Clams casino, the classic American dish, get a facelift here. The clams get the casino treatment with big shards of bacon, parsley, and garlic.

Clams and rice, a Croatian specialty, is simple to make. Clams and rice are tossed with olives and spooned into empty clam shells.

Linguine pasta, clams, mussels, langoustines, and shrimp are tossed in a light tomato-garlic sauce spiked with pepper flakes. A simple quick dinner.

For this New England clam chowder, steamer clams, rather than chowder clams, are used. The broth is creamy and rich. Make the chowder a day ahead. Easy.

Baked mussels topped with bread crumbs are a Sicilian favorite. The mussels are cooked in a skillet until opened then baked until golden brown.

This pasta salad with tuna is tinted yellow by saffron. The pasta salad is easy to cook and can be made ahead. For the salad use big pasta for big effect.

For this Sicilian dish, mahi mahi is stewed with tomatoes, onions, olives, and seasoned with briny capers. The mahi mahi becomes infused with tomato flavor.

Salmon tacos are filled with roasted corn, peppers, and onions and are drizzled with a chile adobo cream. These salmon tacos are an easy casual dinner.

Salt cod, a favorite in Spain, is folded into a warm mashed potatoes that are spiked with garlic and smoothed with olive oil. Perfect for hors d’oeuvre.

Oven-roasted halibut fillets, are topped with thyme butter and roasted over cabbage until plump. The halibut is then garnished with cherry tomatoes.

Calamari a la plancha is squid cooked over a very hot plate–in this case, cast iron skillets. This calamari recipes takes all of 20 minutes to make.

This refreshing seafood lasagna, filled with fish, shrimp and lots of pesto, is kind the lasagna recipe to serve year round–just change the seafood.

For these Indian pan-grilled sea scallops, the scallops are marinated in turmeric then seared. The dish is finished with wilted spinach and ground peanuts.

Cooked shrimp, grilled focaccia, cucumbers, tomatoes, capers, olives, and frisee are tossed in a spiky vinaigrette. A classy panzanella or bread salad.

This hot and sour soup from Thailand combines shrimp, chile peppers, lemongrass, galangal, tomatoes, mushrooms, and lots of cilantro. Exotic, spicy soup.

Halibut fish fillets are crusted with a mixture of grand hazelnuts, lemon zest, thyme, and mustard. A terrific fish recipe for entertaining.

For this Mexican-inspired recipe, mild tilapia fish fillets are rubbed with pepper, chili powder, cumin, and oregano. On the side is a lively salad.

For this classic Cantonese recipe, shrimp and fermented black beans are served in a sauce spiked with garlic, ginger, and scallions. A kid-friendly recipe.

Fresh cod fillet and corn star in these cakes, filled also with potato, bacon, and red pepper. Served with a green salad, this recipe is a perfect lunch.

Salt cod, a Portuguese classic, is given a modern twist in this recipe for hash made of potato, onion, and bell pepper, courtesy of Horatius Restaurant.