Shredded Beef with Barbecue Sauce

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a roast in a large baking pan and cover all sides with salt and pepper. Add 1/8 cup beef stock to the baking pan and put it in the oven for 18 minutes per pound. Remove the baking pan from the oven and allow the meat to cool. Shred the meat with a large knife and fork and transfer it to a clean baking dish. Add barbecue sauce and stir to combine as desired. Put the beef back in the oven for 20 minutes to cook further. Serve immediately out of the oven.
  
  

Grilled Corn

• Remove the first few leaves on the corncobs and soak the cobs in a pot of cold water for 20 minutes. Brush the corn kernels with a small amount of olive oil or butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. Put the corncobs on a grill preheated to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook the corncobs for 15 minutes, rotating every five minutes. Allow the corn to cool for five minutes before peeling the corn and serving with butter or any seasonings that complement pasta salad.
  
  

Baked Asparagus with Whole Grain Mustard

• Baked asparagus with whole grain mustard can be served as a complimentary side dish to chicken- and meat-based pasta salads. To make the asparagus, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Break the woody ends off the asparagus spears and put the spears in a baking dish large enough to lay them all out flat. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil on the asparagus and sprinkle sea salt and freshly ground black pepper over the asparagus. Brush a tablespoon of mustard over the asparagus and bake for 12 minutes. Remove the asparagus and stir. Serve right away or cool in the refrigerator to serve the asparagus cold.
  
  

Baked Bosc Pears with Goat Cheese

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Slice a Bosc pear in half and remove the center area of each half with a spoon. Fill the hole with goat cheese and put the stuffed pears in a baking dish. Sprinkle the pears with sea salt and freshly ground pepper before drizzling each half with a small amount of honey. Bake the pears in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve right away while still hot.