuff them in an egg for a fun surprise.
Kids can collect all of the T-Sprints figures and vehicles in the collection, including the following:
Lickety Split Leo with Shellraiser
Mad Motion Mikey with Party Van
Rapid Assault Raph with Stealth Bike
Dasher Donnie with Patrol Buggy
Supersonic Shredder with Shreddermobile
Available at Toys-R-Us, Target & Walmart. Be sure to grab a pizza or two for your new friends.
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Are you ready for another Easter? It will be here before you know it. Today’s recipe is not only fun to make, but its fun to eat!
Strawberry Carrots in Dirt Cups: *Printable Version Below
Ingredients:
Carrot Strawberries:
Strawberries, rinsed and dried
Bag of Orange Candy Melts
Carrot Pudding Cups:
Crushed Oreos
1 box Chocolate Pudding
Milk (required number of cups on pudding box)
Carrot Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Additional Materials:
Clear cups
Parchment paper
Plastic baggie and scissors
Directions:
1. Line baking sheet or pan with parchment paper. Melt orange candy melts. Holding strawberries by the stems, dip them into orange candy to coat and place on parchment paper.
2. Take a sandwich bag and cut a tiny tip of it off for the chocolate drizzle. Spoon remaining melted orange candy into the bag. Gently drizzle the chocolate from side to side over the strawberries on parchment paper.
3. Prepare the pudding cups by adding 2 tablespoons crushed Oreos to the bottom of each cup.
4. Make pudding as directed on box. Pour pudding into cup over crushed Oreos and then top with more crushed Oreos. Place carrot chocolate covered strawberry in center.
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Strawberry Carrots in Dirt Cups
Strawberries, rinsed and dried
Bag of Orange Candy Melts
Crushed Oreos
1 box Chocolate Pudding
Milk (required number of cups on pudding box)
Carrot Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Clear cups
Parchment paper
Plastic baggie and scissors
Line baking sheet or pan with parchment paper. Melt orange candy melts. Holding strawberries by the stems, dip them into orange candy to coat and place on parchment paper.
Take a sandwich bag and cut a tiny tip of it off for the chocolate drizzle. Spoon remaining melted orange candy into the bag. Gently drizzle the chocolate from side to side over the strawberries on parchment paper.
Prepare the pudding cups by adding 2 tablespoons crushed Oreos to the bottom of each cup.
Make pudding as directed on box. Pour pudding into cup over crushed Oreos and then top with more crushed Oreos. Place carrot chocolate covered strawberry in center.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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If you remember I had the opportunity to meet the CEO of Pura Vida Tequila & Godsmack, as well as attend the Rockstar UpRoar Music Festival. If you haven’t read about my experience yet, you can read about it here. As part of this experience I also have the opportunity to review Pura Vida Tequila and create recipes using them.
Today’s Recipe is my Hawaiian BBQ Tequila Grilled Chicken Salad. Just the name makes me smile! Who couldn’t use a little tropical taste with this bitter winter we are having. This salad definitely reminds me of summer, and it’s something the whole family loves!
If you are able to grill go ahead and grill your chicken & pineapples, but if your stuck inside it works just fine on the stove as well! I have a pineapple vinaigrette to go with it, but my boys use ranch (yes every time) and it tastes just as good! (printable version below)
Ingredients:
Chicken
3 Large Chicken Breasts
2 Bottles of Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
1/2 Cup Pura Vida Gold Tequilla
Salad
1 Can of Pineapples, drained (unless they are in season and you want to use fresh)
1 head of Lettuce
1/2 bag fresh spinach
2 Tomatos
Vinaigrette
1 Cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup extra light olive oil
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 Tsp sugar
1/2 Tsp salt
1/4 Tsp red pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
Directions:
Poke some holes into your chicken breasts.
Place chicken breasts into large ziploc or large bowl add in the Hawaiian BBQ Sauce & Pura Vida Tequila. (If you are cooking inside in a skillet you can cut the breast into strips so they get more of the marinade)
Let marinade for at least 8 hours (leave overnight for more flavor)
Toss salad ingredients in large bowl
In a medium bowl, combine all vinaigrette ingredients and whisk until well blended. Chill
Grill up pineapple, or toss around in a skillet till they have “grill marks”
Cut pineapple into bit size bits
Cook your chicken breasts thoroughly
Enjoy your delicious taste of summer!
