Looks like we’re going to make it after all. Spring’s here. The weather’s cooperating. And as sundresses descend upon our fair city, you may feel certain ingrained seasonal urges kick in. First and ...

I think long and hard before I add gadgets or tools to my kitchen, so whenever someone gives me an alternative or additional use for an appliance that really works, I do a little happy dance. In ...

The best part of a steaming pot of mussels just might be the broth. Garlic-flecked, wine-drenched and suffused with salty brine, it can be so good that sometimes I’ll forget about the mussels ...

Mussels are likely the sort of thing that you’d order at an old school French restaurant, but would never pick up at the store. (Maybe one time you saw a recipe asking you to “remove their beards” and ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER2: Mussels With White Wine Dijon Mustard Sauce (Dixie D. Vereen/For The Washington Post) A pot of mussels in a flavorful broth, with plenty of bread for dunking, makes for a ...

This pasta with mussels, tomatoes and fried capers gives that heady broth, arguably the best part of mussels, a greater purpose. By Melissa Clark See more of our coverage in your search ...