Mussels are cheap and relatively easy to find anywhere and even easier to cook ! The most annoying moment being their cleaning, if you find them already scrubbed and beard off you can easily have your Marinières Mussels made in less than 20 mn.

Preparation Time : 15 mn – Cooking Time : 15 mn

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

6 to 8 lbs of fresh mussels
2 onions
3 garlic cloves
2 cups of dry white wine
2 1/2 tablespoons of fresh parsley
1 tablespoon (1/2 oz) of butter
Salt & pepper

Instructions:

1/ Scrub and debeard mussels. (Crude mussels must be close or close down when you push on it. If some stay open, throw them away. They’re not fresh enough.)

2/ Chop onions and garlic and make them gently melt in hot butter, in a large stewpot.

3/ When onions are transparents, add the wine and bring to a boil. (When cooking with wine, you should always bring it to a boil so the alcohol evaporates.) Let it boil gently for about 5 to 7 mn.

4/ Add persley, mussels, salt & pepper. Stir well and cover stewpot.

5/ When mussels are opened, your dish is ready. Serve with rice or French fries.

This one is probably the cheapest and easiest appetizer to make. All you need is 5 mn, eggs and mayonnaise… This recipe has a thousand versions as well, add it bacon and it changes everything!

Preparation Time : 5 mn – Boiling Time : 10 mn

Ingredients:

6 eggs
3/4 cup of mayonnaise
1/8 cup of Dijon mustard (Click here to buy online)
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/8 teaspoon of pepper

Instructions:

Now you have your 2nd basic. Try this one with olives, ham, bacon, mushrooms…And tell me what you think

Let me introduce you to one of the basics of French cooking : La Quiche! You may have heard about the most famous of them, called la Quiche Lorraine. It’s a bacon tart extremely easy to make. But the best thing about this recipe is that, once you know how to make it you can basically put whatever ingredient you like more inside, or whatever you have left in the fridge .

Preparation Time : 20 mn – Baking Time : 35 mn

Ingredients:

Pie pastry
6-8 slices of bacon, diced
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup (40 cl) of whipping heavy cream
3/8 cup (10 cl) of milk
1/2 cup (100 g) of grated cheese
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper

Instructions: