{"id":1364,"date":"2006-11-30T05:17:35","date_gmt":"2006-11-30T13:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micuisine.com\/lunapiercook\/?page_id=1364"},"modified":"2020-11-30T06:01:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T11:01:48","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/micuisine.com\/lunapiercook\/?page_id=1364","title":{"rendered":"About Luna Pier Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/micuisine.com\/images\/dave_mary.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Dave &amp; Mary on the beach in Luna Pier, MI<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This blog originally explored food, cooking and eating in-and-around Monroe County, as a portion of what\u2019s available within the state and surrounding areas. It has developed into a broader blog, with Luna Pier only being used as a reference point. As Mary began work as a travel nurse in 2018, this blog has become a way to document the food of some of those travels.\u00a0We&#8217;ll explore where some foods and ingredients come from, chat with people who cook as all or part of their profession, and explore some great food destinations.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is not for people with special dietary needs or desires. While some of the foods described might be vegetarian, or Kosher, or even low-carb, the intent of the blog is to offer shared experiences through foods and flavors. In a nutshell, I hope this blog will be fun to read, sparking the imagination of anyone who cooks, and making people downright hungry.<\/p>\n<p>From south of Flint, I&#8217;ve done everything from programming computers to writing computer books, to calibrating electronic test equipment, cooking at Big Boy, doing electronic R&amp;D with Toyota, asisting in the development of fire alarm panels, to even working in a buffet at a casino.<\/p>\n<p>Mary has two kids and I have four kids, all from previous marriages, along with five grandkids now, who all love spending time with us. I\u2019ve cooked in various professional kitchens off-and-on since 1979, and have happily spent time since 2002 re-learning long-dormant cooking skills. Mary &amp; I live 1,000 feet from Lake Erie, with two cats, a spastic-but-loving Pomeranian, a stack of cell phones and various tablets, a massive book collection (over 400 of which are cookbooks), and more unique coffee mugs than should be allowed for one person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave &amp; Mary on the beach in Luna Pier, MI This blog originally explored food, cooking and eating in-and-around Monroe County, as a portion of what\u2019s available within the state and surrounding areas. It has developed into a broader blog, with Luna Pier only being used as a reference point. 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