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Cod in a Sack Recipe

Sometimes figuring out what to make for dinner can be a challenge, especially when trying to please more than just yourself. My cousin recently gave me Rachael Ray’s 365: No Repeats Cookbook as a gift, and it’s really a great cookbook. It’s not just a book full of recipe, but it’s recipes for complete meals. It’s also not divided up into categories, so I can flip through and easily look at a variety of meal ideas. There are also ideas for alternative ingredients and substitutions. Plus, since it’s a Rachael Ray cookbook, all of the recipe are easy to follow and are designed to make cooking simple.

The first recipe I tried was titled Cod in a Sack. I love fish, but haven’t really found a lot of creative recipes. This one was a lot of fun, because the meal is built inside parchment paper. I used pieces that were about 18 inches long and then begin to layer the ingredients. First was green beans. I used fresh beans that I had snapped the ends off of, but I didn’t cut them in half. On top of the green beans, I sprinkled minced garlic and then laid a couple large pieces of roasted pepper of top of that. The first was next, which I seasoned with salt and pepper, and then scallions and chopped parsley. I drizzled olive oil and lemon juice over everything and then topped it all with some lemon zest. >> Read more