Author extraordinaire Lyric James has tagged me for this meme in fours. Here it goes. Thanks, Lyric!

Paz

Four Jobs I’ve Had
1. Lawyer
2. Investigator
3. Mediator
4. Babysitter

Four Places I’ve Lived
1. Russia
2. Italy
3. Belgium
4. Africa

Four Favorite Foods
1. Plantain
2. Mango
3. Rice
4. Plantain

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over
1. The Sound of Music (1965)
2. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
4. Coming to America (1988)
There’s much more, of course. Others are mentioned on my web site.

Four TV Shows I Watch
1. Walker, Texas Ranger reruns
2. Law & Order series – Original, SVU, CI
3. The Closer
4. Avatar: The Last Air Bender

Four Places I’ve Visited
1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Greece
4. Egypt

Four Places I’d Like To Visit
1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Portugal

Four Websites I Go To (almost) Daily
1. Marilyn Lee Yahoo Group
2. My blog
3. Food Blogs
4. Sexy Sheets

Four People I’m Tagging To Do This
1. Anyone
2. Who
3. Wants to
4. Participate!

 

Hi everyone. Marco here. It’s been a while since I stopped by. Life has been busy and pretty good for me. Jenna and I are still together. I didn’t think it possible, but it seems as if I fall in love with her more and more, every day. She really is a special woman. I’d like to make our relationship more permanent by asking her to marry me, but there’s something holding me back. I’m not sure about Jenna’s answer. I know she loves me – at least I think she does. I mean I’m pretty sure she does, but I think something’s bothering her. It seems like she’s keeping some kind of secret from me. I’m not sure what… I’ll have to find out what it is before I ask her the big question. I have to admit that I’m a bit nervous. Anyway, I hadn’t planned on bringing this up but since I have, wish me luck. Moving right along: I actually stopped by to give you a recipe. Yes, recipe. LOL! Don’t look as shocked as Jenna when I first made this delicious and simple Apple Crisp recipe. She was so surprised it tasted good and suggested I share the recipe with you all. I don’t really cook but there are a few foods I can make really well. I’m King of Breakfasts. I can make the best flapjacks with sausage or bacon. I also make really good omelets and I make a killer hamburger. It’s moist and tasty. Oh, let’s not forget a good steak meal. I make those, too. What can I tell you? Being a Bachelor, I learned how to make the basics so that I wouldn’t starve when I couldn’t go out to a restaurant. A few weeks ago, we went to an apple orchid. Using some of the apples we picked, I made this Apple Crisp. They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple. Now, every chance I get, I tempt Jenna with this apple treat. I make it with either flour or graham cracker crumbs. The graham cracker crumbs are a winner with her. Jenna likes it a lot and thought I should share it with you on the blog. So here’s the recipe down below. I hope you like it. Let me know. Marco from Vacation Souvenir

In a 9 by 12 baking dish, combine apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar.

In a small bowl, mix flour or graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and butter together using the tines of a fork and your fingers, working until even, small crumbles form. Sprinkle topping evenly over apples and bake 15 to 20 minutes until apples are just tender and topping is golden brown. Top dishes of apple crisp with small scoops of vanilla ice cream. YUM!

Hello everyone:

Just wanted you to know that I’ve joined with extraordinary authors Anisa Damien, Jade James, and Lyric James to form a group blog, called Between the Sheets. We’d love to see you there! Stop by when you have a chance.

Paz

The wonderful Shelley Munro has tagged me for this Blogging Meme. So, here is my response. Thanks for the tag, Shelley!

Paz

When Did You Start Blogging and Why?

I started blogging shortly before my first book, Vacation Souvenir, came out – April 2006. Initially, I didn’t intend to blog. I only opened a blog account to be able to leave comments on other blog sites that required blogger accounts. So, for a while my blog page was empty. Then I noticed that people were stopping by. However, they had nothing to look at. I decided to take my blog page seriously and started my first post, blogging about my new book.

What Don’t You Talk About?

Ummm… I’m not sure yet. Like Shelley mentioned on her blog, I won’t discuss topics like politics and religion. I’ll talk about a little of this and that, but mainly things related to my books. For example, in earlier posts, in keeping with the theme of Vacation Souvenir, I’ve talked about ideal vacation spots, places I’d like to visit, story characters, etc… We recently had the World Cup event, so I got sidetracked with that topic. Hehehe! It’s over now… ;-(

Are You and Your Blogging Persona the same person?

Yes!

How Do You Use Blogging to build Friendships?

I’ve met a lot of interesting and nice people through blogging. And I’ve gotten to know others a lot more through their blogs. It’s been a very positive experience.

How Would You Describe Your Writing Style?

Hmmm… My writing style on the blog? Since I just started blogging, I’m not sure. I’m still working on that. At the moment, I write whatever I feel like, whenever I want, whenever I get a chance… Any readers want to give me your opinion?

Who Do I tag?

Shelli

Nicole

Karen

Kimberly

Louisa

Anisa Damien put me on the ‘hot seat’ for an interview at The Mahogany Lounge. I had fun answering her questions.

You can read the interview here.

Thanks, Anisa!

Paz