Mark here...this recipe from Barefoot Contessa (I'm starting to realize I need to pull from different sources too!) I made for Battlestar Galactica's Season 2 premiere, "Scattered"
Herb Wrapped Fish
Ingredients
Cod fillets
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
thyme sprigs
large pitted olives (I have no idea what mine were except that I got a variety of fancy ones)
1 egg
parchment paper
Preheat oven to 400F.
This recipe seems a little easier than it ends up. First place you individual fillets on separate pices of parchment (big enough to fold together into a packet). Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper and then mix the lemon juice and olive oil and top each fillet (you may need more than in the recipe). Add a couple olives and sprig of thyme to each fillet. Beat the egg to use as the "glue" to seal the parchment packet. Brush the edges and fold to seal the packet (this can be a bit challenging as parchment paper does not want to to cooperate).
Place on baking sheet pan and cook 12-15 minutes. Serve in the packet.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Fish - N - Chips
Mark here...this is another of the Barefoot Contessa's recipe's called Parker's Fish and Chips and it's one of my favorites. We made it while watching Friday Night Lights episode, "Extended Families". It's a bit messy though, so be warned, but it really is a classic fish and chips. The nice part is the baked potato "chips"...it sort of saves you from the oil-overload...
Fish and Chips
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb cod fillets (they are usually deboned but its worth checking)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
pinch cayenne
1/2 cup water
1 egg
Vegetable oil
2 large potatoes
olive oil
1 large mince garlic clove
sea salt
rosemary
The Chips recipe follows the fish, but it's best to get started on them first as they will take longer...
First salt and pepper each side of the cod fillets and cut them into roughly 2 inch squares or thereabouts. Then mix the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, cayenne water, egg, and salt and pepper (to taste).
Pour and heat the oil, 1/2 inch, and heat to 360 degrees. This part is very important...too cool and it won't crisp, the fish will either stick to the pan or fall apart (or both). Dip each fish piece into the batter and then put in the hot oil. Don't put too many or it will just take forever (too many will cool the oil). Cook each side about 3 minutes depending on size, then remove. I just put all the pieces on a folded brown paper bag, rustic East Cost style. When done finish by sprinkling with salt.
For the Chips...
Preheat the oven to 400.
Slice the 2 potatoes into long thick chips, this mean roughly cutting each potato into eighths. Lay onto baking pan and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, some sea salt and pepper, and about a tablespoon of chopped rosemary. Cook about 50 minutes turning roughly every 15, in my opinion.
Fish and Chips
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb cod fillets (they are usually deboned but its worth checking)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
pinch cayenne
1/2 cup water
1 egg
Vegetable oil
2 large potatoes
olive oil
1 large mince garlic clove
sea salt
rosemary
The Chips recipe follows the fish, but it's best to get started on them first as they will take longer...
First salt and pepper each side of the cod fillets and cut them into roughly 2 inch squares or thereabouts. Then mix the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, cayenne water, egg, and salt and pepper (to taste).
Pour and heat the oil, 1/2 inch, and heat to 360 degrees. This part is very important...too cool and it won't crisp, the fish will either stick to the pan or fall apart (or both). Dip each fish piece into the batter and then put in the hot oil. Don't put too many or it will just take forever (too many will cool the oil). Cook each side about 3 minutes depending on size, then remove. I just put all the pieces on a folded brown paper bag, rustic East Cost style. When done finish by sprinkling with salt.
For the Chips...
Preheat the oven to 400.
Slice the 2 potatoes into long thick chips, this mean roughly cutting each potato into eighths. Lay onto baking pan and toss with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, some sea salt and pepper, and about a tablespoon of chopped rosemary. Cook about 50 minutes turning roughly every 15, in my opinion.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Extended Families
Mark here... Laurel and I have just watched the next episode of Friday Night Lights, "Extended Families". This was a really good episode. First of all we deal with the fall out from last episode. Buddy Garrity fights with his wife and ends up being kicked out. Where does he end up? The Taylors! Tami is none too pleased with Buddy on the couch and neither is Julie. Next thing we see Tami making Buddy pork chops. She is pissed about this and Coach Taylor is a bit dumbfounded as to what to do. At the same time, Coach receives a dinner offer from TMU, a college. Thinking this may mean a job offer the Taylors take them up on the offer. This leaves Buddy home alone with Julie, who is not happy about it. Tami tells her to get over it in a funny moment. Julie ends up at a party at Tyra's... Buddy discovers where the Taylors are and, having no boundaries, sees no problem giving the Coach hell about it later. Coach tells him he should be thinking about his family, not football. What we see though is that Buddy can't stop thinking about football, it's really the only constant in his life. He's also oblivious to what's going on in his family, or to the fact that he's imposing on the Taylors.
Meanwhile, at Tyra's, her mom is not handling the break up with Buddy well. We're see she's taking too many pills. In the middle of the party she emerges from her room to collapse on a glass table, leading to an ambulance. Julie of course has to call her parents at their dinner. Tami rushes to the hospital and takes Tyra and her mom home. This lead to a bit of a revelation. Tami has banned Julie from hanging out with Tyra because she's supposedly a "Bad girl". Seeing Tyra's home life makes Tami realize Tyra is actually the sane one barely holding her fractured home life together. There's a tender moment between Tami and Tyra where Tami apologizes for not wanting Julie to hang out with her and helps Tyra clean up her house.
