Mussels With Fennel-Saffron Broth

I've gone on record as saying that mussels are the easiest choose-your-own-adventure one-pot meal around, and I intend to prove it to you. This version uses my standard steamed mussel technique and combines it with the classic flavors of a French bouillabaisse. Fennel, saffron, and tomatoes are cooked together with a little pastis and orange zest to form an aromatic, briny broth for dipping bread into.

Oyster Stuffing With Fennel, Tarragon, and Sausage

Adding oysters to Thanksgiving stuffing may sound like an odd choice, but it's a practice with a long history and delicious results. Here, raw chopped oysters are mixed with oven-dried wheat bread, sausage, and aromatic vegetables and herbs. The oysters add a wonderful savory flavor and subtle brininess.

Seafood chowder

If you feel like a creamy soup… but something other than creamed corn or bacon and pea, make this hearty broth filled with delicious seafood.

Lobster Bisque

This lobster bisque recipe streamlines the overwhelmingly complicated process commonly found in classic recipes, while still delivering a deeply rich, flavorful soup.

Real Bouillabaisse (Bouillabaisse Marseillaise)

This bouillabaisse recipe will allow you to make a fish stew that's much closer to the classic Provençal version, no matter where you live.

Irish Stout Granita With Raw Oysters

A cold pint of stout and a plate of freshly shucked oysters may seem like an odd coupling at first. But the dry bitterness and roasty malt flavors of a stout play very well against the sweet and briny flavors of a fresh oyster--even more so when the stout is frozen and flaked into an icy granita that can be spooned over the fresh oyster just before slurpage.

Oysters Rockefeller

For better and brighter oysters Rockefeller, lose the spinach and cream, and prepare the topping in stages.

Oysters Florentine

Oysters, cream and spinach make up this simple but exciting brunch dish.

Stir-Fried Clams With XO Sauce

Briny, juicy clams up the ante on XO's seafood punch, for a ridiculously easy dish that comes together in minutes.

All-American Beef Stew

This All-American beef stew recipe includes tender beef coated in a rich, intense sauce and vegetables that bring complementary texture and flavor.