Kyrie Eleison

On food and daily life as an Orthodox Christian.

About Me

Chocolatesa: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; An autistic ADHD'er living in an apartment downtown with my husband, 2 cats and many plants. I'm working on healing and self-actualization via somatic experiencing, art therapy, craniosacral therapy, couples therapy, coaching and community. Progressive Orthodox Christian.

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50 Ways to Use Bacon
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Baby Sandwich
Black Powder Incense
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Fail Blog
Food Week at LifeHacker
Fullness of the Faith
Hikaru Dorodango
How to Tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope
i can has cheezburger?
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Icon Cards by Matthew Garrett
Icons by Matthew Garrett
Improv Everywhere
Insanewiches
KitchenHacker
Ladybug vs. Spider
Learn From My Fail
Menologion 3.0
My mom's etsy shop
National Geographic - Mount Athos Gallery
Not Always Right
Not For Lightweights
Orthodox Wiki
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Pascha Polyglotta
Playing For Change
Plime
River of Fire
Road To Emmaus
Russia's Catacomb Saints
Sophia - Secret Wisdom
St. Herman Press
Tastespotting
The Ancient Way Forum
The Anti-Emo Page
The Man Who Uncooked an Egg
There, I Fixed It
Thoughts of a Crazy Redhead
Unhappy Meals
Way of the Ascetics
World's Most Inoffensive Graffiti
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Other Blogs I read:

The LawDog Files

Bitsy the Raconteur Press Editrix - As part of the whimsy that Raconteur Press is becoming known for, we’re posting personalities on the Substack. Intern Steve, Farnsworth the Chief Copy Edit...
20 hours ago
Go Where the Taxista Takes You

THE Replica ROLEX DAY-DATE 36 REF. 18238 - Have you ever encountered a Rolex Day-Date ref. 18238 dial as unique as this? Crafted by Rolex’s master jeweler, this distinctive dial features a pave of d...
1 week ago
Shut up and eat.

Montreal’s Best Malaysian Street Food at Restaurant Canada Best - So what’s a “hidden gem” you ask? Great question. Wikipedia defines it as, “Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, whic...
3 weeks ago
Food, Not Rocket Science

Sous-vide Lentils - Sous-vide is a great way to cook lentils as it's easy to get perfect texture without the lentils exploding and turning to mush. We like these lentils bot...
2 months ago
- Ramblings of the Bearded One -

2023 in Photographs - Every January, I like to put up a selection of my favourite images from the past year. Usually I enjoy spending a few days over the Christmas break, goi...
3 months ago
Orthodox Mother's Digest

St. Lucia and St. Herman - This past week some families in our community gathered to remember two special December Saints: St. Lucia of Syracuse and St. Herman of Alaska. ...
4 months ago
Cheap Ethnic Eatz

Dubai: The Premier Destination for Private Banking and Financial Services - Dubai, often referred to as the financial epicenter of the Middle East, has established itself as a prominent hub for private banking services. Its thriv...
10 months ago
Know Whey

Brioche Buns - Here is an easy recipe to create the perfect sandwich bun. Read more »
3 years ago
Hyperbole and a Half

Richard - *(AUTHOR NOTE: My publisher told me I could post a chapter from the new book. There were 25 chapters to choose from, but I chose this one. Because I want...
3 years ago
An Iconographer's Blog

Why Is That Man Wearing A Dress? - Meandering down the aisles of the local Costco with my dad and my three children yesterday, I caught the attention of one little girl. She and her parents ...
4 years ago
Lamb before thyme

Doge is my co-pilot - Like most people I had preconceived ideas of what to expect from Venice. Inundated throughout my life with pictures and posters depicting the place, liste...
4 years ago
Scrumptious South Africa

My Mum's Classic Christmas Cake - This is a dense, boozy, spicy Christmas cake that evokes many happy memories. My Mum *Jenny Hobbs* made this every year when we were kids, using a recipe i...
5 years ago
Wonder

