Sunday

Greek fish packets (recipe in the comments)
Greek festival orzo (recipe in the comments)

Hot tea
Cocoa almonds
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This was our first recipe that cooked fish in a packet, introducing us to many years of successful at-home fish preparation. As I mentioned in an earlier (though less tasty) post about fish packets, packet cooking is a very reliable technique for the novice fish chef. It takes the guess-work out of done-ness and everything gets cooked together. In this case we made a simple orzo side dish while the packets baked, but that could be omitted or simplified (plain orzo, anyone?). I love the flavors in this recipe - the fresh fennel is an ingredient that doesn't get used enough and I love it's aromatic flavor. The final sprinkling of feta is a great finish, but could be omitted. The Greek festival orzo is a recipe we created to replicate the orzo dish at one of Washington DC's most famous Greek festivals - tomato-y orzo with oregano. Yum.

Prep Notes
Difficulty: Easy
Chopping: Fennel, tomato, onion, dill
Time: 35 minutes
Make ahead: Make all of this last minute.

Reaction
J: "It has been *way* too long since we've made this. Excellent."
M: "Fish perfection."