Enjoy a wonderful combination of vegetables and fish baked inside a sealed packet.

Enjoy a wonderful combination of vegetables and fish baked inside a sealed packet this weekend. Finish your meal with a sweet berry bar for dessert.

Your Menu: Serves 4

Finfish and Vegetables en Papillote

• Dinner rolls

Blueberry Almond Bars

• Dry White wine, such as Chardonnay or Chablis

Test Kitchen Tips:

Cooking in paper - en papillote - is a simple yet elegant method of cooking. Heated briefly in the paper package, the flavors of the fish and vegetables mingle. When the package is opened, an aromatic puff of steam escapes, revealing fish cooked to perfection.

You can find parchment paper at some grocery stores or at any specialty kitchen shop.

To peel tomatoes, immerse them in boiling water for 30 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon and, when cool, use a small sharp knife to peel away the skin from the tomato.

White baking pieces are found in the baking aisle of the grocery store near the semisweet chocolate pieces. They are the same size as the semisweet, but are white in color.

Shopping List:

For Fish

• 4 5- to 6-ounce portions fresh or frozen skinless lake whitefish, pike, halibut, salmon, sea bass, or cod fillets, about 3/4-inch thick
• 1 package parchment or brown paper
• 1 large fennel bulb
• 1 medium zucchini or yellow summer squash
• 1 large tomato
• 1 small red onion
• 1 bottle grape seed, walnut, or extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 bottle white wine
• 1 package or bunch fresh basil
• 1 package fresh thyme, oregano, or marjoram
• 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, or chervil
• 1 package long-grain rice
• 1 package (8) dinner rolls

For Bars

• 1 pound butter or margarine
• 1 12-ounce package white baking pieces
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 10-ounce jar blueberry jam
• 1 small package sliced almonds

Pantry Items:

For Fish

• salt
• ground black pepper

For Bars

• granulated sugar
• almond extract
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• shortening for greasing pan

Equipment Needed:

For Fish

• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board and knife
• medium saucepan with lid
• slotted spoon
• kitchen scissors
• ruler
• mandoline slicer or food processor
• large cookie sheet or shallow baking pan
• corkscrew

For Bars

• measuring cups and spoons
• small saucepan
• 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan
• medium mixing bowl
• wooden spoons
• small bowl
• thin metal spatula or table knife
• teaspoons
• toothpick
• wire cooling rack

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