Bragging isn’t something we should be proud of doing, however, we all totally do it.
That being said, if you’re bragging for inspirational purposes, that’s a whole OTHER story!
Cameron Diaz’s The Body Book actually encourages fans to brag! #BragYourPlate is a hashtag campaign where fans of the book post scrumptious food photos that embody the message The Body Book promotes: eating whole, natural and unprocessed foods.
In order to encourage such bragging rights, The Food Pervert and I will officially be collaborating with The Body Book by showcasing one fan’s recipe per month in… Our speciality: video format!
This month…
Julie Resnick of @TheFeedFeed submitted a trio of recipes that go together as well as…
These amigos!
Julie’s recipes include a roasted sea bass, a wheat berry and kale salad and roasted carrots.
I guess Steve could be considered the sea bass, because of his white hair…
Chevy could be the wheat berry and kale salad because it’s quite an intricate recipe and Chevy is… “intricate” himself.
And Martin… Definitely the carrot dish. He just kind of looks like one.
You know you want to PRESS PLAY on this video!
Roasted Sea Bass
Serves 4
- 2 whole cleaned & scaled black sea bass (we used striped bass)
- 2 shallots thinly sliced
- 8 sprigs of thyme
- 1 handful of basil chopped
- 3 lemons (2 sliced into rounds and the other halved)
- sea salt
- pepper
- olive oil to brush the fish
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Rinse both bass with cold water and pat dry.
- Place fish into a shallow baking dish and then brush with olive oil and season with sea salt and pepper.
- Fill the cavity of each fish with fresh herbs and lemon slices and sprinkle shallots on top of the fish.
- Toss the remaining lemon rounds around the fish in the dish.
- Roast until the fish has cooked through and the skin is a bit crispy, about 20 minutes.
- Squeeze juice of half a lemon over the fish after removing it from the oven and transfer to a serving platter with fresh herbs and the roasted lemon rounds.
Kale and Wheat Berry Salad
Serves 4
- 1 cup of wheat berries
- 1 bunch of your favorite type of kale chopped
- 20 shitake mushrooms
- 1 large red onion skin removed and halved
- 1 handful of pitted Kalamata olives
- 1 small handful of sunflower seeds
- about half a cup of Greek Feta Cheese cubed
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Remove the stems from the mushrooms and place them dome side up (not touching each other) on an oiled baking sheet and toss the halved onion to the far side of the sheet.
- Drizzle everything with a little olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Roast until the mushrooms are crunchy and have shrunk considerably, about 20 minutes.
- Don’t be surprised when you taste the mushrooms as they taste a bit like bacon. Set aside.
- While the mushrooms and onion are roasting, rinse the wheat berries, then boil them in a pot of salted water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Now make the vinaigrette. In a small bowl add the honey, mustard, and about 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar and whisk in about 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- When everything is ready, heat a large sauté pan and quickly sauté the kale in a bit of oil until wilted then remove from the heat.
- Add everything together in the sauté pan (or transfer to a serving bowl) and toss in vinaigrette.
- Give it a stir and serve warm or at room temperature.
Roasted Carrots
- 1 bunch of carrots peeled
- olive oil
- sea salt
- pepper
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Place carrots in a shallow baking dish and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Bake for 35 minutes until they are cooked through and caramelized a bit.
Anyone have Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short’s phone numbers because I really would like to serve them all up some of these dishes!
So if you want to be featured in next month’s #BragYourPlate recipe video… GET HASHTAGGING!
(It will be as if you’re in the kitchen with Tara and I!)
SO TELL ME…
- Step up: Do you brag?
- How do you feel about cooking with a WHOLE FISH?
- Have you ever choked on a fish bone?
- WTF are snow pea sprouts?
- Would you rather go to Vegas or Wally-World with Chevy Chase?
- Have you gotten your hands on The Body Book yet?
