Sunday Guides, Christmas: Christmas Ideas, Recipes, Décor, Entertaining & Holiday Inspiration

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Sunday Guides, Christmas, December 2023

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Buche de Noel
Holiday Fashion
Montreal Christmas Getaway
Paris France Event
CocoLuxe Fine Pastries
Table Settings
Elegant Dinner Party Recipes
Classes

Editor’s Letter

Michele Rosenthal. Follow me on Instagram @theparishouse

This Sunday Guides Issue is filled with Christmas inspiration. We love this time of year & creating a festive home filled with delicious food, a cozy fire, gingerbread spices filling the home & of course our loved ones. In this issue we have our Buche de Noël recipe, It can also make a fabulous centerpiece on your dessert table! No time to bake?! No worries - CocoLuxe Fine Pastries in Gladstone, NJ can make you a BEAUTIFUL & DELICIOUS Buche de Noël along with many other delicious desserts! Place your order asap!!! If you are local & looking for beautiful flowers for your home, Paris House will be delivering until December 23rd! We rounded up a few of our favorite holiday red lipsticks, outfits & tablescape inspiration! You can shop our looks here too! For those looking for a holiday getaway please see our quick video on Old Montreal Canada. Our fabulous travel agents featured below can help plan the perfect getaway! We have a wonderful tour & class in the NYC Flower District & join us in Paris this May! We hope to inspire you to add Christmas merriment to your home this season!

Xoxo
Michele

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

Lobster saffron pappardelle

Get the Recipe

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 a 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!

Cocktails & Mocktails

Buche de Noël

Cookies For Santa

Crafts, The Gingerbread House

Table Setting Video

Christmas Table

NYC During the Holiday

The Mark Hotel is a beautiful spot to take photos! And Rockefeller Center Rinkside Chalets

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VIDEO: Old Montreal Christmas Getaway!

Paris House Set Design & Fashion Styling

Photography Christen Holly

Paris House Entertaining, Cooking, Floral Design & Fashion Styling Classes

Travel To Paris with Us!, May 4th 2024

Join me in Paris May 4th! “A Day with Marie” On A FABULOUS Marie-Antoinette-themed day experience!

We’ll ride out to Palace de Versailles for a private tour of the King’s Apartments. Our small group will visit rooms in the Palace that are not open to the general public.

We will then take a quick walk over to a 5-star hotel, Le Grand Contrôle, an Airelles property right on the edge of the Palace grounds!!! The well appointed staff are beautifully dressed in period costume in the meticulously refurbished hotel.

We’ll start with a 45-minute body polish in the gorgeous new Spa, followed by a full tea in a delightful salon. During tea, we will be joined by a lovely woman who is an expert on all things Marie Antoinette. She is a professional makeup artist based in Paris and can share some delicious personal stories about Marie Antoinette and how she changed the Royal court and France in many good ways that we don’t often hear about.

Price: 895 Euros per person. Limited Spaces available. Please reach out to Mimi on Instagram at @joiedevivretvnetwork or via email at mimi@joiedevivretv.com to book & tell her you will be joining Paris House!!!

Paris House Guided Tours of the historic NYC Flower District

Enjoy coffee & snacks, guided tour & floral demonstration. $240 per person

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CocoLuxe Fine Pastries

CocoLuxe Fine Pastries offers European style desserts made with the finest ingredients. Using Belgian chocolate, we create our version of the Buche de Noel for your holiday table.

We have an extensive variety of hand rolled croissants, cakes, cookies, tarts and breakfast pastries. You can see our complete menu on our website, along with our holiday offerings.

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Christen Holly Photography

The best part of being in New England in the fall is seeing all the beautiful fall colors. Capture these special moments with a photographer who embraces vibrant colors in photos that will last a lifetime!

Contact Christen at christenhollyphoto@gmail.com

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About The Paris House

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. https://theparishouse.com/