Mmmmm, Sunday dinner for the four of us

We have had a crazy month of June.  There was a trip to California and a trip to Candice's potential wedding venue, lots of work and lots at home.  But Sunday was 100 degrees hot and I finally made it back to the gym after hurting my foot a month ago.  Walked-ran a total of four miles - yay, it went well.  Anyway, I was watching the Food Network Channel while on the treadmill and decided I would surprise Lonnie with something special for dinner.  So, I stopped at the store and picked up a pork shoulder blade roast (really inexpensive), some large baking potatoes, and fresh corn on the cob. 

I brought the pork home and placed about three tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of my roasting pan.  I placed the roast in the center of the pan and spiced it up with salt, pepper, garlic.  I added some basil and rosemary from my herb pot that Lonnie is growing for me in the front yard!  Covered the whole pan with aluminum foil and placed it in a 300 degree oven for about four hours!  When it was done it was fall-off-the-bone yummy!!

I peeled the potatoes and then sliced them three-quarters of the way through.  Melted a cube of  butter and added parsley and garlic.  Then brushed the butter over the potatoes and placed them in a 425 degree oven for 20 minutes.  Meanwhile I grated about 1 1/2 cups of cheese, just a bunch of little pieces I had left in the fridge.  After the 20 minutes I pulled the potatoes out and sprinkled the cheese over the top.  Back in the oven for another 15 minutes.  A fantastic, part-roasted, part-baked potato!  Perfect with the roast.

Lonnie had some dental work performed recently and fresh corn on the cob is a real pain for him to eat.  So, I shucked the corn, cut the kernels off and then, using the back of the blade of the knife, I cut the corn milk from the corn.  Added 1/2 cup heavy cream.  Then I melted 1/2 cube butter in a pan, added the corn-cream mixture and cooked it on low heat for one half hour.  Creamed corn at its best.

Lonnie, Randy, Brittany and I had a very rich, very delicious dinner!  I love Sundays and love when I have time to be creative in the kitchen.