Thursday, October 15, 2009

Foodies Friday - Mussels recipe

This is one of our typical Belgian dishes. It's also DH favourite ... and because it is his birthday monday, I want to surprise him! Mostly he will prepare them ... so I hope I will be up for the challenge. Here is the recipe ...



Ingredients

For 2:
- 2 Kg/4pounds mussels- 50 cl /2 cups dry white wine- 2 onions chopped in rings- garlic six cloves minced (optional)- 2 stalks leek chopped up- 4 stalks cellery chopped- pepper- olive oil or butter - four carrots chopped.

Preparation: Rinse mussels three times in cold water. Divide mussels in two pots/casseroles?. Divide veggies in two casseroles. Fruit onions and veggies in the two casseroles. Divide wine in the two casseroles. Ad the mussels and mix everything wit a spoon. Ad pepper. Put lid on. They will be ready when all mussels are open, about six minutes. We serve them in the casserole with french fries or bread.

Friday
Leftover Friday

Saturday&Sunday


Weekend with friends at the coast! Dh staying home with kids! They will be "fed" by my grandmother :)

Monday


Dh's birthday. Will make his favourite: fried cheese,clams (mussels) cooked with lots of greens and served with french fries, mousse au chocolat)


Tuesday
Grains, chicken, veggie mix cooked in tomato sauce

Wednesday


Spaghetti Bolognaise from freezer

Thursday

Potatos, fresh fish and lots of my green freezer veggies in ricotta sauce.






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