On The Grill

If you truly love nature,

you will find beauty everywhere.

Vincent Van Gogh

Starry Night Over The Rhone 

I was unable to get a picture of a starry night but did catch the full moon with its reflection on the lake water.

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Pork Roast with Cherry Barbecue Sauce

Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit

Cook's notes: The recipe makes about 1-1/3 cups. Sauce can be made the day before and reheated. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup low salt chicken broth
• ½ cup cherry preserves
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• ½ tsp, lemon peel
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup dried cherries
• Scant ground cloves (taste to see what flavor works for you)
• ½ cup dry red wine
• 2 tsp. cornstarch
• ¼ cup orange marmalade
• 1TB. Ketchup

Directions:

• In saucepan combine chicken broth, cherry preserves, orange juice, lemon juice, lemon peel, cinnamon, dried cherries and ground cloves
• Boil over medium heat until broth mixture is reduced to 1-1/2 cups, about 6 minutes
• Whisk wine and cornstarch together and then add orange marmalade and ketchup  
• Add wine mixture to broth mixture
• Simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly till flavors blend and sauce thickens about 5 minutes
• Use half of the sauce when cooking the pork roast or grilling. Use rest of sauce when serving meat