This was Next Food Network Star Rory Schepisi’s winning ribs recipe that appeared on the cover of Bon Appétit last July. I’ve never watched the show, and haven’t followed it, but is Rory still around? Well, his ribs and BBQ sauce were brilliant, and nothing is better than herbed butter. I did find the link to the recipe on the Food Network site, which is great, b/c it’s a page long recipe I didn’t feel like typing out. There are a lot of steps to this one, so pay close attention. There’s also a lot you can do ahead, like the herbed butter can be made up to a week ahead as well as the BBQ sauce. I’m actually using an herbed butter for the chicken dish on Wednesday so instead of making and using 4 sticks of butter I can interchange them- they’re very similar. I’ve also put the leftover BBQ sauce in a jam jar, we only had one rack of ribs and the recipe serves 8! I have some chicken breasts in the freezer I’ll make a great BBQ sandwich for lunch this week. Summer doesn’t get any better than BBQ - well I guess you really eat it year round, and we use our stove top grill for lack of outdoor charcoal grill space. We also didn’t make the herb salad that you’ll see in the recipe. The thought of just eating parsley with dressing is not appealing to me - a bit dainty I think. Definitely make this dish, and use the Jersey corn before it’s gone!

This recipe was super easy, filling, and was a bit more complex on the taste side than I expected. If you use this recipe - remember to soak your skewers at least 30-45 minutes before grilling. That’s something Real Simple didn’t specify - you only have to make that mistake once to remember! There was plenty of sauce leftover, so I’ll try to use it on lunch sandwiches rather than mayo. If you can get some Jersey corn at your market - do it! The corn smelled buttery right out of the husk! It’s so delicious when it’s in season, and better tasting than the frozen bags which you will probably use for icing an injury before you cook it (I always forget about the frozen veggies in the freezer until there’s an injury). This recipe is also great for parties - relatively cheap and each person can pick up a skewer and get a good tasting. Janice commented under the shopping review post that the Green Markets have cheaper chicken - so I’ll report back on that next week and see if we can make this meal even more economical.