Hawaiian BBQ Tequila Grilled Chicken Salad & Pineapple Vinaigrette A delicious taste of summer!
Chicken
3 Large Chicken Breasts
2 Bottles of Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
1/2 Cup Pura Vida Gold Tequilla
Salad
1 Can of Pineapples, drained (unless they are in season and you want to use fresh)
1 head of Lettuce
1/2 bag fresh spinach
2 Tomatos
Vinaigrette
1 Cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup extra light olive oil
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 Tsp sugar
1/2 Tsp salt
1/4 Tsp red pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
Poke some holes into your chicken breasts.
Place chicken breasts into large ziploc or large bowl add in the Hawaiian BBQ Sauce & Pura Vida Tequila. (If you are cooking inside in a skillet you can cut the breast into strips so they get more of the marinade)
Let marinade for at least 8 hours (leave overnight for more flavor)
Toss salad ingredients in large bowl
In a medium bowl, combine all vinaigrette ingredients and whisk until well blended. Chill
Grill up pineapple, or toss around in a skillet till they have “grill marks”
Cut pineapple into bit size bits
Cook your chicken breasts thoroughly
Cut chicken into strips (if not already)
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In my recipe I used Pura Vida Reposado Tequila…
Be sure to check out some of my other recipes utilizing other delish Pura Vida Tequilas
Big Red Margarita
Tequila Lime Chicken Tacos
& Remember to ALWAYS drink responsibly!
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If you have kids chances are they love superheroes, robots & monsters…Disney has a new serialized live-action series “MECH-X4” that will be premiering this weekend with four back-to-back episodes on the Disney Channel, Disney Channel App & Disney Channel VOD. While in LA for the #DoctorStrangeEvent we were able to screen the first two episodes of MACH-X4 and interview the cast!
So What Is MECH-X4?
MECH-X4 is the brainchild of the producer Steve Marmel and combines robots, brothers, best friends & monsters. Anupam Nigam, Brian Hamilton and Zach Lipovsky also serve as executive producers.
Ryan Walker is a typical freshman at Bay City High until he discovers he is a “technopath” with the extraordinary ability to control technology with his mind. His superpower mysteriously awakens a 150-foot robot known as MECH-X4 and Ryan can command its every move. When monsters suddenly begin to descend upon the city, Ryan recruits his two best friends, Harris and Spyder, and his older brother Mark to help him operate the robot’s high-tech defense system while he pilots MECH-X4. The four unlikely teenage heroes must quickly learn how to work together as a team to maneuver MECH-X4, their only hope of saving their own and ultimately the world.
Meet The Talent Behind MECH-X4
Nathaniel James Potvin “Ryan Walker”
Nathaniel was Born and raised in Los Angeles & has a passion for performing at an early age. He began studying hip-hop and other forms of dance and later competed with an award-winning Hip-Hop Dance Team. He later discovered his love for acting when he landed a lead role in a youth summer enrichment production of “The Devil in Sherman Marsh.” He enjoys hip-hop dancing, playing guitar, singing, skateboarding, rock climbing, parkour, photography, wantching movies & hanging out with friends.
How are you like your character Ryan?
“I’m kinda like my character because Ryan is always rising to the occasion. So whenever he has to fight a monster or even stand up to his brother, I’m kinda like that in some ways. I have two older brothers so I know exactly what Ryan goes through on a daily basis…& we both love to skateboard.”
If you had any super power in life what would it be?
“If I had a super power it would probably be teleportation because who wants to pay for airline tickets? No one does. Also, it would just be really convenient. If I got locked out of my house I could just teleport inside my house.”
Favorite Movie(s)?
“My favorite movie is, Good Will Hunting. I just think it’s inspirational that these two guys got together and they wrote a movie together, and then they created something. And how they got this story and they went through a person’s trouble of being really smart and how he has to struggle with that. And my favorite line is “I gotta go see about a girl.”‘
Kamran Lucas “Harris”
Lucas discovered acting when his buddy from second-grade invited him to a drama camp and he landed the starring role in one of the camps productions. He enjoys creative writing and participated in the Young Storytellers Foundation and penned a screenplay “The Trip to Italy,” which was performed by professional actors. He holds a Junior Black Belt in Martial Arts, is a self-professed Geochche enthusiast, who is equally versed in Pokemon-Go and Minecraft.
