Well, hello there! It seems I joined this here cooking challenge, and in Classic Rhiannon Form (CRF), I made one meal and then forgot all about it. But, you see, I’ve been on an appetizer and alcohol diet only the past few weeks and it’s just not appetizer week yet on Whip It Up! (there will be an appetizer week, RIGHT?)

So, this week, I had some lovely black cod that I had taken out of the freezer to bring to a girlfriend’s house, and then said girlfriend DITCHED ME FOR A BOY, so I was left with one pound of fancy fish that had to be cooked ASAP.

What did I do? I turned to my trusty Google. Google never lets me down (except for when it does, but we’ll not talk about that).

I found a recipe for Lemon Baked Cod that I had every single ingredient for, and so I poured myself a glass of wine (CRF), and rolled my sleeves up. Except I was wearing a short sleeved shirt (with Barbie on it!) but whatever.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb cod fish fillet
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• paprika (when I said I had all the ingredients, I lied, I did not have this)

1. If fish fillets are large, cut into serving pieces.
2. Mix butter and lemon juice.
3. In another bowl, mix flour, salt and white pepper.
4. Dip fish into butter mixture; coat fish with flour mixture.
5. Place fish in ungreased square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches.
6. Pour remaining butter mixture over fish; sprinkle with paprika.
7. Cook uncovered in 350 degree oven until fish flakes easily with fork, 25-30 minutes. Garnish with parsley sprigs and lemon slices if desired.

Okay. So. This recipe? FAIL WHALE. I was not a fan of this, the pouring the butter over the fish at the end made it taste, um, buttery. Which typically I am a fan of but was not in this instance. I am annoyed that I basically wasted a pound of really, yummy fish. I wish I would have gone with my typical, Lemon Juice and Beau Monde fish recipe. SIGH.

BUT! I did make Sugar Snap Peas and Mashed Fingerling Potatoes on the side, and so that is what I ate for dinner. Also, wine (CRF). But, that goes without saying. I will not be making the fish again. Ever. Ever. Ever.