Roast Pork with Garlic and Thyme

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Well the Carolina's have felt the cold wave that has been blowing through the last few days. My summer flowers are now shriveled up and ready to sleep for the winter. I'll rake them up this weekend and place them in the compost pile for mother nature to 're-use'.

I have not posted in about one week due to my parents' visit to the acreage and sadly, my mother's inability to prepare ravioli as promised (she even brought the filling all prepared and ready to go). She is a bit under the weather, and at age 85, we decided that it would be best to put this off until another visit when she is feeling better.

However, that won't stop me from sharing an AWESOME, delicious, EASY, impressive recipe with you. It is from the New York Times Cookbook (way back in the '70s) by the late Craig Claiborne, but it has a few of my adaptations (more garlic for instance!). This was my first American cookbook and this recipe never disappoints anyone. I hope that you enjoy it.

Roast Pork with Garlic and Thyme

1 4-lb. pork loin

Combine the following in a small bowl:

3 Tbsp. olive oil

2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

3 - 4 cloves of garlic

1 tsp. thyme

salt and fresh pepper to taste

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Sprinkle on the pork roast: Mrs. Dash, Nature's Seasons, and/or Accent

Rub the olive oil/garlic/thyme mixture onto (and into if it opens) the 4 lb. pork loin.

Place the fat side up on a flat rack placed in an uncovered roasting pan.

Roast for 2 1/2 hours at 350 degrees

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for 45 minutes per pound.

With a meat thermometer, it should be 185 degrees inside when done.

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