429 fresh the half shell Recipes

fresh or frozen cooked crab legs (1-1/2 cups cooked crabmeat), frozen pastry shells, sliced fresh mushrooms, leek, sliced , or 1/2 cup sliced green onion, garlic, minced, butter, all-purpose flour, white pepper, half-and-half, light cream , or milk, shredded swiss cheese (2 oz), shredded process swiss cheese (2 oz), dry sherry, fresh chives (optional), fresh thyme (optional)

half of a 7-oz. package.) thin rice noodles, red bell pepper (6 oz.), rinsed, asian fish sauce (nuoc nam or nam pla), sweet asian chili sauce, lime juice, chopped roasted peanuts, shelled cooked shrimp (31 to 40 per lb.), tails removed, shredded cooked chicken, mixed baby greens, rinsed and crisped, english cucumber (10 oz.), rinsed , halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced into half-moons, carrots (8 oz. total), peeled and shredded, loosely packed fresh mint leaves and fresh cilantro, rice-paper wrappers (banh trang; 8 in. wide)

half-and-half, eggs, all-purpose flour, swiss cheese, recipe 9 pastry pie shell, chopped fresh spinach, mushroom, ham, chopped, shredded cheddar cheese

fresh figs, cut in half (or quarters if they re big), through the stem end, clover or other mild honey, juice of 2 oranges (about 1/2 cup), rosewater (optional), imported feta cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup), shelled pistachio nuts, chopped fresh mint, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

fresh mussels, in the shell , each scrubbed and rinsed, baguette , cut in 1/2-inch diagonal slices, olive oil, divided, white wine, bay leaf, unsalted chicken stock, preferably homemade, garlic cloves, peeled, sliced, tomatoes, peeled and seeded, chopped , about 1 cup (or, out of season, use good quality tinned diced tomatoes), capers in brine, drained, black olives, pitted, cut in half, sea salt , to taste, ground pepper , to taste, flat-leaf italian parsley, roughly chopped, lemons , juice of, strained, lemon , zest of, finely minced

heads garlic, separated into cloves and peeled, half-and-half cream, whole chickens, hazelnuts, shelled or 1 cup roasted unsalted shelled pistachio, basil leaves , cut into chiffonade, fresh thyme leave, chopped, lemon , zest of, salt, fresh ground black pepper

oil, for sauteing, yellow onion, chopped, carrots, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely minced, diced tomatoes, white beans, rinsed and drained (cannellini, great northern, navy), kale, stemmed and coarsely chopped (about 3/4 lb), fresh parsley, finely chopped, vegetable stock (or half stock and half water) or 6 cups water (or half stock and half water), bay leaves, shell pasta, cooked (elbow macaroni, shells, etc.), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

shell macaroni, tuna, drained and flaked, diced celery, chopped green onions with tops, frozen peas, thawed, diced pimientos, drained or 1 tomato, seeded and diced or 6 radishes, sliced, miracle whip, sweet or dill pickle relish, ketchup, mustard, half-and-half cream or milk, salt and pepper to taste, fresh parsley

shelled fresh lima beans, half-and-half, butter or margarine, salt, pepper

shelled oysters, bacon , strips cut into 1inch pieces, chopped green onions, white pepper, pernod (optional), half-and-half (cream ), fresh spinach, cube chicken bouillon, tabasco sauce, nutmeg, parmesan cheese, coarse sea salt or rock salt

fresh grouper or pink snapper, skinned and cut in half lengthwise, then cut into small dice, cooked shrimp, shelled, deveined and halved, fresh lime juice, fresh orange juice, chopped fresh cilantro, plus leaves for garnish, cold-smoked grape tomatoes , recipe follows, green onions, green and pale green part only, thinly sliced, serrano chiles , finely diced depending on how spicy you like, ripe mango, peeled, halved, pitted and finely diced, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving, pickled red onions, recipe follows, for garnish, lime zest, for garnish, crisp plantain chips, for garnish, grape tomatoes, canola oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, for seasoning, red wine vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, kosher salt, red onion, halved and thinly sliced

fresh shrimp or 32 large frozen shrimp, in shells, bacon, cut in half, basil leaves, coarsely chopped, freshly grated parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, minced, bottled barbecue sauce

shelled dry-roasted pistachios, sesame seeds, salt, fresh ground black pepper, thyme, dried marjoram, whole wheat pita bread , split in half horizontally, olive oil, divided

shelled dry-roasted pistachios, sesame seeds, salt, freshly ground black pepper, dried thyme, dried marjoram, whole-wheat pocket pitas , split in half horizontally, olive oil, divided

shell pasta, tomatoes cut in half, chopped red onion, red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cubed swiss cheese, ham chopped

shell pasta, tomatoes cut in half, chopped red onion, red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cubed gouda cheese, chicken chopped

romaine or iceberg lettuce leaves (10 in. long), rinsed and crisped, head belgian endive (white or red; 3 oz.), leaves separated, rinsed , and crisped, shredded romaine or iceberg lettuce (use half romaine and half iceberg or all 1 kind), chopped parsley, deviled louis dressing, shelled cooked crab, firm-ripe tomatoes (3/4 lb. total), rinsed, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges, hard-cooked large eggs, shelled and each cut into 4 wedges, chopped fresh chives, whole fresh chives, salt and pepper, lemon wedges

grated gruyere cheese, pastry for 9 inch single pie shell, unbaked (for gluten-free, make your own recipe pie crust or serving www.naturalfeast.com or www.dietspec.com), butter, salmon fillet, cut into 1 inch strips, sliced fresh mushrooms, eggs, half-and-half cream, dried oregano, dried thyme, salt, pepper, whole sauteed mushroom (optional), dried oregano (optional)