4 winter clam Recipes

chopped clams, baby clams, clam juice , all the juice reserved from all clams, bacon , fried crisp and chopped, 2 tbsp fat left in the pan, onion, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, butter, garlic cloves, crushed, peeled yukon gold potatoes, 1/2 inch dice (or russets, any potato will do), crushed dried thyme or 1 1/2 tbsp fresh thyme, clam juice , reserved, make up the 3 1/2 cups with chicken stock (preferably), low-fat milk, half-and-half, flour, dry white wine , chardonnay wine (drinkable), fresh lemon juice, salt & pepper

olive oil, unsalted butter, spanish onions, thinly sliced, sugar, garlic, finely diced, yukon gold potatoes, skin on, and cut into 1/2 inch dice, clam broth, oysters, shucked, creme fraiche, salt and freshly ground pepper, chopped fresh tarragon, winter green salad and green apple vinaigrette, recipe follows, head escarole , torn into bite-sized pieces, belgian endive, leaves separated, celery stalks , cut on the diagonal into thin slices, granny smith apple, halved cored and thinly sliced, shaved parmigiano reggiano, for garnish, cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, shallot, finely diced, olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper

peeled seeded butternut squash (from about 1 1/4 lb), extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onion, chopped fennel bulb, garlic cloves, minced, tomato paste, chopped fresh thyme, bay leaf, bottled clam juice, diced tomatoes in juice, dry white wine, dry sherry, water, clams , scrubbed, saffron threads, crushed, sea bass fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces, fennel fronds (optional)