Author Vicki Batement

Today we have Vicki Batman, one of the Season of Magic authors.

Vicki is going to share a holiday recipe and a little about her recent release.

 Take it away, Vicki!

 

You’re Asking me to Cook at Christmastime? Beware.

That might be a mistake. LOL. Seriously, I used to cook a lot and relished making special holiday dishes like cherry walnut mincemeat pie, cranberry crunch, a cheeseball. And then my kids grew and moved on. Just Handsome and moi to eat the goodies—not a good idea for the ol’ waistline.

I dropped the mincemeat pie when cousins teased me mercilessly. I made the cheeseball when I had time and an upcoming party. I’ve turned my cooking to quick and easy recipes. And I thought I’d share two with you.

Easy Biscotti

Ingredients: one store bought pound cake

Cut cake into sticks to resemble french fries. Bake at a low temperature until crisp. (Watch because they can burn.) Serve with chocolate sauce, jam, caramel sauce, a cup of coffee or hot chocolate.

Bacon Apricot Appetizers

Ingredients: on package of bacon, cut each slice in half

Dried apricots

Almonds

Take a half of back and on it set apricot. Then put an almond on top of that. Roll up and skewer with a toothpick. Bake at 375 degrees until crisp. Might have to turn. Best served fresh from the oven.

 

Now… A little about my romantic comedy: 

“Holiday Disaster,” is featured in the Season of Magic boxed set.  Condo living isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially for Michelle Anderson whose plumbing problems go from bad to worse in the space of one week and right before Christmas, too.

 To top it off, Mr. Maintenance Man is the surliest plumber ever. Is it her fault he gets soaked every time he fixes her pipes? And what’s with him winking and sneezing when he comes over. Creepy—right?

 This Christmas is a disaster.

 Be warned: there’s awful plumbing, flirting, and great laughs in this story.

 

Excerpt:

Wrapping my hands around the older-than-time plumbing underneath my bathroom sink, I yanked, hoping-praying-hoping the darn thing would loosen up, and all would be saved. But no. Nada. Too darn tight.

Merry Christmas to me. Not really.

Obviously, somebody more muscular than me would be required to strong-arm the pipe free. Helpless feelings hunched my shoulders. I should have closed the drain stopper to prevent my contact from swirling merrily away when it popped out of my eye and flew in the sink. I hated feeling helpless.

Not a great way to kick off the holiday season.

When Dad donned his Mr. Fix-it hat and repaired stuff around the house, I should have paid more attention. Maybe I’d have learned something valuable, something resembling Plumbing 101. But like most little girls, playtime was ten times more fun.

I declared surrender and called the condo’s emergency number. The maintenance man who answered told me he was on his way. I hoped he hadn’t said that to humor me. Lying had become my number one enemy. Lately, it seemed like everybody I knew told fibs:

My co-workers: “It’s in your mailbox.”

Not.

My boyfriend, rather, my ex-boyfriend: “She means nothing to me.”

Not.

My car dealership: “Your vehicle will be ready by noon tomorrow.”

Not.

Unfortunately, I’d had to fabricate an untruth—just a teeny weenie fib­really—to get the maintenance guy to come to my rescue so quickly.

When I’d called, the man didn’t sound thrilled to be coming to my aid at six-thirty in the morning. I wouldn’t be a happy camper either. In fact, he sounded—I scrunched my nose—hung-over, like he’d partied hearty until the wee hours.

The doorbell chimed. I leapt to my feet and raced to the door, thinking please, let it be him. Please, God, please. He just has to find my contact and all will be saved.

The Season of Magic boxed set is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble

 

Author bio:

Like some of her characters, award-winning author, Vicki Batman has worked a wide variety of jobs including lifeguard, ride attendant at an amusement park; a hardware store, department store, book store, antique store clerk; administrative assistant in an international real estate firm; and a general “do anything gal” at a financial services firm–the list is endless and provides great material for her stories.

Writing for several years, she has completed three manuscripts, written essays, and sold many short stories to TRUE LOVE, TRUE ROMANCE, TRUE CONFESSIONS, NOBLE ROMANCE PUBLISHING, LONG AND SHORT REVIEWS, MUSEITUP PUBLISHING, and THE WILD ROSE PRESS as well as indie publishing. She is a member of RWA and several writing groups and chapters. Most days begin with her hands set to the keyboard and thinking “What if??”

Find Vicki at:

Website: http://vickibatman.blogspot.com

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Plotting Princesses: http://plottingprincesses.blogspot.com

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Email: vlmbatman@hotmail.com