After going to a Thai restaurant and ordering mussels steamed in lemon grass, R.D. has found a new love... mussels. I decided to buy some at Shaws, they were only $5.00 for two dozen. R.D. was very happy and wanted to cook them right away. He wasn't sure how to start so we looked in the ultimate cookbook, the Joy of Cooking. It was very informative about cleaning and cook time, but not much on making a flavorful broth. So R.D. used some water and white wine. In the bamboo steamer, he put onions, garlic and fresh thyme. While cleaning the mussels R.D. found four casualties, which made the bag smell like low tide special. But, the rest were very healthy. Once they were done cooking, R.D. didn't want to share, but there were so many he didn't eat them all. He wants to try again, once we find a recipe for a better broth. I know that Bobby Flay had a throw down for mussels and fries in Maryland... we will have to do some searching or take a trip?!?!
