Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Coxon’s kit, Coxon1	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

125	g	Unsalted butter
		Lemon juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
1/2	ts	Parsley; chopped
1/4	ts	Black pepper; crushed
2		Cloves garlic; crushed
		Fresh mussels; cleaned
4		Floz white wine
60	g	Carrot; finely diced
60	g	Celery; finely diced
2		Shallots; finely chopped
2		Garlic clove; crushed
1		Lemon; juice of

INSTRUCTIONS

GARLIC BUTTER
MUSSELS
Place all the mussel ingredients into a large pan, except the mussels.
Bring up to the boil. Add the mussels and stir, place on a tight
fitting lid. Cook until the mussels open.
Remove half the mussel shell (the top part) and discard. Place the
mussels into a large heavy based pan, suitable for the oven. Place a
nut size piece of garlic butter in each of the mussels. Place into
the preheated oven for a further 4-5 minutes.
Serve with fresh warm crusty bread.
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