4 muddled potatoes Recipes

red potatoes, washed,quartered, sliced fresh basil, chopped fresh chives, fresh rosemary, olive oil, kosher salt, garlic, minced ,to taste, black pepper

vegetable oil, wild american shrimp, peeled, deveined , shells reserved, thyme, bay leaves, whole peeled tomatoes with juices, slab bacon , cut into 1/2 cubes, or thick-cut bacon, sliced into 1/2 strips, celery stalks, finely chopped, carrots, finely chopped, onions, finely chopped, leek (white and pale-green parts only), finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, jalapeno (with seeds), finely chopped, new potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 cubes, kosher salt , freshly ground pepper, hot pepper sauce (such as cholula or tabasco; optional), baguette, toasted, cooked stone-ground grits or rice, chopped flat-leaf parsley

vegetable oil, onions, thinly sliced, carrots, peeled and finely chopped, celery, thinly sliced, garlic, minced, canned tomatoes, drained, seeded, and chopped, potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice, fish stock ( preferred, clam juice can be somewhat salty) or 6 cups bottled clam juice ( preferred, clam juice can be somewhat salty), salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, saffron thread, clams , scrubbed, preferably little necks, lean fish such as cod , flounder, bass or 1 lb red snapper, cut into 2-inch pieces, shrimp, shelled , de-veined, and halved, mussels, rinsed and beards removed, chopped fresh parsley, for garnish