Jay was here for dinner tonight. I was looking for something to do on the grill since it’s been kind of warm out, and I wanted something quick too since time was so short this weekend. The whole dinner was really good. Larry and Jay really liked the salad and the salsa a lot. I’ve been wanting to make this wheatberry salad for a very long time, so I was happy to see the recipe re-printed in Fine Cooking #79 – it got me thinking about the salad again. I love grains, especially grain salads. I liked everything (except the asparagus, of course).

• Grilled Pork Chops with Fennel-Paprika Spice Rub (Fine Cooking #79, July 2006, p. 40)
• Cherry Tomato Salsa with Capers & Green Olives (Fine Cooking #79, July 2006, p. 40)
• Summer Wheatberry Salad (Fine Cooking #28, September 1998, p. 39)
• Grilled Asparagus

Wine: David Bruce 2002 Truchard Vineyard Pinot Noir (Carneros, California). Yum, another excellent David Bruce Pinot.