Fish stew

I made this towards the end of last week, and although it was a lot of work, it was well worth the effort

Thai-style steamed mussels

This is basically that classic French dish, moules marinières but cooked with Thai seasonings and aromatics.

Tagliatelle with mixed seafood in a cream and pimenton sauce

Tagliatelle with mixed seafood in a cream and pimenton sauce, a photo by La belle dame sans souci on Flickr.

One of those easy but really tasty supper dishes.

Mussels with cider and cream

Mussels with cider and cream, a photo by La belle dame sans souci on Flickr.

I bought a bag of mussels on the way home from work last night, all nice and clean ones.

I had shallots, garlic, cream, cider and some persillade so it was a simple matter to cook the shallot and garlic off in some butter, add the mussels with the cider and cream and steam them for a few minutes.

A dollop of persillade was added and mixed in and that was it.

Some crusty bread and the rest of the cider to drink completed a lovely simple supper.