Whistle While We Work
Song 1: 2013
Let it go (Frozen).
Easily one of the top 5 movies about taxes. | This right here is the superior multiverse of madness; Doctor Strange should be very embarrassed, actually.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
This entrepreneur is the founder of a company that was named after the Greek goddess of victory.
Phil Knight (Nike).
This can take up to 2 hours to fall to the ground from the sky.
Snowflake
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder & 3/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (110g) packed light-brown sugar
1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 can (240g) canned pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cups (255g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
A whole new world (Aladdin).
I thought this would be a Christopher Nolan film I could actually understand, but I was wrong | Terrifying stuff. Did people really use to wear hats like that?
Oppenheimer
This Olympic ice skater was the second woman in history to land a triple Axel in an international competition successfully.
Tonya Harding (I, Tonya)
This is almost 90% air.
3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1 teaspoon red gel food coloring
1 teaspoon white gel food coloring
Candy Canes
Song 3: 1989
Part of your world (The Little Mermaid)
Someone has finally dared to ask, “what if Lilo & Stitch was rated R?” (top review on letterbox’d) | me, aggressively stomping through nearby lakes and rivers: “IM LOOKING FOR A BOYFRIEND.”
The Shape of Water
This cartoonist created a show starring a dysfunctional family that has become the longest-running American sitcom.
Matt Groening (The Simpsons).
The tallest one was built higher than a 12-story building.
4 cups milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 whole cloves
2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
12 egg yolks
1 ½ cups white sugar
4 cups light cream
2 ½ cups light rum (Optional)
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Eggnog
Song 4: 1997
My favorite Disney song is Gospel Truth Pt. 1
Nothing like watching your dad’s favorite movie on a Friday night | In which a general loses his family and freedom, and is forced to become an Australian.
Gladiator
(Gladiator, what does he have to be glad about? He’s the father of a murdered son and the husband of a murdered wife! It should’ve been called Sadiator).
This actor starred as a father of three in a show that lasted 11 seasons.
Ty Burrell (Phil Dunphy).
On December 25, 1776, an American General in the Revolutionary War crossed this river, hoping to surprise a Hessian (German) force celebrating Christmas in New Jersey.
Delaware (George Washington)
3 and 1/2 cups (440g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon ground ginger (yes, 1 full Tablespoon!)
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
10 Tablespoons (142g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar
2/3 cup (160ml; about 200g) unsulphured or dark molasses (do not use blackstrap; I prefer Grandma’s brand)
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Gingerbread Cookies
Song 5: 1994
Be Prepared (Lion King)
Watching this always makes me feel less guilty that I used to steal Starbucks gift cards as a child. | Wild that Bong Joon-Ho listened to Aristocrat by Poppy and turned it into a film.
Parasite
This author went on to have one of her books adapted into a movie that starred Selina Gomez as an older sister to an excentric younger sister.
Beverly Cleary (Beezus and Romona)
This Scientist was believed to have been born on December 25th, but the calendar used when he was born was 10 days behind the Gregorian calendar, making his birthday January 4th.
Sir Issac Newton.
12 ounces (339g) white chocolate, coarsely chopped and divided*
6 ounces (170g) semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped*
1 and 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil or coconut oil, divided
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, divided
2–3 regular-size candy canes (24–36g total), crushed
Peppermint Bark