My friend, Christine, gave me an enormous batch of gorgeous rainbow chard from her neighbor’

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My friend, Christine, gave me an enormous batch of gorgeous rainbow chard from her neighbor’s garden (he’s in Italy for two weeks, poor man)- thank you! Tonight, I thought about what I could do with it to really highlight its freshness and beauty. A quick EVOO/s&p sauté seemed underwhelming to me, so I decided to sauté some garlic in EVOO, throw in the chard, throw in some chopped preserved lemon and then top the whole thing (after it was cooked) with some garlic-EVOO toasted breadcrumbs. It was really tasty!

We also enjoyed some Brillat-savarin cheese (soooo ridiculously indulgent and good), an olive fougasse, and a lovely rosé from Corbieres. Yum!

Homemade BBQ Sauce

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In honor of Memorial Day barbequing, I am thinking of making a delicious, spicy BBQ sauce tomorrow to serve on grilled chicken and alongside the yummy baked beans I made yesterday. T and I came across this recipe when we lived in Cambridge, in our first apartment together. I have such fond memories of that little place and our two years there. This sauce always makes me think of those happy times- the spontaneous, youthful joie de vivre we had as fiancés and then newlyweds, our only responsibility coursework. Aah, I can raise a toast to that.

Recipe will be posted in Em-i-lis recipes momentarily. It is best, I think, on grilled chicken. Brush some sauce on the chicken as you place it on the grill; then serve the rest of the sauce alongside at the table.