From the 'hoods to the woods
Greetings and welcome to Mannsiding Cove! I’m a classically French-trained chef, husband, parent, grandparent and all around bon vivant. I’ve lived on the east coast my entire life, growing up in New Jersey, then to Boston for college and then New York City for the past decade. I’m a city guy through and through; restaurants, fashion, theater, and subways were my forté... but now I am living in rural Michigan on a lake surrounded by acres and acres of red pines and native forest.
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Winter at the lake
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It's time to get back to writing!
Our neighbors were visiting recently and inquired about blogging. I apologized that I hadn't posted anything and decided then to sit down this week and get writing! Sometimes it is difficult for me to settle down, put away my work for the day and simply write for pleasure. I love to write and I feel guilty that I haven’t paid any attention to my blog in such a long time. Some of the topics I’d like to focus on moving forward include recent travel experiences, new recipes & cooking techniques, and just a little bit of nostalgia – stories from times past.
As you know, we live in mid-Michigan and we are knee deep into the winter season. Now in our sixth year living here, this winter has proven to be one that has been the coldest and snowiest I’ve personally experienced here. Growing up on the east coast, I have and always will love the four seasons and the beauty that comes with each passing month.
Winter here is longer than I am used to – spanning from November to mid to late April. We’ve even experienced snow in early May one year! That’s just ridiculous in my mind. This year, we traveled a bit during the month of January and it was really great to get away. At this point we will be hibernating here until April as we have no travel plans until that month.
I think the rest of February and March we will be hunkered down, enjoying the solitude and quiet with crackling fires, home-cooked dinners and a lineup of streaming shows and some movies.
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