ParMieux Adventures

Happy Christmas Eve Day!!! I decided I wanted something a little special for breakfast this morning. I seem to always have rice on hand ...

Happy Epiphany/Twelfth Night! And Merry Christmas to our Orthodox friends! For the last day of hot chocolate and Christmas movies I chose...

I think maybe a lot of people don't remember 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Much like the Micky Mouse Christmas Carol, this was ...

The good version of course. Generally I'm behind anything Christine Baranski does; but it takes a lot to trump Boris Karloff. Watching ...

As we go into January and winter rears its ugly head here in Istanbul, this hot chocolate experiment seems to be an even better idea than I...

Really is there any other flavor for hot chocolate more appropriate to accompany Elf? Really, what else would Buddy drink? Well maybe mapl...

In the spirit of what is apparently a British tradition of Christmas truth-telling I must confess...I'm a genius. Putting chocolate, ...

A few weeks ago my priest asked me if I would start singing the Psalms during Mass.  Usually only about a dozen people come to my Mass so I...

Today I'm watching what is, surprisingly, one of my favorite Christmas movies, The Muppet Christmas Carol. Why is that surprising? Beca...

With almost two years in Turkey under my belt now I have learned that Istanbul is not as completely devoid of everything Christmas as I tho...

It's December and yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent which means that it's officially time to start playing Christmas movies ...

It's been a few weeks since my last post, so I hope that you've enjoyed reading about Andrea's Iron Chef victory with Garlic Cho...

On our second day in Shanghai, Lauren and I hopped on the little shuttle from our hostel to go to I don’t remember the name of the park. Yo...