tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5106539566340321311..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Puerto Rico nostalgiaLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45475637524121742122017-10-18T21:20:25.030-04:002017-10-18T21:20:25.030-04:00Thanks for stopping by, John. I've found Googl...Thanks for stopping by, John. I've found Google Maps helpful too. Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40069214141645418212017-10-18T20:22:28.851-04:002017-10-18T20:22:28.851-04:00Hey Barb--great post! Like others here, I've ...Hey Barb--great post! Like others here, I've set stories in many of the places I've traveled on business: Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Alaska, etc. (But I've also cheated and set a lot of stories in places I've not been to. Thank you, Google Maps.)John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91417132123226000312017-10-18T11:08:11.011-04:002017-10-18T11:08:11.011-04:00Thanks for commenting, David. Toronto was fun. And...Thanks for commenting, David. Toronto was fun. And I'm so glad I got to see Niagara Falls. Now that's a place you could set a murder, if only you could figure out how to not be noticed by all the tourists while you do the deed. Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91426980038612765732017-10-18T10:20:56.457-04:002017-10-18T10:20:56.457-04:00Thanks for this, Barb, I enjoyed it. I've bee...Thanks for this, Barb, I enjoyed it. I've been fortunate to have traveled a good deal in my life and am very grateful for the experience. I even got to live for three and a half years in Germany courtesy of Uncle Sam. Nearly every place I've lived or visited (for any length of time, that is) has spawned a story or book. Some inspired several. I got to thinking about which were the most productive and found that Mexico (Yucatan in particular) topped the list for foreign locations, with Ireland bringing up a close second. As for the more mundane locales, New Jersey is definitely number one with a bullet (Ha, ha...I kill myself). Oddly, Germany, for all the time I spent there, has only resulted in a single (unpublished) novel. <br /><br />I hope you had a great time in Toronto.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3500464389936221922017-10-17T20:33:36.550-04:002017-10-17T20:33:36.550-04:00Thanks for the tips, Elizabeth and Leigh. And Keen...Thanks for the tips, Elizabeth and Leigh. And Keenan, that's such a nice story about an apparently great guy. Let's hope that karma does exist. Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14805798630083391542017-10-17T20:05:45.912-04:002017-10-17T20:05:45.912-04:00A key thief! Well!
Plantains and a number of Puer...A key thief! Well!<br /><br />Plantains and a number of Puerto Rican and Cuban vegetables are ubiquitous here in Florida. Elizabeth may be on the right track, especially if you can deep-fry thin plantains. I also recommend mashed yucca, which turns out so similar to mashed potatoes, it's hard to tell the difference.<br /><br />Keenan, you have my permission to smack him!<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-72740911730683526842017-10-17T12:50:43.485-04:002017-10-17T12:50:43.485-04:00Oh, my heart breaks for Puerto Rico. The ex is Pue...Oh, my heart breaks for Puerto Rico. The ex is Puerto Rican and our daughter is half. True story: long after we divorced, a legal seminar was scheduled for his 60th birthday. I offered to take him and our daughter to the island while I went to the seminar. Shortly before our trip, he canceled saying he was too sick to fly. (Puerto Rico is a long way away from Alaska.) So my daughter and I went, attended the seminar, visited Old San Juan and had a lovely time. The following summer, the ex used the airplane ticket I bought for him to go on a vacation with his new girlfriend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34765379778474216712017-10-17T12:35:05.043-04:002017-10-17T12:35:05.043-04:00Hi Barb, I hope you had a fantastic time in Toront...Hi Barb, I hope you had a fantastic time in Toronto. I used to live in D.C. & there was a good Cuban restaurant on Columbia Road. I don't remember the name of it. Anyway you can buy frozen sliced plantains & fry them in butter, or 1/2 butter & 1/2 vegetable oil, until they're a darker brown color. Serve with sour cream or fruit jam.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.com