Oyster Night!

If there is one thing that I truly, truly enjoy it is freshly shuck oysters. I usually don't add any flavor onto those slippery little devils because the taste of the ocean is what i'm looking for.

Joe came home with a few dozen oysters from the market and looked excited to have me shuck them all for us - a lesson ensued and he learned to shuck as well. If you're on a budget (as many people are these days) purchasing oysters at the market is MUCH less expensive than ordering them in a restaurant... try $1 at market to $5+ dollars at a restaurant. They are just as delicious and you can pop open a bottle of champagne at your own dinner table.

One thing I do recommend, and it doesn't sound pleasant etiquette wise, is giving your oyster a subtle sniff before you suck it out of the shell. The last thing you want is to be ingesting an oyster that doesn't smell "right" and feel sick instead of happy after eating them!

So here is our bed of oysters, complete with ice and lemons.