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Had this recipe with a beautiful piece of cod loin. We greatly enjoyed the flavors. It was easy to make and cooked perfectly in the time allotted. I only had really skinny asparagus so I didn't roast them; instead, I made them following the TOH recipe for Spicy Asparagus. I served Roasted Greek potatoes with Feta which went perfectly (IMO) with the fish. Will repeat this dinner combo with the cod as the star of the show!!!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"04\/04\/2017 05:29","GUID":"9f1bb8c9097c49fc8f59a537dd3948b6","MemberId":2649709,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Ann R","SubmittedDate":"04\/04\/2017 05:28"},{"Comment":"
I had a lot of asparagus so I stuck it in the oven (with the water ) while the oven was pre heating. I also had a hard time finding salt free lemon pepper seasoning. I finally found it in the health food section of the store. It is a easy, fast good tasting recipe. You can hardly go wrong!<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"07\/08\/2016 12:55","GUID":"1a23e00547e54a6185549bc4d944fe89","MemberId":8890485,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Audra G","SubmittedDate":"07\/08\/2016 12:55"},{"Comment":"
My favorite type of recipe--quick to put together and quick to cook. On top of that, it was very good! Will definitely make again.<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"05\/14\/2015 18:34","GUID":"A317DF03DA5E4AF8AFCBD77AA90A43AC","MemberId":1101093,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"lmmanda","SubmittedDate":"05\/14\/2015 18:34"},{"Comment":"
Great, I love Chicken Piccata so why not Cod? If asparagus is out of season try broccoli.<\/p>
A definite keeper!!<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"03\/05\/2015 14:55","GUID":"c1b73881755b427fba1ce6a84251fc53","MemberId":6274346,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"tsuop","SubmittedDate":"03\/05\/2015 14:52"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"04\/24\/2013 17:11","GUID":"1ab21eae7b0e4b70aaee0321d8141dae","MemberId":3544737,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"jodijeter35","SubmittedDate":"04\/24\/2013 17:11"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":8,"DateRated":"04\/18\/2013 01:05","GUID":"e97d4c9fe5a3405e82b6ed1f20a3f070","MemberId":1363162,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"rlross","SubmittedDate":"04\/18\/2013 01:05"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":9,"DateRated":"02\/18\/2013 13:32","GUID":"712cb6aff6b6480bb31943606f43b7a4","MemberId":4487689,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"barbiedoll60","SubmittedDate":"02\/18\/2013 13:32"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":10,"DateRated":"02\/16\/2013 16:55","GUID":"5539125931e744d3ae9f641731951eef","MemberId":6144083,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"celtics2105","SubmittedDate":"02\/16\/2013 16:55"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":11,"DateRated":"02\/16\/2013 12:16","GUID":"f1c67681f6774305aca15724d70d93cc","MemberId":6290594,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"Perseus","SubmittedDate":"02\/16\/2013 12:16"},{"Comment":"
I would make again. I'm not a great fan of fish, but this was pretty good.<\/p>","CommentId":12,"DateRated":"02\/03\/2013 12:34","GUID":"593D75D79F884DF4BAB212EC5E21B25A","MemberId":1148899,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"cafritz","SubmittedDate":"02\/03\/2013 12:34"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":13,"DateRated":"01\/25\/2013 11:37","GUID":"50360608b76744849ba6983a3e0af4fe","MemberId":6653626,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"865432","SubmittedDate":"01\/25\/2013 11:37"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Baked Cod Piccata with Asparagus"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n