Platt Discovery Cottage

mussels!!!!

The other night we made mussels.  The kids absolutely loved them.  I had a recipe I was supposed to be following, but found, halfway through the process that we didn’t have the ingredients.  So, I made up the sauce.  I think Fuss ate most of the mussels!  He had a huge pile of shells in front of him and kept asking for more.  Now, this is the boy who a half hour before had been devestated.  Crying on the floor, totally destroyed that we were killing the mussels in order to have dinner.  Wow - it was total drama around here for a bit.

Then, the mussels were on the table and it was all over except for the shell collecting!

This is how Fuss’ bowl looked at the start:

We cooked about 3 pounds, maybe more, and Fuss ate most of them.  Luckily, he got an unexpected portion from Bug, who wasn’t overly keen on the wee shellfish, at first (she came around)!

Fuss enjoyed his dinner experience so much, he keeps asking when we are having mussels again!

Not sure, but I did see a really good recipe in Bon Appetit the other day…..

Enjoying the journey,  Amanda

Add comment March 8th, 2009

Goodnight George

The Platt household is in mourning tonight. Fuss’s fish, which Santa brought him, and can be seen in this post
http://plattdiscoverycottage.com/blog/2008/01/02/some-assembly-required/
has died.
This is not going over at all well with Fuss. He’s full of questions, and his heart is broken. He thinks that George’s heart is broken as well.
We have put George in the freezer (slightly undignified to be put in the freezer in a baggie), to bury properly in the spring when the ground thaws. Then, Fuss wants to make a stone to put over the spot. Fuss has a special tree that was planted in honour of his Christening and George will be buried under it.
However, for the moment, there is much grief and tears.
Not one of the fun parts of parenting despite the learning involved….
Enjoying the journey, Amanda

1 comment March 1st, 2009