5 bacon slices, finely chopped 2 boiling potatoes (3/4 lb total), cut into 1/4-inch dice (1 1/2 cups) 1/2 cup finely chopped shallots (2 large) 3/4 cup bottled clam juice 2 1/2 cups whole milk 1/8 teaspoon cayenne 1/4 lb shrimp, shelled, deveined, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1/2 lb sea scallops, quartered and tough muscle removed from side of each if necessary 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 lb shelled cooked lobster meat, cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces, or 1/2 lb lump crabmeat, picked over 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 large ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, chopped
3/4 cup dry white wine
11/2 cups bottled clam juice
1 pound small clams, scrubbed
11/2 cups matchstick-size strips fennel (about 1 bulb)
1 cup matchstick-size strips red bell pepper (about 1/2 large pepper)
1/2 cup matchstick-size strips zucchini (about 1 small)v 1 pound mussels, scrubbed, debearded
1 pound smoked linguiça or chorizo sausage, cut into matchstick-size strips
1/2 cup Kalamata olives, pitted, halved
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
spicy, shellfish, sausage

For clams 6 dozen littleneck clams (about 9 pounds), scrubbed 2 pounds sweet Italian turkey sausages 6 medium-size white potatoes (about 2 pounds), unpeeled 2 cups water 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper Shallot Butter For lobster 6 1-pound live lobsters or three 2-pound live lobsters 6 ears corn, husked

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