BBQ With A Saucy Lady by K. Denise Holmberg
It was the summer of 1992. We lived in Hong Kong, but I still worked as a flight attendant for American Airlines. I took nine months off a year and commuted to Chicago to fly the busy summer months. I often stayed with good friends, Bruce and Louise Plagman. The Christmas tree was not up in the summer. I just like this picture of them. One particularly pleasant day we were invited to a barbecue at a friend of theirs. His name was Fred. He served the best brisket and ribs I’d ever had. But his BBQ sauce was off the charts. This excited me very much because my husband and I feel strongly that there are a few recipes you should have the best of. Like: the best guacamole, the best salsa, and the best barbecue sauce ... among others. We were always on the hunt for them. And, thanks to Fred, I knocked one off our list. It was an epic meal and that’s why I remember the year (to be honest … it could have been 1991). It's still my