K had been regretting that summer was already mostly gone and he hadn't had time to barbecue on the grill (one of his favorite things to do). So I told him to go ahead and grill dinner already.

I should make him cook more often. He grilled pork loin brined in cider vinegar and herbs, accompanied by a soy-ginger glaze. For sides, broccoli and thinly-sliced potatoes with garlic and olive oil in little tinfoil packets, cooked on the grill. Finally, dessert: sugar, fruit, and crumbled cookies (I made chocolate chip peanut butter cookies over the weekend) with a dash of rum and Grand Marnier, stuffed into a tinfoil packet and grilled until the apple slices were soft and the plums were almost dissolved. The result was a fruity, syrupy mess that went wonderfully over vanilla ice cream.

( gratuitous phood photography )

Since he cooked, I did the dishes. It was a small price to pay.