Last evening was only my second grilling event of the season. I know people who grill out all through the winter, but that’s not my idea of grilling. I like to be able to stand in my driveway with my flipflops on and watch the bees buzz around the iris shoots in my flower bed. Or laugh at the neighbor kids as they cruise up and down the front walk over and over again on their scooters. I could just never get into the whole “running in and out of the cold” thing just to enjoy a brat, burger, or chop. Besides, a lot of the stuff I like to grill requires fairly close attention toward the end of its cooking time, so I’d have to stand in the snow next to my grill in order to have things turn out the way I like. In the spring and summer? No such worries.
Witness last evening. I grilled up a couple burgers for Ava, a chunk of Coho filet for Leah, and four gorgeous pork chops for myself. Georgie brought me some peach grilling sauce from her recent trip to Savannah, and I was eager to try it on some pork. It was fantastic. Fortunately, Leah’s not a fan of pork chops, so I end up having them all to myself. I also broiled some asparagus in the oven, as there was no room for it all on the grill (my only gripe with grilling asparagus is that it takes up so much room on the grill). It still turned out very nicely.