4 california crostini Recipes

minced shallot, fresh thyme sprigs plus 1/2 tsp minced, turkish or 1/4 california bay leaf, unsalted butter, dried black mission figs, finely chopped (3/4 cup), port, salt, black pepper, thick) diagonally cut baguette slices, olive oil, soft mild goat cheese at room temperature, fresh ripe figs , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, garnish: fresh thyme leaves

extra-virgin olive oil, anchovy fillets, roughly chopped onions, roughly chopped celery , and a few leaves, roughly chopped carrots, basil leaves, minced garlic, chili flakes, cheesecloth sachet , filled with 1 rosemary sprig, 1 oregano sprig, 1 thyme sprig, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp fennel seed, peeled, seeded ripe tomatoes, chopped, kosher salt, black pepper, red wine, white wine, saffron threads, crushed, fish stock, tomato sauce base, spot prawns and seafood, cioppino base, medallions white sea bass, dozen manila clams, doze black mussels, claws , 6 legs dungeness crab, cooked, spot prawn tails , vein removed, tentacles , 3 small tubes calamari, cleaned, tubes cut in 1/2-inch pieces, rice bran oil, spot prawn heads, potato starch , for dusting, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, french bread cubed , no crust, cold fish broth, livers from shrimp heads, lightly sauteed, garlic, chopped, kosher salt, togarashi spice (also known as japanese 7 spice), chili sauce (recommended : sriracha), yuzu juice, egg yolk, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, thick slices sourdough bread, garlic, cut in 1/2, butter, melted, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped parsley leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, cioppino sauce, cooked seafood, rustic crostini, chopped italian parsley leaves, lemon halves, spicy shrimp rouille

yukon gold or red potatoes, olive oil, teasp. garlic salt, mayonnaise, teasp. wasabi powder or prepared horseradish, or to taste, teasp. minced garlic, pepper, shaved lean roast beef from the deli, pimiento-stuffed green olives, it looks nice on the platter to have both kinds of potatoes