Dinner with mussels & friends

Over the sunny holiday weekend we had some good friends over, threw some newspaper on the dinning room table and and enjoyed what turned out to be quite a meal. Very simple idea, no recipe needed, especially working with fresh ingriedents from the farmers market.  We made mussels with white wine, parsley, shallots, and hot peppers. Fresh whole wheat pasta with a homemade heirloom tomato sauce, a little basil, parmesan and a perfectly crunchy italian bread. A few greens were tossed in a light dressing and had on the side which served as a lovely palate cleanser.  The night was fun, easy and didn’t require anyone to be in the kitchen the whole night…. will certainly make it again!