Snowstorms, Mussels and a $50 PC Gift Card Giveaway…

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THIS was the day I served seafood for supper…which is ironic…as it was also the day my son was attacked by a “Snow Shark” as he stepped out our front door!

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We were facing the biggest snow storm we’d seen in many years. Spiderman proved smarter than the average bear when he had two friends sleep over the night before…so, I had three strappin’ lads in the house all eager to shovel out the driveway with snowdrifts that were over their heads!

Minus the eager part.

It actually took a little coaxing and for anyone who has three teenaged boys in their house on a day you need them to do some work…coaxing means ONE thing and one thing only…FOOD.

I offered a big breakfast of bacon, eggs, pancakes and hashbrowns…promised them loaded chicken nachos and hot chocolate for lunch…and told them I’d make PEI Mussels in a Creamy White Wine Sauce served with Linguini and a Baguette for supper.

They looked at me wide eyed with excitement for a full day of happy stomachs…mixed with a little bit of thinking I was crazy.

Mussels? In a snowstorm?

“I’m not shovelling out the BBQ,” Spiderman said half panicked with the thought as I assured him that we didn’t need the BBQ…though admittedly I could see where his panic was coming from as I’d never cooked mussels inside before AND…the BBQ was all but buried!

However, just a few days before, I’d received a new product from Presidents Choice and was anxious to give it a try. I’m a HUGE fan of PEI Mussels in the Summertime but always feel it’s a bit of a fuss and rather large mess to make them…the idea that they came in a box and were completely prepared and ready for me to heat and serve…appealed to me!

After a day of multiple hours of shovelling out not one but THREE driveways, we sat down to a feed of mussels and I have to say…they were spectacular!

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I served them EXACTLY like the picture on the box…with some linguini and a nice focaccia bread (again, from the PC Bakery at the Bayers Lake Superstore), however, they’d also be super awesome on their own as an appetizer. Honestly, I was thrilled how quick and easy it was to have PEI Mussels on the table…even in a snowstorm…with ZERO fuss whatsoever!

And I think you should try them as well!

Enter to win a $50 PC Gift Card (18+ years old and residents of Canada) to purchase this awesome product or any of the other wonderful products I’m always happy to discover at my local Atlantic Superstore.

 

Disclosure: I received free product to facilitate this post but as always, opinions are my own. 

34 Replies to “Snowstorms, Mussels and a $50 PC Gift Card Giveaway…”

  2. Now you have me wanting to try the mussels too! They look yummy! Sadly I found no amount of coaxing or food was going to get my son to shovel out the full length of my massive driveway after those snow storms 🙁

  4. I’d love to try the PC Ice Cream Shop Flavours
    Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream! It sounds fabulous!! Thanks

  6. I would love to try the PC The Decadent Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

  7. I would love to try these mussels. Yummy mussels with no fuss sound perfect to me. The PC Blue Menu Key Lime Kefir Smoothie Bars also sounds like something I try 🙂

  10. Great post! I would like to try PC Olive & Sweet Piquanté Pepper Kéfir Dip. Sounds amazing.

  11. Wow, so many great choices! Would love to try the PC blue menu wild keta salmon! Cheers 🙂

  18. I’m one of the few Newfoundlanders that doesn’t like mussels (however I do love every other ocean dish I’ve tried!), I can’t wait to try all the PC burgers…mmmm….burgers!

  27. I would love to try the new PC® Blue Menu™ Key Lime Kefir Smoothie Bars.

  28. I would love to try the PC black label Ontario Peach Spread. It sounds delightful.