A very easy wayt to get Debug output for your debugging purposes:

• Add the 'System.Diagnostics' using statement to the class.
• use the 'Debug.WriteLine("Batman is totally kick butt");' syntax to send debug signals to any listeners
• Add a Debug listener to your tester app; 

TextWriterTraceListener myWriter = new TextWriterTraceListener(System.Console.Out);

Debug.Listeners.Add(myWriter);

By the way, the syntax handling in BlogEngine is for crap. Its a total friggin' joke.

Enjoy!