School Shootings and the Evil Within Ourselves - by Fr. Nicholas Roth I’m sure that by now everybody knows about the most recent mass shooting that occurred last Friday at Santa Fe High School outside of ...
5 years ago
EatingAsia

Şükran's Lemon Cake - Şükran's Lemon Cake with Butter-Poached Apricots with Walnuts (apricot recipe in Istanbul and Beyond) On a grey February afternoon we sat on a sofa in Şükr...
6 years ago
Fast Food Fred

Pringles et sa saveur mystère! - Une publication partagée par Fast Food Fred (@fastfoodfred) le 31 Juil. 2017 à 15h37 PDT Pringles nous offre une nouvelle saveur de chips mais au lieu d...
6 years ago
Estomac sur deux pattes

Cadeau original: des primeurs du jardin! - L'enseignante qu'a eu un de mes enfants cette année n'est pas du genre à aimer les sucreries... J'ai eu l'idée de lui donner des primeurs du jardin comme t...
7 years ago
Kyrie, Eleison!

A Week in Iceland! Part 1 - May 24 After the disappearance a few days ago of the Egypt Air flight, we expected security at the airport to be tighter than usual. Instead, it was quit...
7 years ago
From Day to Day

Palm Plaza Hotel Philippines - Since then, and until its intervention in 1960 ranged from $17 for a veritable melting pot of comfort and advantages of cutting-edge technology when you'...
9 years ago
Under the High Chair

Brown Eggs and Jam Jars - First things first: I've missed this space. Have I returned to stay? I'm not sure, but I had to tell you about my book. My book! Brown Eggs and Jam Jar...
9 years ago
Pithless Thoughts

How to Do Shameless? - My days are numbered. All of them. My life will end, of course. God knows when. My life in construction is going to end, probably sooner than later my doct...
9 years ago
Lighting Candles to Pray for Light

I thought I’d start logging my experiences trying to get back into some sort of fitness - My muscle strength has gone to zero because of lying on couch all the time, and I need to fix that. So I’ve started going to low intensity classes at the g...
9 years ago
ResidentAlien

Belly-dancing in China - My daughter and I are at our very first belly-dancing class. "Are you sure you want to do this?" I ask her as we enter the gym. But she can't hear me. Not ...
9 years ago
A Hungry Bear Won't Dance

Green Chile Cheeseburger #2: Shake Foundation - So I'm taking a pottery class (isn't that what everyone is supposed to do when they're unexpectedly unemployed in Santa Fe?), and after introd...
10 years ago
eggbeater

can i get all these at one job: more guidance, more responsibility, more learning & more money? - It takes a long time of working in kitchens to develop a knowing over-the-shoulder glance at what the wake of your boat means. Like reading tea leaves, one...
10 years ago
UN TAXi LA NUiT

Migration - Un petit rappel pour vous dire qu'*Un Taxi la Nuit *est dorénavant à cet *endroit*. Au plaisir !
10 years ago
The Flight of our Hummingbird

Morning - http://www.ourhummingbird.com/?p=788&loggedin
10 years ago
Burnt Lumpia

New Burnt Lumpia Website - Hello all. Although this Typepad incarnation of my blog has served me fantastically well for the past 6 years(!), I've finally decided to update and redesi...
11 years ago
SHE in China

Breaking news: new blog! - http://www.sheinchina.net/ Although it's been a blast to use blogger, it feels good to have "my own" site. Hope to "see" you all there!
11 years ago
Codex Justinianus

Saint Fachanan - 14 August, OS *from Wikipedia: * Fachtna mac Mongaig (Fachanan) was the founder of the monastery of Rosscarbery (Ros Ailithir), County Cork. He died a...
11 years ago
Glory to God for All Things

Temporarily – No Comment - God willing, the content of this blog will be migrated to its new site, starting sometime after midnight (here in East Coast America). I have been asked to...
11 years ago
Comestibles

The Mysterious Newport Steak - Tucked away on a small street in New York City’s Greenwich Village there is a butcher shop called Florence Meat Market which opened in 1936 and doesn’t see...
13 years ago
A new start

