3 steamed clams bell pepper basil Recipes

unsalted butter , 3/4 stick, smoked ham, diced, red bell pepper, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, crushed red pepper flakes, baguette, slices 1/2-inch-thick, olive oil, littleneck clams , scrubbed (35 to 40), chardonnay wine, chopped fresh basil (loosely packed)

onions, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, olive oil, dry red wine, clam juice, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaf, sugar, dried oregano, dried basil, ground black pepper, dried crushed red pepper, salt, dried thyme, lemon juice, whole-cooked dungeness crabs , (about 6 lb) or about 6 pounds lobster, steamed, manila or little neck clams, scrubbed, unpeeled, large fresh shrimp, pacific rockfish fillets or other firm white fish, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, loaves sourdough bread, garnish: chopped fresh parsley