nectarines

so it's hot now. june was awesome this year. normally we get may gray and june gloom, but this year was different. may was gray, but june was awesome. unfortunately for me, i planned on studying for another ARE throughout the supposed gloom. i can't tell you enough how hard it is to postpone a libation and fine dinner for something quick that facilitates stickin' your nose back in the books.

this past friday was the test day. beyond an earlier than usual happy hour beefeaters martini, i had plans to cook something fun, delicious, and commemorative of the time. pork is such a good meat to mix with fruit. most of the time one sees apples paired with pork, but with an abundance of summer fruits in our socal markets, i decided i'd try something else. the dinner was a pork chop with nectarine relish. grill a pork chop to your desired temperature. then, slice a nectarine in half and grill it til you have some marks. mix into a bowl with a little honey, balsamic vinegar, diced pine nuts, and some basil. i made a chipotle corn salad to go with this which was just roasted corn, sour cream, scallions, and diced chipotle peppers. i think the tastes went well together. a little zest vs. pretty much super sweet. we also drank a sauvignon blanc with this meal....