I suck at writing blogs... - So another while has passed since I wrote in here. A lot has happened since then. Jiji is now in school to become a nurse, and I have been blessed with a ...
13 years ago
ORA ET LABORA

Orthodox Life - Dear long-suffering readers, I have good news, and I have bad news. The bad news is that I must declare this blog officially dead. The good news is that m...
13 years ago
One Whole Clove

New Blog for Executive Chef Jason Duffy - Arc the Hotel blog
13 years ago
Desert Calling

Come to Jesus Meeting - Where I’m from, we call uncomfortable confrontations a ‘Come to Jesus Meeting.’ I supposed this post will be in the spirit of that. For the last year or ye...
13 years ago
Clement of Rome

hummm… - It seems that I just cannot get the hang of keeping up with the blog thing… Should I give it a go once more?
13 years ago
Bacon Unwrapped

This blog has moved - This blog is now located at http://baconunwrapped1.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subsc...
14 years ago
Of Food & Critics

REVIEW: Thea (Laval, Quebec) - Restaurant's Name: Thea Location: Ste-Dorothée, Quebec, Canada Type of Restaurant: Fine Cuisine Genre: Mediterranean Kid-Friendly: Yes and No THE LOOKS Once...
14 years ago
Smoke Rings

Merry Christmas to All and to All A Goodnight…The Final Smoke Ring. - BPI and more specifically, Columbina, would like to wish all of her many friends, both in the world, and those who are not of it, a very Merry Christmas. ...
14 years ago
Through the eyes of a daddy...

And so starts this blog... - Hey guys, People call me Jiji, I'm 27 years old and I'm a daddy of a wonderful daughter named Windia. I'm also happily married to my wife Jennifer and I'm ...
14 years ago
Xpy's blog

Just testing -
14 years ago
God is love.

Fragility - What is it about relationships that makes them so ephemeral? They are fragile. If you touch them, they might break. Shatter into hundreds of sharp tiny pie...
14 years ago
Adventures in Japan

Stalking the Savage Fern - (As always, click on photos for larger versions.) On a recent spectacular April morning, my friend Hiroko and her parents came to pick me up for a day of “...
14 years ago
Reflections of an Orthodox Layman

Romans 3:27 - 4:5 - Romans 3:27 - 31 *Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the Law of Faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified ...
15 years ago
Breaking Babylon

Pilgrimage - I leave early in the morning for Holy Cross Hermitage. Pray for me, a sinner. I will pray for you and light a candle for you.
15 years ago
smörgåsbroad

Long time no post - I have still yet to get back into the blogging swing of things since coming home to the states. Something about the combination of guests, Thanksgiving, mo...
15 years ago
Dust and Ashes

New Blog. - As this one hasn’t been updated in quite some time, due to a lot of work I’ve put into DC, my personal life, etc, I’ll be shutting this blog down and movin...
15 years ago
Ramblin' Rosko

- So, it is news to some and not to others that I recently resigned my membership in the Lutheran parish in New Orleans, LA where I held membership. The reas...
15 years ago
Slurp & Burp

Rhubard pie - Rhubarb is one of the easiest things to grow in a garden and, once established, it provides you with delicious tart stems. I have seen recipes using rhuba...
15 years ago
barefoot in the kitchen

This makes my tummy happy. - Is it possible to be an “authenticity nazi” in the States and survive? How does one not die of hunger while avoiding Crab Rangoons, California Rolls, and s...
16 years ago
Ramblings of a Redneck Priest

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real life foodie adventures

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Shop, Chop, Eat

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Cooking Issues

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Tales From the Golden Ghetto

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Sergius Bob

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Makin Sense while Making Art and Incense

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Journal

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Montreal Burger Report

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Manhole Music Tea Room

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Pactum Serva

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Conquer by This

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seraphima searches

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orthogeeks

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Byzantine in the Bible Belt

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My Chalkboard Fridge

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Ramblings of a Single Dad

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IC XC NIKA

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