"We bought the mussels from Costco. They are from Prince Edward Island and already had the beards removed. Put 1/3 c. flour onto the garlic/shallot after it was done. Added the red pepper flakes. Let it cook down. Doubled the amount of wine. Added two cups of pasta water as the mussels were cooking. Have a lot of bread."

"Excellent basic split pea soup. I have used a pressure cooker for soup for quite some time and get away from the soaking overnight. I use the ham bone and additional ham chunks. 25 minutes "pressure time" gives a really smooth texture. 45 minutes from start to finish. Flavor and texture beats the daylights out of several hours of soaking and s"