Looking for a simple and inexpensive summer dinner? Mussels are healthy, easy to prepare and ideal for outdoor dining. They cook in minutes, which is convenient when the weather is hot and you prefer ...

Mussels are likely the sort of thing that you’d order at an old school French restaurant, but would never pick up at the store. (Maybe one time you saw a recipe asking you to “remove their beards” and ...

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Garlic, white wine, and a mix of fresh Italian herbs make the perfect base for our simple yet sophisticated spaghetti with ...

In this special weekly feature, “Today” food editor Phil Lempert brings you recipes “stolen” (with permission) from notable restaurants across America. See how much money you can save — and fun you ...

Inexpensive, nutritious, and easy to get cook, mussels are a fantastic protein option for dinnertime. And yet, they're criminally underrated and overlooked in many seafood popularity contests. One ...

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, ...

Sometimes, the issues with cooking mussels are logistical. Is your pan big enough to hold enough of them to feed a hungry table? Is it wide enough so they will cook evenly? And how long will the ...

Until the middle of the last century, most Americans thought of mussels as trash, even though they prized other bivalves such as clams and oysters. And even today, mussels are rarely seen on ...