Mussels Mariniere

I bought some mussels at Costco.  10 bucks for three pounds!  I have a mussels and chorizo recipe that is really good, but I wanted to do a traditional French preparation.  I am using this recipe

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mussels-mariniere-2/


I went over to my neighbors place to get some parsley.  They rented it out and it will be occupied as of April 15, so i only have a few more times to raid her garden box.  i can't wait til my tomatoes and peppers come in so i can just use my own yard.  I also cooked a loaf of bread using the ubiquitous no-knead recipe.  I swapped out 2/3 of the regular flour for the Bob's Red mill gluten free flour mix.  We've been trying to lower the amount of gluten hubby takes in, testing to see if he has a gluten intolerance.  I've tried using a totally gluten free flour mix, but it sucks.  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  But I find this is a nice compromise.  It's a hearty loaf with a crisp crust and chewy crumb.  I also used the whey from a batch of mozzarella I made.  (Delicious, btw.  but messy without a microwave)  A large bunch of asparagus finishes out the meal.

I am glad I got such a big batch of mussels because about a quarter of them were broken or open wide, which is supposed to be a bad sign.  If I threw out the ones that were a tiny bit open, I would have ended up with half the batch.  let's hope for no food poisoning!