It’s my anniversary! Well,
not mine…
This weekend marked the
two-year anniversary of Tasty Trials and although I’ve only managed to get a
handful of posts up this month, I have to say that I’m shocked to have gone two
years at all with any kind of regular frequency. See, I tend to be a
project-starter but not so much a project-finisher, as evidenced by the
countless boxes of crap crafts taking up space in the garage.
Thoughts like “I will be a
scrapbook queen and document each and every moment of our lives with little
bits of cutesy paper!” or “I can totally make handmade jewelry…think of how
stylish and trendy I’ll be, at a fraction of the cost!” or “Abstract painting
on canvas? Yes, I can definitely make some art worth hanging on our walls,”
propel me to the nearest craft store to buy all the necessary fixings to
accomplish these tasks. My grand plans quickly turn into dust collectors and my
thoughts are replaced with things like, “I hate little bits of cutesy
paper…stupid paper,” and “Why make homemade jewelry when there are perfectly good
diamonds needing to be worn?” and “Huh, so there’s a lot more to this abstract
painting business than I thought…maybe another glass of wine would help.”
Needless to say, I didn’t
think this blog stood much of a chance when I hit that first publish button,
but I seem to have finally found a project I can commit to. I don’t think there
can ever be a defined “finish,” since there is always food to cook and words to
write, and maybe that’s what I was always lacking in a project. It’s here when
I want it to be, tucked away in its little corner of the internet instead of
mocking me each time I squeeze past it in the garage.
Last August, I recapped my first twelve months with observations and lessons learned. This year, I just
want to say thank you. Thank you to all of you who read my blog and tell me you
enjoy it. Thank you to all of you who have made a dish from these pages and
written to tell me so. Thank you to all of you for sticking around when I’m in
a rut and only posting once a week. These are the things that keep me coming
back here, even when I’d really rather just take a break and let a little
internet dust collect.
To celebrate this two-year
milestone, I made myself a big bowl of wonderfully spicy mussels. You were
probably expecting a cocktail, huh? I’ve got to say, these mussels might be
better than cocktails. Gasp! Crazy, I know.
Spicy Coconut Curry Mussels
Serves 1-2
1 pound fresh mussels,
cleaned and debearded
1 lemongrass stalk
1 1/2 tablespoons red Fresno
chili pepper, chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped
shallot
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated
ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon red curry
paste
3/4 cup light coconut milk
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup halved cherry
tomatoes
1 tablespoon chopped basil
1/2 a lime
Remove the tough outer layer
from the lemongrass stalk and bruise with the back of a knife. Cut into 4
pieces and put in a medium saucepan.
Add chili pepper, shallot,
garlic, ginger, curry paste, coconut milk and wine to saucepan. Whisk to
combine.
Bring mixture to a boil and
boil for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove lemongrass stalk and add mussels
and tomatoes. Cover and steam for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and place
mussels in a bowl, topping with cooking liquid. Top with chopped basil and a
squeeze of fresh lime juice. (Discard any mussels that have not opened.)
Serve with sliced baguette
to sop up juices.
I could eat these every
night. The flavors are incredible…chili, lemongrass, garlic, ginger and coconut,
all combined to form a broth you want to drink. And the mussels themselves? Oh
so tender. The best part about this dish is how easy it is to make. Chop, boil,
steam, done. And then you can settle into this delicious bowl, fit for a
celebration.
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Because a new set of copper pots cannot go unmentioned or unphotographed! Squeal! |
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ReplyDeleteI could really relate to everything you mentioned above. I actually had scrap booking stuff taking up shelves RIGHT IN my computer room- I was that determined that it was going to happen. Seven years later, the stuff's moved to the garage. I think it's easier to ignore in the garage?
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