Cheaper than clams, but equally as tasty and packing just as much protein and briny, oceanic flavors, mussels are high on the list of faves for seafood lovers. Steam and stir the mussels in sweet ...

Most recipes call for cleaning the mussels and pulling off the “byssus” — beard — before cooking. Since about 90 percent of the world’s mussels are farm-raised, you’ll find them mostly beardless. To ...

I know when I cook live mussels or clams, the fact that they're alive is what makes them open up when I cook them (it's their last attempt to regulate their internal temp). But I see frozen mussels ...

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, ...