What to Cook?
By Thelma
@thelme55 (76851)
Germany
November 17, 2020 9:33am CST
It is a depressing gray day today. It is only 12°C and cold. I am glad I don´t have to go out.
I have planned to clean the living room window today and wash the curtains but the plan was changed. It seems the weather affects my mood of not cleaning the window.
In an hour, I have to cook for dinner and I still don´t know what to cook. I just defroze the pork meat this morning and marinated it. I am thinking about how to cook it, Filipino, German or Chinese style dish. This should be with veggies. Ah well, I will decide when I am in the kitchen.
Yesterday, I cooked mussels in a Filipino way. They were plenty for me to eat that I messaged my son if he wanted half of the mussels that I cooked. Gladfully, he said yes and he collected the food after his work.
Do you like mussels? How do you cook them?
Thanks for reading. I hope you have sunshine there where you are.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
17 Nov 20
My husband LOVES mussels, but I don't. He eats them when we go out for seafood dinners. There's a restaurant in Paris that only serves mussels and of course we had to go there for my husband. I ate a few and gave him all the rest. It was a good diet day.
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Thank you! We are a happy couple.
@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
17 Nov 20
@DianneN The same with me.
I also forgot the name. My nieces wanted to eat snails in a restaurant in Paris but my sister and I said No way. So we ate in another restaurant.
I am glad you are a happy couple. Well, I know that through your writing.
I also forgot the name. My nieces wanted to eat snails in a restaurant in Paris but my sister and I said No way. So we ate in another restaurant.
I am glad you are a happy couple. Well, I know that through your writing.3 people like this
@shaggin (72063)
• United States
17 Nov 20
We are having snow flurries here and I’m hating it. It’s so chilly.
I wanted to make meatballs and spaghetti for dinner tonight but I’m 1/4 shy on breadcrumbs so I will have to wait until I go out tomorrow to get some. I plan to make tuna helper tonight.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
17 Nov 20
i like them in a garlic sauce with pasta. yum!
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
17 Nov 20
Oh, yes! Without shells. I love them, too. Thanks @DocAndersen
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
18 Nov 20
@DocAndersen I mostly cook them with shells. I think in the shells are the taste of the ocean.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
18 Nov 20
@thelme55 they are wonderful, although we do cook them sometimes with the shells.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
18 Nov 20
Oh yes they're my favorite. We call them here as "green shells". We boil them with a lemon grass, with veggies like moringa, raw banana, tomatoes and garlic and ginger.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
18 Nov 20
Yes, our mussels in Pinas are green. I love them too with lemongrass but I have not tried them with raw bananas. Thank you @Nakitakona
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
18 Nov 20
@GodServantme I don´t buy them too as I don´t know where they got them. Very dangerous.
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@GodServantme (1541)
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18 Nov 20
@thelme55 street kids. Selling that shell and oyster for a low price. But I'm afraid where they get it
You know Squatters area. Who lives near oceans , rivers and basin
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@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
17 Nov 20
One of my brothers (he passed away) was the seafood guy. He was good at cooking all kinds of seafood, including mussels. So if I ever ate them it was because I was over at his house enjoying a meal.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
17 Nov 20
Sorry about your brother @cmoneyspinner. I am sure you miss your bonding time together. Thank you.
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@freelancermariagrace (27701)
• Philippines
18 Nov 20
I do! I like Baked mussels!
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
18 Nov 20
I am glad you like them @freelancermariagrace. Thank you.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
17 Nov 20
I can relate. When it's cold I also prefer to stay easy. Have a great day
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@RebeccasFarm (89833)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan 21
Right now I am frying some Italian sausage. I hope whatever you have today you enjoy it
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@RebeccasFarm (89833)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 Jan 21
@thelme55 Oh so nice Thelma. Filipino food so good.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
10 Jan 21
@RebeccasFarm Yes, it is. Have you tried eating Filipino food before?
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
10 Jan 21
That sounds delicious @RebeccasFarm. We had a Filipino dinner this evening. A monggo beans soup and boiled rice.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Nov 20
I love mussels--especially dipping bread in the sauce!! I make it a million different ways from garlic and oil to tomato sauce!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
19 Nov 20
@thelme55 Sometimes I will serve them on pasta!
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
19 Nov 20
@GreatMartin They are also delicious in pasta.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
18 Nov 20
That´s great as you have a lot of variations on how to cook them @GreatMartin. I love to dip bread too when the mussels are cooked with tomato sauce. I eat boiled rice if I make the mussels in a Filipino way. Thank you.
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@LindaOHio (177546)
• United States
17 Nov 20
I've never had mussels. My husband eats them. It is cloudy, cold and windy. We might get some snowflakes today. Brrrrr.
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
17 Nov 20
My husband doesn´t eat mussels but our son.
I have heard about the snow. I hope it is just snowflakes.
Thank you @LindaOHio
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@thelme55 (76851)
• Germany
17 Nov 20
@LindaOHio That sounds good to me but I can imagine how cold it is in your place.
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@LindaOHio (177546)
• United States
17 Nov 20
@thelme55 Right now it's making little snowballs outside. Brrrrrrr.
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My bro got pork yesterday and enjoying.. he loves it...
