Actually, I suppose BBQ season never really "starts" or "ends" in Victoria... it's just a matter of how much rain you can stand while cooking.

I made us some ribs last night that were OK, but not great... Every time my supervisor leaves town I spend more time cooking and try a bunch of new recipes. Well, the ribs were actually not that bad - there was a steam-roasting technique that let them keep a lot of the pork flavour and made them nice and tender - but there was just something about the rub and the sauce that was not quite right. I think I'll probably use the same technique again except use a different sauce - there was an Apple Butter Sauce that looked really good. Canadian Living had a really great June issue. Every month there's a section with a sort of "theme" ingredient and this time it was ribs. (In one of the past months it was tofu and that was not such a big hit at our house.) Plus there's a big thing on summer fruit and other good bbq recipes and the timing was just perfect for me, because I actually have time to plan and experiment and have fun with cooking.

I also made Oregano Pork Kabobs, which were quite a bit better than the ribs and I'll be making again, I think. I love dinner on sticks, it's always so tasty. We also made roasted potatoes and red & green peppers, zucchini and pineapple that night. Also, I got to use my lemon zester and that always amuses me, so I was happy!

Oh, this is going to be a fun week! There is a recipe for Strawberry Lemon Custard Shortcake and several more bbq recipes that I am dying to try... I just need to find some dinner guests to justify the time and effort.

Hmm, I really should just work on my thesis all week. Oh well! While the cat's away...