Here’s what I have for you today: simple food, made with love.

Mussels always look fantastic, but they are the easiest to cook.

Trust me! 6-8 minutes and about 5 minutes of prep.

Here is my beautiful recipe from Canada. It’s perfectly okay to buy mussels in the seafood section of the grocery store, vacuum packed in 1 kilo bags. Check the date for freshness.

The rest is easy!

You’ll need this:

• cream (1 cup)

• bacon and onion

• white wine (or sparkling apple juice if you’re not drinking)

• mussels (1 kg per pan with lid). For 6 people, I make 2 kg so I have two pans like this.)

• fresh parsley

• dijon mustard

Then do this:

• Saute 6 strips of bacon (chopped) and one diced onion in a pan with a lid.

• Add 1/3 of a bottle white wine (or sparkling apple juice). Increase heat to high and reduce liquid (4-5 minutes).

• Add 1 cup of cream and cook for 4 minutes.

• Stir in 1 cup of chopped Continental parsley and 1 tablespoon dijon mustard.

• Add 1 kg fresh mussels.

• Put the lid on the pan and steam for 6-8 minutes. Discard unopened mussels! 

Serve immediately to mussel-lovers who will also love you.

Enjoy!

Happy Sunday. I hope you get to relax a little this weekend. It’s a long one in Australia. Lots has been happening worldwide, and I know we are all here, all in this together. Thank you for accepting my little bit of cooking love today :) I hope you are doing okay.

Love Catherine x