Yolanda Machado

Needless to say, Disney princess films of this era are very personal and very nostalgic for me, and when a live-action film is announced, I have to brace myself and wonder how this will compare to my beloved original animated movies. Aladdin” is the latest to be made into a live-action adaptation, and though I went in with a lot of doubts, I came out of the theater smiling, and though there were some flaws in some stylistic choices, and some clunky CGI, I couldn’t help but enjoy myself. Directed by Guy Ritchie, this version of “Aladdin” doesn’t sway too much from the animated film, but it does offer a slightly more feminist view of the tale, with a diverse and modern cast, including Will Smith taking on the role of the Genie which has caused a lot of chatter simply by the trailers. Rounding out the cast is Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Marwan Kanzari as Jafar, and Nasim Pedrad as a new character named Dahlia.

It’s rare that I watch a Disney film, much less a Disney Christmas film, and turn to the person sitting next to me and say “what was that Christmas Eve has descended upon Victorian London, and Clara has to attend a giant Christmas party because her dad stresses it’s “what is expected”. Soon enough Clara discovers that her mom was a queen in the realms, and with a loyal Nutcracker soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), by her side, she is introduced to the other rulers of the realms, Hawthorne the King of the Realm of Flowers (Eugenio Derbez), Shiver the King of the Land of Snowflakes (Richard E Grant), and Sugar Plum the Queen of the Land of Sweets (Keira Knightley), who she must break the news of her mother’s demise.

I now use Knorr Selects® Chicken Granulated Bouillon instead of the regular ones my grandma used to use. So with that in mind, and my Ita’s recipe in hand, I headed to my local Superior Grocery Store to grab my Knorr Selects, and a few missing ingredients. Add 2 cups of water to , 1 teaspoon of Knorr Select Chicken boullion and blend on high until cilantro is well blended. Add in chicken, with some salt and light pepper and stir for about 7-9 mins to lightly brown both sides of chicken pieces.

We felt like we can’t do a movie about the internet and paint it as all roses and sunshine. She transforms her looks, fashion, and hair to whatever is trending or viral at the moment, and according to Moore, “She is going to be really important to Ralph and Vanellope on their journey through the internet. Except Knowsmore isn’t like Google, rather, more like the search engine a lot of us olds remember- Moore and Johnston toyed with the idea of making Knowsmore look like a light bulb a little similar to something else us olds remember- or something smaller that appears on your shoulder like those little angel/devil things.