Tired of the same old Friday Fish Fry

Well then it is time for something new and easy to replace that tradition fried cod. We really enjoy cooking something simple when the days grow shorter and the weather cooler. This is a great time to get fresh East coast cod from your fishmonger. Give this dish a whirl and serve it with some wonderful roasted squash like acorn or butternut to really enjoy the flavors of fall. As with any of our recipes the fish can be changes, try to use a large flake fish that will oven roast and stay succulent.

Jim & Linda



Oven Roasted Cod serves 4


4 6 oz. Cod filets, skinless (if using Black Cod, leave skin on)
2 T Olive Oil
2 T Thyme, fresh, chopped
4 T Butter
2 T Parsley, Chopped
½ Lemon , juiced
To taste Salt & Pepper


1. Place a cast iron skillet in a 450° oven and heat for at least 30 minutes.

2. Lightly coat the filets on both sides with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper and chopped fresh thyme.

3. Place the seasoned and oiled filets in the pan, arranging them so they do not touch.

4. Roast filets for about 9 minutes.

5. During the last minute of cooking, place a tablespoon of ice cold butter on each filet and allow to melt.

6. Remove the pan from the oven and remove the filets from the pan.

7. Place the pan over medium high heat and add the chopped parsley, then add lemon juice to deglaze the pan.

8. Spoon a little of the pan jus over each filet

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The Haze is nothing but Foggy!

Well we checked out the Haze an east meets west BBQ joint that Shinji Muramoto and his gang have opened in the original Muramoto location on King St. What a huge disappointment this visit was – we loved the vibe, the menu was cool, the self serve and sit not co much. But wait the food arrived and what a huge disappointment. I have the Peking Crispy duck – what little there was for $19 I got maybe a ¼ duck with about 3 ounces of meat taste was nice but boy did I leave hungry. The sides, Collard greens not well cooked and very bitter were a poor attempt at something that should have been really tasty, and the fries – hand cut were simply limp and tasteless. Linda had the dry rubbed brisket, what arrived was a pile of sauce falling apart over cooked meat in some loose liquid that had no smoke flavor or flavor at all! Her sides – some gingered roasted beets lacked any ginger notes and were very one dimensional. And the Cole slaw that we were told was great was bland, boring and much better at KFC. All in all for $40 bucks were you have to bus your own table we should have gone to find something more filling. I hope they figure it out but we will not be back any time soon. Too bad what could be a really hip new spot is not!