There's also a plot line where Lyla runs away to visit Jason and realizes they are growing apart... And Smash realizes his girlfriend is behaving weirdly. As the episode progress she shows signs of manic behavior, which seems ok to Smash until the end, when we realize its bipolar behavior and the depression sets in....
Hey Laurel here and again I agree with Mark on all counts. The only thing I would add is that we see Lyla go through some tough times for a change when she realizes her and Jason are growing apart. It's obvious that she has lead a charmed life up until the point that Jason hurt his back, but now she is really getting it from all sides. Her fiance is permanently paralized and is finding a new life without her within the disabled spots community, and now her parents are getting a divorce. She has 2 younger siblings that she has to take care of while her parents are super vocally fighting in front of all of them. Tough pill to swallow. Lyla has had it easy her whole life and now things are finally catching up with her. poor girl.
Meanwhile, at Tyra's, her mom is not handling the break up with Buddy well. We're see she's taking too many pills. In the middle of the party she emerges from her room to collapse on a glass table, leading to an ambulance. Julie of course has to call her parents at their dinner. Tami rushes to the hospital and takes Tyra and her mom home. This lead to a bit of a revelation. Tami has banned Julie from hanging out with Tyra because she's supposedly a "Bad girl". Seeing Tyra's home life makes Tami realize Tyra is actually the sane one barely holding her fractured home life together. There's a tender moment between Tami and Tyra where Tami apologizes for not wanting Julie to hang out with her and helps Tyra clean up her house.
There's also a plot line where Lyla runs away to visit Jason and realizes they are growing apart... And Smash realizes his girlfriend is behaving weirdly. As the episode progress she shows signs of manic behavior, which seems ok to Smash until the end, when we realize its bipolar behavior and the depression sets in....
Hey Laurel here and again I agree with Mark on all counts. The only thing I would add is that we see Lyla go through some tough times for a change when she realizes her and Jason are growing apart. It's obvious that she has lead a charmed life up until the point that Jason hurt his back, but now she is really getting it from all sides. Her fiance is permanently paralized and is finding a new life without her within the disabled spots community, and now her parents are getting a divorce. She has 2 younger siblings that she has to take care of while her parents are super vocally fighting in front of all of them. Tough pill to swallow. Lyla has had it easy her whole life and now things are finally catching up with her. poor girl.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Six Degrees of Separation
Mark here...Laurel and I are back after a bit of a break doing our real jobs. We are enjoying a Fish Pie, recipe of the 2 Fat Ladies and a white wine, selected by Silver Lake Wine. Tonight we are starting off with the next episode of Battlestar Galactica, "Six Degrees of Separation". This episode is a bit of a let down, not much happens. A version of Cylon Six shows up and accuses Baltar of being a traitor. We know he is a traitor, but not throughout the actions she accuses him of. We also know, as he does, that she is a Cylon, which is something the others at first do not know. In any case, the episode feels like an attempt to acknowledge the fact that Baltar is a weirdo and why do they trust him and not suspect him. To that end, the whole plot just seems like a roundabout way of justifying his continued presence. Personally, I believed that neither the President nor Adama trusted him, they just had no choice, as he was their only scientist.
Laurel here...I agree. Supposedly this stunt is to exonerate Baltar of any wrongdoing and cast aside any doubts about his work on the "cylon detector" but I always say where there's smoke there's fire, and there's a ton of smoke here. I'm inclined to think that the commander and the president feel the same but we will see how it goes.
Also In this episode the 2 soldiers that are trapped on Caprica, Helo and the Caprica version of Sharon finally hook up. Long overdue! Are you kidding me you've been running from Cylons for a month barely surviving and you've never hooked up? Good job for finally getting down to business.
One final note from me about this episode...we discover that even in the future men and women should never share the same public restroom. Enough said.
Laurel here...I agree. Supposedly this stunt is to exonerate Baltar of any wrongdoing and cast aside any doubts about his work on the "cylon detector" but I always say where there's smoke there's fire, and there's a ton of smoke here. I'm inclined to think that the commander and the president feel the same but we will see how it goes.
Also In this episode the 2 soldiers that are trapped on Caprica, Helo and the Caprica version of Sharon finally hook up. Long overdue! Are you kidding me you've been running from Cylons for a month barely surviving and you've never hooked up? Good job for finally getting down to business.
One final note from me about this episode...we discover that even in the future men and women should never share the same public restroom. Enough said.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Sole Muniere
This is Ina Garten recipe, subtracted a but since it was for one.
For the Sole:
Sole
Butter
Lemon
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Heat the butter in a wide pan until it begins to brown. In the meantime, add flour a teaspoon or two of salt, and some pepper to a bowl and dip sole into (I only made 2 pieces since Laurel wasn't eating fish), covering both sides, then lay into the hot butter. After about a minute or 2, flip. Then add about a tablespoon or less of lemon juice and a pinch of lemon zest...be careful not to overdo it or it will be too lemony. Another minute or 2 and it's done and can be warmed in the oven.
For the Sole:
Sole
Butter
Lemon
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Heat the butter in a wide pan until it begins to brown. In the meantime, add flour a teaspoon or two of salt, and some pepper to a bowl and dip sole into (I only made 2 pieces since Laurel wasn't eating fish), covering both sides, then lay into the hot butter. After about a minute or 2, flip. Then add about a tablespoon or less of lemon juice and a pinch of lemon zest...be careful not to overdo it or it will be too lemony. Another minute or 2 and it's done and can be warmed in the oven.
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