Good morning. Back-to-school advertising is starting to pop up in my feeds and it’s depressing. Summers lasted forever when I was a kid. Now they rush by, express trains on their way to shorter days and hard shoes. I don’t need to be reminded of that. I want to grill and grill and grill, eat outside and devour tomatoes and corn. I am furious against wearing a coat.
So this weekend? Spiedies, that unbeatable taste of upstate New York, Binghamton on a stick. My recipe calls for a homemade marinade and marinating for at least 24 hours, but if you’re using pork shoulder, you can do very well with store-bought Italian dressing and soak for three hours. Thread the knuckles onto skewers and grill on a fairly hot grill; serve with Italian semolina bread with seeds, hot sauce and a white sauce of mayonnaise, sour cream, chopped garlic and a splash of red wine vinegar. It’s very tasty with coleslaw.
Alternatively, try Yewande Komolafe’s new recipe for grilled steak with sauce rof (above), a Senegalese condiment made from chopped onion, parsley, scallions and chili. I’d go there with skirt or hanger steak, and maybe an extra jalapeño for pop. Or try Melissa Clark’s gingerly grilled chicken thighs with charred peaches? Or Buffalo Grilled Mushrooms from Ali Slagle?
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Also check out Christian Reynoso’s latest, a recipe for poc chuc, citrus-marinated grilled pork of Mayan origin, from Mexico’s Yucatán state. Serve with beans, rice, tortillas, pickled onions, cabbage and avocado.
How about Dawn Perry’s recipe for sour cream and fruit scones for breakfast? I love Steven Raichlen’s recipe for torrijas, a Spanish-style French toast. You might prefer Alison Roman’s recipe for Eggs Benedict.
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Now it has nothing to do with millet or pad Thai, but I’m deeply engrossed in John Irving’s 2022 novel, “The Last Chairlift,” 900 pages of secrets, sex, and families. It is much. But it’s pure Irving, funny against the sadness, with a lot of awe – and “aww.”
Here’s Rachel Kushner at Harper’s with “Street Life,” a walking meditation worth enjoying.
One man’s opinion, but the second season of “Joe Pickett” on Paramount+ is better than the first.
Finally, why not join me in my seasonal slump, listening to Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness” while you cook? And I’ll see you on Sunday.
