Olive oil is not an adhesive.

Last night we dined on Easy! Oven-Baked Cod.  It was delicious and a simple dish to prepare.  The only problem was step three which is to brush cod with olive and face plant into breadcrumbs (by the way I used panko instead of regular.) Olive oil is not a good a adhesive no matter how much you put on your fish.    So rather than just have four breadcrumbs I recommend you pile the breadcrumbs on top and gently pat onto fish. Then slowly move the cod to the baking dish and then add a few more for good measure.  Overall it was a good dish but I think it could have been made differently.

For instance, zesting a lemon=pain in the ass.  Why not just squirt a little juice on top of the breadcrumb mixture or even just the plain fish?   I could hardly taste the lemony goodness until I squirted lemon on the finished fish.  I'm sure there's a reason to zest the lemon but when you have a ticking baby time bomb you might consider my way to save time.

Also I prepared the Baked Chicken Breasts with Parmesan Crust from a previous post.  This time I used cayenne pepper in the mustard mixture and spooned it on the chicken before putting in the breadcrumbs.  The chicken had a bit of a kick from the cayenne pepper and because there was a good amount of the seasoned dijon it tasted awesome. I recommend eating the leftovers sliced cold on warm flatbread.

I also made some new jewelry. I'll be donating some pieces to the Metro Friendship Foundation 7th Annual Ice Breaker Social Gala on Sunday April 19th from 5:00-10:00pm at the Bayview Event Center on Lake Minnetonka.