A simple classic Moules Marinière

For the classic, simple Bretagne ‘Moules Marinière’, the mussels are cooked with white wine and water; I am sure those Bretagne sailors’ wives would have used water only. These days various cooks use cider, beer or even red wine.  Add a bouquet garni of bay leaf, parsley, celery stalk, thyme and peppercorns, plus a [...]

By |2021-07-21T18:18:05+10:00July 21st, 2021|Brittany, Cook Real Food, French food, French Odyssey cooking class, French Regional Cooking, Moules mariniere, mussels, Mussels, Mussels - Moules mariniere, Recipes|Comments Off on A simple classic Moules Marinière

Moules Marinière – the French bistro classic

Moules Marinière is one of the best-known classic French mussel dishes. The recipe hails from the wives of French sailors living along the northwest coast of Brittany, where most of France’s mussel catch is harvested. It is a typical French provincial bistro dish, in that these Bretagne sailors’ wives could afford to make a [...]

By |2021-07-21T17:48:54+10:00July 21st, 2021|Cook Real Food, French Odyssey cooking class, Low Carb, M.F.K.Fisher, Moules mariniere, Mussels, mussels, Mussels - Moules mariniere, Recipes, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Moules Marinière – the French bistro classic

Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Some mussels you buy are cultivated in protected areas of the sea bed, or grown on poles, fixed in clean saltwater. Others, because of their habitat, are often sandy and need to be scrubbed; mussels also ingest sand and grit as they feed. Buy good quality, local mussels and they are well cleaned and very [...]

By |2021-07-20T16:06:13+10:00July 20th, 2021|Brittany, Cook Real Food, French Cooking Classes, French food, French Regional Cooking, Moules mariniere, mussels, Mussels - Moules mariniere, Recipes, Seafood, Seafood|Comments Off on Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Fish ‘pie’ with mussels and prawns.

This is a creamy, comforting 'pie' with tons of flavour and goodness without the crust.  All LCHF. I used john Dory, mussels and prawns. You can use any firm-fleshed white fish such as snapper, Ling, Mahi Mahi, or Blue Grenadier; the mussels and prawns may easily be excluded and you can add scallops if you [...]

By |2020-05-20T15:42:34+10:00May 20th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Fish and seafood pie, Fish and seafood pie, Fish pie, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, mussels, Recipes, Seafood, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fish ‘pie’ with mussels and prawns.

Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Some mussels you buy are cultivated in protected areas of the sea bed, or grown on poles, fixed in clean saltwater. Others, because of their habitat, are often sandy and need to be scrubbed; mussels also ingest sand and grit as they feed. Live mussels must be bought very fresh. Kept in a moist, cool [...]

By |2020-10-21T12:32:46+11:00May 20th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Mediterranean Food, Mussels, mussels|Comments Off on Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Pumpkin and Mussel Soup with Saffron

This smooth, luxurious and flavoursome soup is perfect as a wintry pick-me-up. It is also ideal for freezing.  Mussels are inexpensive and taste wonderful when paired with the pumpkin. Serves 4 Ingredients 250ml white wine 1kg mussels -rinsed, de-bearded, discard any mussels that do not close tightly when tapped 50g butter 1 onion, roughly chopped [...]

By |2020-06-06T14:38:22+10:00April 13th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Mussels, mussels, Pumpkin soup, Pumpkins, Recipes, Saffron, Soups, Soups|Comments Off on Pumpkin and Mussel Soup with Saffron

Shuck don’t chuck! The recycling program for oyster, scallop and mussel shells

'Shuck don't chuck' is the recycling program for the shells of oysters, scallops and mussels and it is successfully restoring the damaged seafloor in Port Phillip Bay. The South Melbourne market, as part of its Sustainability and Recycling program, is also part of the Nature Conservatory’s ‘Shuck don’t chuck’ program operating throughout Australia.   The ‘Shuck [...]

By |2018-10-05T15:12:20+10:00October 5th, 2018|Food, mussels, Oysters, Scallops, Seafood, South Melbourne Market, Sustainability, Waste recycling|Comments Off on Shuck don’t chuck! The recycling program for oyster, scallop and mussel shells
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