How are you like your character Harris?
“Harris and I are pretty similar in book smart terms. More like we both dress really nice and we’re both ladies men.”
If you had any super power in life what would it be?
“I kinda wanna have the ability to stop and turn back time. ‘Cause in case I wanna change something like when I was younger, I was at Legoland and this girl pushed me. I was really mad ‘cause she did it for no reason and I just want to go back and say, hey, I’m on Disney Channel now.”
Favorite Movie(s)?
“One of my favorite movies was Big Fat Liar, which was with Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes. I just thought it was a really good movie because it was about a kid who left everything to- prove something to his parents and go on this whole journey of self-discovery and, you know, figuring out his place in the world really. And it was just a cool adventure. Watching it all I guess kind of inspired me, too, to be an actor.”
Pearce Joza “Spyder”
Pearce made his sage debut at age four in his hometown of Durange, Colorado playing Randy in the cult classic “A Christmas Story.” His love for acting continued, and he went on to perform in many other local stage productions. When he was 11, Joza was the only actor under 18 accepted into the Los Angeles acting workshop and subsequently started booking work in independent films and television. He enjoys handing out with friends and family & takes college courses in Astrophysics, writing and computational investing.
How are you like your character Spyder?
“I like to say I’m like my character and not like my character. Spyder’s very crazy and he likes to do a lot of daredevil stuff type things. And I lived in Colorado for a long time so I like to go out back and, play in the pond and climb trees or whatever. I also love school. I’m taking college level courses and Sypder’s not very good at school.”
If you had any super power in life what would it be?
“Telekinetic powers. It’s pretty much controlling anything you think with your mind.”
Favorite Movie(s)?
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It’s, of course, with Jim Carrey, but it’s just amazing how it is comedy and drama at the same time, which is what I’m really into. I love comedy, of course, but I also wanna do drama some day. It would be awesome.”
Raymond Cham “Mark Walker”
Raymond was born in Los Angeles and is best known for his role as Devon in “Teen Beach 2.” He has always had a passion for acting and dancing and has performed on numerous shows and specials. Right now he resides in Southern California with his mother and enjoys creative writing, working on scripts for pilots and feature films, playing sports, hiking and rock climbing.
How are you like your character Mark?
“I’m kinda like my character in a way. When it comes to family I’m very protective. And you’ll see that later ‘cause right now you’ve just pretty much seen me crank my brother. But yeah, I care for my family and I’ll do anything to protect them and make sure that they’re okay. I’ve also dabbled in sports a bit. When I was around eight or nine, I used to play basketball. But, other than that I’m not too similar.”
If you had any super power in life what would it be?
“Shape shifting! Right? It’s the craziest. Boom, I wanna fly, I’m a bird. I end up in the water I’m a whale. I could be anything. Yeah, ‘cause it’s my favorite. I think about it all the time. Maybe too much, but… Everyone’s like, I wanna fly. What? That’s it? That’s all you wanna do? I could do that. I could do anything.”
Favorite Movie(s)?
“I love sci-fi. I love dramas. I love all genres. Sci-fi is really awesome. Interstellar is one of my very favorite movies. Christopher Nolan, I think is a genius. And Nicolas Winding Refn is a great director. I just try to watch as many things as I can.”
Let’s Talk To The Producers
So how did this show get started? What were your influences?
Steve Marmel
“There’s a little ET, there is a little Goonies.” (we all agreed!) We love giant robots – we both love giant robots. So obviously, were ‘yay, we get to play with a giant robot.” like that’s, that’s both of us as kids.
Anupam Nigam
“And I love on Transformers. I grew up on Omega Supreme. And for me it was also Godzilla. It was a big influence. In fact there are several Godzilla movies where he fights a giant robot. I made him watch them.”
Steve Marmel
“We’re both comic guys, and I’m a huge comic book guy. So that serialized storytelling of epic stories, that’s the stuff I love the most. But it’s the kids in the robot that I love.”
The kids have a great back and fourth and it shows on screen. The effects & monsters are fun but not scary so it’s something even my 3 year old would enjoy watching.
“We hope that people come away from it thinking it’s a show about family,It’s a show about friendship, and it’s a show about teamwork.” – Marmel
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