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Quick Rewards: Steamed Mussels for Dinner

For a dish that's fast, easy, and luxurious, you really can't beat a bowl of steamed mussels. They can be dinner for one (our preferred option!) or an appetizer for a crowd. Either way, fridge to tabl...

My Edible Escape: A Bowl of Mussels

I grew up in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois - in short, corn country. Serious corn country. I didn't see the ocean until I was 10 and didn't eat much fresh seafood until I moved to Boston in my 20's. A...

What's the Deal with P.E.I. Mussels?

Mark Bittman brought up the issue of P.E.I. mussels on his blog a few weeks ago and it got us thinking about this particular shellfish. We often see P.E.I. mussels proudly displayed at seafood counter...

Survey: How Do You Eat Mussels?

As much as we love mussels, they are definitely a labor-intensive dish to eat! And no matter how we do it, we always manage to end up with sticky fingers and dribbles of clam juice down the front of o...

Want a Cheap and Eco-Friendly Dinner? Try Mussels.

When we're thinking about cooking an inexpensive meal, we waltz right past the seafood counter. Fish and budgets usually don't mix. But in an article in The New York Times, Melissa Clark reminds us th...

Mad Cow, Raw Milk, and Jalapeños:
Top food news for August 18-22

Wow, the food news this week is chock-full of food recalls. Read all about it here ......

Easy Appetizer: Clams and Mussels on the Grill

Need to give people something to munch on while dinner is grilling? This couldn't be simpler — and it takes less than 10 minutes......

Recipe: Mussels Steamed in Wine and Served On A Bed of Vegetables

Last week at the Alemany Market, we picked up a mess of Asian vegetables and some mussels from Sun Fat Seafood in San Francisco....

How To: Clean and Debeard Mussels

Recipes for preparing mussels, including our own recipe for Linguine with Mussels and Dandelion Greens, includes an instruction to "clean and debeard the mussels." For the uninitiated, this can be a c...

Recipe: Linguine with Mussels and Dandelion Greens

For some reason we often find ourselves shying away from the seafood section at the grocery store. Particularly with shellfish, there's an intimidation factor that just isn't there with chicken or ste...

Texas Shellfish Recall Due to Algae Bloom

If you live in Texas and like to drive to the coast for fresh shellfish, be warned: an algae bloom has closed the bays in Aransas, Corpus Christi and Copano. A recall of oysters, clams and mussels ha...