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Archie was in an infectious mood in this video, at one point catching uncontrollable giggles for no reason other than his lemon was somewhat slippery and fighting back against being squeezed. It’s so lovely when moments like this get captured on video – sometimes I forget what an amazing document these videos will be in years to come of this period in his life.
With the summer (seemingly, hopefully?!) starting to come upon us, we are starting to eat a lot more fish again as lighter meals are much more attractive in the warmer weather. As I have said before on this blog, baking fish in the oven is the easiest way to cook fish – and it is also, in my opinion, the method least liable to dry your fish out, especially if you bake the fish in an oven dish sealed with aluminium foil as we did here.
This is a lovely way to cook any white fish. Simple, toddler-proof – and extremely tasty when cooked. These easy, “throw-it-all-in” dishes really are hitting the mark for us at the moment, with time so limited as I continue working in a writing bunker to finish the My Daddy Cooks book…
Serves 4
Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 60 minutes
750g new potatoes, cut crossways into 5mm slices
4 x 150-175g thick fillets of firm white fish (we used cod)
20g basil, stalks remove, leaves torn
12-14 cherry tomatoes, halved then sliced
5-6 sun-dried tomatoes (hydrated), sliced
About 15 black pitted olives, sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
Olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat your oven to 200C/ 400F/ Gas Mark 6
Loving the giggles – who knew lemons could be so funny?! Too cute. Dish looks scrummy! We have a fabulous fish shop right by me so can give it a whirl. Good to see you out of the book bunker too! Claire x
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Top Video !
Top Dish!
You're both on top form !
(Love the new bit at the front too. Mac – tastic)!!
This looks fabulous Nick, definitely on my 'to try' list. I avoid eating cod though – what other fish would you recommend?
Archie is delightful, these videos will be such a lovely way of looking back at his toddlerhood.
Ani
this looks delicious Nick! thank you. And who knew squeezing lemons could be so much fun…..
Great video, my hubby's isn't keen on fish but think it's time to convert him with this. Archie is so adorable in this one. My little girl is 17 months and just started to enjoy cooking with me, we bought her a funpod and absolutely loves it. Although she can't do as much as Archie she enjoys watching me and getting her hands in all the food! She finds cracking eggs amazing! Thanks for the inspiration, we're quite a foodie house (and BLW) and so happy our little girl can be involved in food in this way so young! Looking forward to cooking some fish.
Anne
Yum, sounds great. I’m planning a fish dish tonight so will try it. Love cod and tomatoes anyway.
By the way, I was wondering how you encouraged Archie to join in rather than eat everything in the early days? My daughter is 20 months and we have a funpod but she is adventurous and simply eats all the ingredients! Last night we made a pizza and it was a race to get cheese on top before she gobbled it all! Any tips are welcome.
Nick, you always inspire me. I've never been terribly keen on cooking fish. This looks so darn easy…that's what I love about all of your recipes. Will give it a go tomorrow!
Found your site via an article in Sainsbury's magazine. What a find – great recipes, entertaining videos and cute Dad and son. Brilliant. Good luck with everything you do.
It looks absolutely as delicious and easy as possible. Nick and Archie, you are an adorable and inspirational team. What fun!
I think we will be having this for tea tonight but might need to up the olive count as Maisie is a complete olive fiend!
thanks for sharing Archie with us.
I can't wait for Archie to have his own show. What a boy!
Well, it was a very funny lemon…
Definitely trying that one next week! It's reminded me of a question though – how do you cope with raw food safety? Maybe Arch isn't a thumb-sucker like Rosie, but I find it hard to let her help with touching the raw ingredients when it's fish or chicken for example, because then we have to stop what we are doing and go to the sink to wash hands. Maybe I need to chill out!?
It's a really good question. As soon as he sucks his fingers when handling chicken, it's straight off to the sink, no messing. I think he has now got the message and seems to be a bit more careful. I am a little more chilled with beef, lamb and fish as I buy it fresh from butchers and fishmongers so am hoping (wrongly?!) that he should be okay. But yes, I am very vigilant, although not obsessively so. It's like many things on these videos – I may look very relaxed but I am keeping a close eye on everything all the time…
I'm not a fish person myself but have always insisted my kids eat it and this one seems so easy – will definitely try it soon. This is the first time I've seen a video of you two and it is adorable. I have a 3 yo who loves to watch me cook and we keep a step ladder in the kitchen so she can be 'grown up' with an apron and all while she helps me with little hands…if they are interested in preparing food, they usually develop better eating habits, isn't it? Simple, straightforward video – I like it.
What a lovely discovery, your site. Very inspired & inspiring. Best of luck to you and Archie!
OMG, my 1 year old absolutely hoovered this up!! Great recipe – Thanks so much!
Looks delicious- I'll definitely be giving this one a try! I have to say I haven't been disappointed with any of the recipes that I've tried from your website. I love that it's about real food that real families actually want to cook and the recipes actually work! You really inspired me to get my three year old cooking with me – she absolutely loves it too. Have voted for you in the MAD award thing and recommended your site to all my friends. Keep up the good work!
Sounds de-li-cious! I would add some capers, wouldn't you? Great cooking Archie!
We ate this the other night: it was delicious! Thank you
I like the final few words…are you still making a mess…and archie is chattering away and Throwing it in the sink!
He is so yummy Nick…and getting so big!!!!!
My mother and I made this last night with great success- a simple dish bursting with flavour, and it's healthy too! Thanks so much, and Archie is gonna be a little heartbreaker when he's older
Hi Sarah, so sorry for the late reply on this. I am so pleased you both enjoyed this recipe. Yes, it is a really simple one. As for Archie, I think you may be right about the heart breaker in him!!!
aha – inspiration for tonights dinner for two
That is just such a sweet video….and my 10 month son was enthralled by it too. I can only hope that he wants to cook together like this when he is old enough.
Think I will try this recipe for friends coming to dinner tomorrow