blakey was post-call, so i got to cook all day long. one of my favorite post-call activities. i roasted pork shoulder, which cooked for 6 hours. my kitchen smelled divine all day long!
for the appetizer, we had my favorite summer fruit: watermelon!
i found a recipe with an interesting twist on your classic potato salad: bleu cheese potato salad. it was quite good! the good new red potatoes instead of your boring idaho. a little tangy from the bleu cheese, pretty creamy with no mayo, & a crunch with green onions & a little bacon. you can find the recipe {here}. i actually followed it pretty closely with only a few exceptions: more salt, more bleu cheese, a little shredded cheddar, & DEFINITELY let the flavors marry in the fridge for an hour or two.
now this was the star of the meal: the pioneer woman's spicy dr pepper shredded pork. oh.my.gosh. so moist, so much flavor, a little spice. perfect. & incredibly easy. you are going to go look at the recipe & laugh at how easy it is. {the recipe is right here}. do it. go make this tonight.
a couple of things: my 3.5 quart le creuset dutch oven was not big enough for my 5 pounds. guess i'll have to get a new & bigger one :) i pretty much followed the recipe to a t other than that. we did only have ddp & it worked just great. diet pork. right.
oh, we served it on wheat buns with sliced creamy havarti cheese. i would definitely recommend it. although pulled pork is good every way. go nuts. & tell me what your favorite was.
i don't think i know how to cook without sauteing some onions in olive oil. i threw in a couple julienne jalapenos to kick it up.
& the most important part of the meal: dessert! i followed my theme for the summer & made a blueberry cobbler. still delicious my third time! & insanely easy. my base recipe is {here}. i use less sugar, more lemon. & i bake it in whatever baking dish i haven't already used. if you are going to use blueberries instead of blackberries, up the cornstarch. {hint for life: blueberries have a ton of water in them. they need extra care when baking.} & try your hardest to let it sit for 15 - 20 minutes after baking to thicken up. we absolutely could not wait. it was still delicious.
& homemade strawberry ice cream! our cuisinart ice cream maker wedding gift is fantastic! & it makes plenty. we'll be eating the ice cream all summer. & i'm ok with that. the recipe-ish is {here}. i used frozen strawberries that were thawed & food processed a bit, so it actually turned pink. no food coloring here.
the two desserts were a little match made in heaven. thanks, heaven. we appreciated it!
hope your weekend was fabulous!!
love love,
kjp.
