Main course: Moules Marinieres, which is basically steamed mussels in a creamy, buttery sauce of white wine, parsley and garlic, traditionally served with whole egg mayonnaise, crusty bread, hot chips and an iced cold beer. I served it with all of these accompaniments except for the beer, I decided that a nice glass of white wine was much better, seeing as I was already cooking with it. I was a little worried because by the time I got to the seafood shop they didn't have any small black mussels left, so as you can see from the picture I had to use the larger green mussels, which I actually preferred because they were a lot more meaty. Scrubbing and de-breading the mussels was well worth it. Dessert: Chocolate Creme Brulée. One word: heavenly.
As you can see from the picture, it was enjoyed with a game of scrabble. I lost by one point :( Perhaps I was distracted by the heavenly dessert? Or maybe, as usual, it was the wine's fault ;)
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