Cod en Papillote

It's been one week since starting the herb garden and surprise surprise, they're still alive!!!

I found a recipe from whole foods that called for a number of the herbs I have growing. Chilean Sea Bass en Papillote or Chilean Sea Bass in a Paper Pouch. I couldn't find Chilean Sea Bass but the recipe did say I could use any white fish so I used Cod. I had so much fun making this dish, from the origami boxes I made to contain the fish and vegetables to arranging my freshly picked herb bouquet atop the fish.

But that's where the fun stops.

I didn't like this dish very much. It was too...herb-y. The asparagus was also overcooked and mushy. But maybe its only purpose was to keep the fish out of the liquids that dripped to the bottom.

Before going into the oven to bake.

Asparagus, Bell Peppers, Cod, Herbs (Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, & Parsley) and Lemon

Finito!

Cod en Papillote served with Quinoa, Avocado & Baked Tofu "Sushi"

So, again, this was not delicious but maybe I just went overboard with the herbs. The recipe did call for just 1 sprig of a fresh herb but I threw in 1 sprig of each herb. Oops! For those of you who still want to try, here's the recipe.

Bon Appetit!

More Gardening

I can't stop, this is becoming an obsession!

I bought more herbs to plant today:

• French Lavender: Because it smells good and looks pretty
• Thyme: Because Ina seems to use it often
• Triple Curled Parsley: Because I tend to skip this ingredient when I cook. The recipes usually just call for a teeny bit and the rest goes bad before I can finish it. Now I can just harvest what I need.

This is it for now. No more! Well, unless something dies then I'll have to find something to replace it.

Lavender

 Triple Curled Parsley & Thyme

Vegetable Update:
Something's been snacking on my spinach.

You can see the bite marks and the hole going right through the middle