Christmas Recipes; Holiday Entertaining; Winter Travel; Christmas Fashion; Holiday Decorating; Christmas Event Styling; Holiday Gift Guide; Out & About; Holiday Hotels; Christmas Cocktails
The Paris House, Sunday Guides, Holiday 2025, Winter 2026
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Lobster Omelet
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Christmas in the City
Beauty Shimmer Sparkle
Stylish Bridal Registry
The Caviar Dinner Book Club
A Fit and Fun Holiday Season
The Christmas Handbook 2025
Blue Cheese, Pear, Honey, Dufour Puff Pastry
Pre Heat oven to 400 degrees
Roll out puff pastry into a rectangle
Fold up edges to make a little crust
Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Top with crumbled blue cheese (like roquefort, stilton or gorgonzola)
Place thinly sliced pears on top
Bake until golden & bubbly
Check around 20 minutes – ovens vary in cooking!
Drizzle with honey
Cut into small slices
Pass on a silver tray with a glass of champagne, add a few pomegranate seeds for a festive touch!
Buche de Noel
Cookies for Santa
Lobster saffron pappardelle
DIY Snowman Cheeseball Recipe
Ingredients:
2 - 3 (8-ounce) blocks white cheddar cheese, shredded
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (8-ounce) container chive-and-onion cream cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
(freshly ground pepper and sea salt to taste)
Combine 16 ounces of shredded cheddar along with the remaining ingredients in a bowl and chill for at least an hour.
Shape into a snowman using our photo as a guide, rolling each ball into varying shapes and adding additional white shredded cheese.
Get creative and have fun using whole cloves, raisins, black olives, thinly peeled celery, a carrot for a nose, and anything else you may wish. We make the hat out of pumpernickel bread cut into various-sized circles. This playful approach will make your festive table feel lively and inspire your own creative touches.
This recipe is inspired by one from many years ago in Martha Stewart Living magazine. We use a Paris House cheeseball recipe. Serve with gourmet crackers. Knowing its classic roots can make your creation feel special and memorable.
An Enchanted Christmas
The Paris House, Sunday Guides, Christmas, December 2023
Buche de Noel
Holiday Fashion
Montreal Christmas Getaway
Paris France Event
CocoLuxe Fine Pastries
Table Settings
Elegant Dinner Party Recipes
Classes
Christmas Table
NYC During the Holidays
The Mark Hotel is a beautiful spot to take photos! And Rockefeller Center Rinkside Chalets
Paris House Entertaining, Cooking, Floral Design & Fashion Styling Classes
Cocktails & Mocktails
Elegant Recipes for Special Occasions
Hors d'oeuvres, Dufour Puff Pastry with Pears, Blue Cheese & Honey
Champagne with pomegranate seeds
Saffron Lobster Pappardelle
Buche de Noël
Cookie Tray
Crafts, The Gingerbread House
Paris House Set Design & Fashion Styling
Photography Christen Holly
Aunt Bea’s Orange Buttercream Christmas Cookies
Servings: 2 dozen
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 8 min
Ingredients:
Cookies
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp grated orange peel
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups butter
1/4 cups fresh orange juice
Orange Buttercream Icing:
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1 to 2 tbsp fresh orange juice
1/2 tsp grated orange zest/peel
Optional: 1 drop of orange food coloring
Directions:
Preheat oven 375 degrees F
In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, orange peel, and salt.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal then stir in orange juice until mixture holds together.
Press into ball, cover, and chill 30 minutes.
On a lightly floured board, roll the dough to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into rounds with a 2 inch cookie cutter.
If desired, cut holes in the center of half the cookies to use as the covers.
Place on a non-greased cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
Place in over about 8 min, checking on them till they are golden in color (not too brown).
While cookies cool on a rack, prepare orange butter cream icing.
Cream butter in small bowl then beat in sugar, orange juice, and grated orange peel until mixture is smooth and spreadable.
Use orange food coloring to tint if desired.
Spread half the cookies with orange butter cream icing
Top with collies with cut out holes.
Out And About with Paris House
Blue Box Cafe at Tiffany & Co.
Dine in a setting so beautiful you may never wish to leave! Sparkling diamonds, gorgeous floral designs, and stunning table settings will delight you and transport you to the famous namesake movie. Enjoy their signature cocktails and delicious menu items, including an Instagram-worthy High Tea.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Dining at the Blue Box Café
Balsam Hill Rinkside Chalets
Stay warm and cozy in your very own private chalet decorated by Balsam Hill while watching the ice skaters whirl by you under the most famous Christmas tree in the world.
Enjoy a hot chocolate while you relax and take in all the holiday joy at Rockefeller Center.
NYC During the Holidays
The Mark Hotel is a beautiful spot to take photos! And Rockefeller Center Rinkside Chalets
The Vermont Country Store, Weston, Vermont
Enjoy a storybook Christmas at the charming Vermont Country Store, where you are transported back in time with a lovely shop, delicious treats, and the kindest staff. Nostalgia will be plentiful at the annual Christmas party, which includes Santa, sleigh rides, treats, and more!
Left Bank Restaurant, Weston, Vermont
The quaint Left Bank is only a minute's drive from The Vermont Country Store.
The impressive menu and interiors are perfect for your day in Weston.
The Weston Inn, Vermont
An impressive boutique hotel nestled in the countryside of Weston, Vermont. The attentive staff and amenities will leave you feeling refreshed. Please let the restaurant and hotel staff know; Michele Rosenthal, The Paris House, sent you!
The Dorset Inn, Dorset, Vermont
The idyllic town of Dorset, Vermont, is like an enchanting postcard all year long.
The picturesque town, surrounded by mountains and winding little rivers, is the perfect place to go at Christmastime.
Their brunch with Santa is outstanding. Enjoy music, hot chocolate, sleigh rides with Santa, crafts, and more. This is also a perfect experience for adults!
The Holiday Boutique
Curated by Paris House
A Preppy Christmas
Christmas at Home
Christmas at Home
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Cozy Christmas
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Ring in the New Year
The Holiday Kitchen
Happy Holidays, With Love, The Paris House
Coming to our Spring 2026 issue:
Melides Portugal and the gorgeous boutique hotel owned by Christian Louboutin
The Algarve, Lagos, Praia Da Galé beach, stunning cliffs, beaches, London, The Cotswolds, Spring Fashion, beauty, recipes and more.
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The Paris House, Luxury Lifestyle Brand
The Paris House is your one-stop-shop for travel destinations, unforgettable events, and editorial and personal fashion styling. Their floral arrangements are sourced from New York City’s Flower District and elevate the beauty of your events and hotel rooms. Michele’s international travel show, “The Paris House, Luxury Travel and Lifestyle Show”, is featured in the Paris based “Joie de Vivre Network”.
Whether designing in Rome, Reykjavik, NYC or beyond, Michele is always creating gorgeous moments for her clients and partners. The Paris House’s locations range from elaborate sets at its rooftop studio near NYC, events of all scales across the Northeast, and Michele’s historic New Jersey country home and gardens which has hosted parties, music videos, and photo shoots.
Company founder, Michele Rosenthal, has 30 years of experience and studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Travel and Tourism at Endicott College and holds degrees in Interior Design and Business Marketing. She helped launch a multi million dollar division of Saint Clare’s hospital in the early ‘90s.
Whatever your needs are, our company will make your vision come to life. We are content creators, portfolio builders and memory makers.
Michele is the Editor of Sunday Guides, Luxury Lifestyle & Travel media.
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