Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mussels should be alive until cooked; if a shell doesn't close after tapping, discard it. Use your fingers, a fork, or the shell ...

As a personal chef, I'm always looking for recipes that deliver big flavor without a lot of fuss. Mussels marinara (or zuppa ...

The humble mussel. Considered a more affordable seafood alternative to fresh clams and "the poor man's oyster," mussels are actually delicious mollusks in their own right, and can serve as the central ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MusselsMussels on a rock Getty Images/eddyfish When Sergio Herman was growing up, escaping mussels was almost out of the question.

Most people haven’t cooked many — if any — mussels in their lifetimes. Just the sight of that little cluster of blue-black shells is sometimes enough to send one scurrying back toward more familiar ...

If you are intimidated by the idea of cooking mussels, you are not alone. But it is easy, really. And these tasty bivalves are highly nutritious: they are a great source of protein (ounce for ounce, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A lot of home cooks are intimidated by bivalves. After all, clams, oysters, and mussels are kind of mysterious to many of us. We might have ...