Some Food For My Love
Mussels
Are you a fan of mussels? I never was, I always used to hate it when my mother would occasionally prepare them. She never expected me to eat them thankfully, but still, I tried one a few times and never got used to eating them. It's possible that I didn't like the way they were prepped looking back now.. Yet, I always kept finding them horrific to look at and never wanted a bite when my boyfriend bought some mussels for lunch or dinner for himself.
In the spirit of valentines day
I decided to be a good girlfriend and just prep him some mussels for once, even though I definitely won't try if they are prepped well myself, lol. I'm kidding by the way, I already bought frozen mussel meat a few weeks ago but have been postponing to prep it for him because of different reasons. Yesterday, I decided it was time to do so as I had some leek in the fridge and only needed to get extra carrot to be able to prep it.
Where's that recipe?
I forgot where I bookmarked the recipe I had in mind so in the end I just picked one with cream and followed it more or less. No clue if I was doing it right and if these mussels were supposed to cook for long or not, I read somewhere that if you overcook them they are chewy or tough. Not what I had in mind so I asked him to come and taste a mussel twice while cooking, lol.
What did I add?
I didn't measure, I had 2 small leeks and some already cut onion (I don't like to waste food) in the fridge which I thought was perfect, I matched that up with some carrot which was already cut (easy peasy!) and prepped this for a bit in the pan with some butter.
Not to forget adding some garlic.. After about 10 minutes, I added cream and the half defrosted mussels. I didn't take them out early enough, lesson for next time, now I know it takes a bit more time to defrost them.
Some parsley on top, always a good thing to add if you ask me. I thought it smelled nice, I only used a bit of pepper and no salt because I try to refrain from eating salt when I can, and if I do, I eat a mix of curcuma with keltic salt but I didn't think it was smart to add it to this dish, lol.
The end result
I think if you don't check the mussels, it looks quite good, I really dislike how mussels look lol. I can't help it! At least they are covered up nicely in this picture:
My boyfriend requested a bit more water as he likes to eat the mussels with some bread dipping. We just added a bit later and he really loved it. He never ate them this way but thankfully for me, he ate half yesterday and the rest for lunch today, lol. I'm surprised how fast this was ready so I will probably make it more often now that I know I can buy them in a bag and know what I should adjust a bit next time.
Now what shall we eat for Valentines day? I have no clue yet, any tips?
Happy Valentines day everyone <3
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I love mussels in a spicy tomato sauce. I’ve never seen mussels in a cream sauce before.
Yeah that sounds more familiar to my boyfriend as well, just tomato though, not spicy.. I just googled the options and picked something I could prep with what I had at home..
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This looks so good! Never tried one prepped this way. Hope you and the gf had a great one. Happy Valentine's 💝
He never had this before either but he liked it and said I should make it again lol.
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I liie mussels, I love the soup version where you will only put salt, ginger, garlic and onions in it. The soup is flavorful that way.
Anyways the one you prep looks good and creamy.
Yeah he said he also likes (and is used to) a more soupy version so next time I will at least add more water.. but I will keep this simple version in mind too, he may enjoy that one as well...
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This looks yummy yummy 😋, and healthy. Who knows, if you keep preparing it for your boyfriend one day you might just love to eat it.
I wish you a lovely and fun Valentine ❤️ day
Maybe, just maybe haha..
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Mmmmm!😋 I haven't tasted mussels but looking at this one I feel like having a bite already.
Wishing you a wonderful love day.
Hope your day was good :)
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I have to admit that you took some nice pictures. As you well know, I wouldn't take a small bite even if I had nothing else. And not even if I didn't eat vegetarian. Like you, I've always hated mussels. So great that your friend liked it, but you would never have made me happy with it. Luckily for you, you never have to cook for me. Hahaha.
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LOL I tried one bite as he said he was sure I liked it, it was way better than any of the mussel bites I had as a child lol. But I didn't want to eat anymore lol I still hate the texture, yuk..
We went for lunch together and then the little one wanted to go for tapas so we had a long lunch/tapa afternoon and ate something simple tonight.. but it was lovely weather 22 degrees, t shirt and sunglasses so a good afternoon..
What about you? Did you have anything special (I think I know the answer already lol)
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Great meal you made there! I've never been a big mussels fan either, I prefer scallops! Fantastic job! I bet he loved it!
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Never had these myself, maybe one day :)
Yeah he loved it, I took a bite and thought it was ok but I won't ever be a fan, so ..
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Not too bad, kind of worn out right now. Looks like you had a great meal, at least he did! Thanks for the PIMP, I think I gave you my last one already!
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