More Mussels!!!

This weekend my visit to the Ballard Market was magical because I met Bill of Taylor Shellfish Farms. 

They provide the AWESOME oysters we had at Anchovies & Olives last week, and so to have a DIRECT seafood connection to the same amazing fresh delicious RAW SEAFOOD is just way too exciting for me.  

So, a bowl of mussels is at home waiting for me, and with my arsenal of wine, shallots, lemon, and spices, we have the lovely challenge of choosing how to prepare our first at-home mussel meal.  Here are some ideas, we might just improv and riff on these:

• Martha's Mussels with White Wine and Herbs
• Martha's Mussels in White Wine and Garlic
• Martha's Black Peppered Mussels with Lemon Ailoi
• Bon Appetit's Buttery Steamed Mussels with Sake and Chiles
• Bon Appetit's Spicy Mussels in White Wine
• Bon Appetit's Mussels with Shallots and Thyme - creamier sauce
• Mario Batali's Spicy Steamed Mussels with Garlic Bread (as featured in Self)