34 your crusty bread Recipes

two 1 1/4-lb live lobsters, or 1 3/4 cups cooked, lobster meat ., salt, great-quality thick-sliced smoked bacon (3 to 4 slices), stalk celery, finely diced, fresh lemon juice, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, brioche bread , white bread, a crusty roll, or your favorite bread, romaine or buttercrunch lettuce leaves, thick slices vine-ripened tomato, mayonnaise, sliced basil leaves, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

some thinly sliced genovese or sopressata salami, your choice or some of each., some thin wedges of brie or camembert cheese, your choice or some of each. a tip here; it s easier to slice and wrap the cheese cold and then let it come to room temp to improve the flavor., some kalamata olives or marinated button mushrooms, your choice or some of each., some fresh , crusty french bread or baguettes., a bit of olive oil for dipping the bread. real, non evo is best here. you want the rich flavor. where did all this olive oil that doesn tsp taste like olive oil come from anyway, some toothpicks ., some decent red or white grape stompings; i like a rich chianti or a riesling with this but up to you.

olive oil, onion, diced, fresh garlic, minced, red pepper flakes , optional, whole or crushed tomatoes, or if you re lucky enough to have your owned canned tomatoes, use a 1 quart jar for this, sugar, salt and pepper to your taste, whole basil leaves, rolled and sliced thinly, eggs, fresh grated pecorino romano of reggiano parmesan cheese, crusty italian bread

ripe roma tomato, fennel bulbs (1 1/2 lb total weight), extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for your bread., garlic, chopped, bay leaves, fresh lemon juice, dry white wine, bottled clam juice, water, sea salt, red pepper flakes, mussels , in the shell well scrubbed, fresh assorted white fish fillets, such as sea bass,hilibut,red snapper and sole,cut into 2 inch pieces., shrimp, peeled and deveined (leave tail fin on ), crusty italian bread, coarsely chopped flat-leaf italian parsley (to garnish )

raclette cheese, new potatoes, cooked sausage , of your favorite variety, fennel bulb, trimmed and sliced, cornichon, crusty french bread

honey mustard (as desired), sliced deli turkey, sliced genoa salami, sliced mozzarella cheese or 1/4 lb provolone cheese, red onions (thin slices, separated into rings), sliced deli ham, sliced monterey jack cheese, tomato (sliced ), romaine leaves (torn), crusty rustic bread (12-inch --or your choice )

a how -to -tip from neil patrick hudson former chef at the nantucket hotel, canola oil, butter, bay scallops, patted dry, garlic clove, slivered, lemon juice, white wine (not cooking wine), salt, coarsely ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley

raw shrimp, fresh or frozen and thawed ,shelled but tail attached, butter, lite olive oil or 1/4 cup vegetable oil, garlic, finely minced, dried arbol chiles, crumbled or 4 fresh jalapenos (use other hot peppers to suit your taste), fresh lime juice, salt, green onion tops, only chopped, bolillos bread (see mexican bolillos, crusty oval rolls) or 2 loaves mini crusty french bread

butter (approx. use just a knob of ), eggs, water, smoked salmon flavour cream cheese, chopped chives (i usually use green onion), toasted bread (your choice , i like baguettes or any other crusty loaf)

hamburger, pork sausage, grated cheese (we use sharp), mushrooms (chopped ), worcestershire sauce, oregano, tabasco sauce (or your favorite hot sauce), two loaves of crusty french bread, sliced in half

extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, italian plum tomatoes, crushed with your hands, with juices, bottled clam juice or seasoned shrimp stock, minced fresh oregano leaves, minced fresh thyme leaves, crushed red pepper flakes, drained small capers, salt and pepper, unsalted butter, raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined, ouzo, greek or bulgarian feta cheese, crumbled, hot crusty peasant-style bread , for serving

sized mushrooms, quartered, green bell pepper, seeded and diced, red onion, chopped, red potatoes, applewood or hickory smoked bacon, chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, grill seasoning (recommended: montreal steak seasoning ) or coarse salt and pepper, hot sauce (recommended : tabasco), to your taste, shredded sharp cheddar , pepper jack or smoked cheddar cheese, butter, divided, extra large eggs, thick cut slices bread, 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick, white , wheat or crusty farmhouse, garlic , cracked away from skins, cayenne pepper or several drops hot sauce (recommended: tabasco) chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish, yellow tomato salsa: any flavor or variety of store bought salsa that you may have in your pantry is a fine substitute here as well, yellow tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, finely chopped, serrano or jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, cilantro or parsley leaves, chopped, salt