Littleneck

White suggests foie gras torchons with spiced figs and sweet/spicy ormeasco mostarda; the Ligurian pasta called Trofie with shellfish ragout; pan-roasted cod with littleneck clams and watercress pesto; and a warm liquid-center chocolate coulant with stracciatelli gelato. ❋ Julie Mautner (2011)

I thought the world was my oyster, or at least my littleneck clam, but I found soon enough that the shimmering surface of unpaid drama festivals was just a thin veneer that covered a worm-ridden table beneath it, not to wear out my metaphoric welcome or anything. ❋ Con Chapman (2012)

So I recently conjured up -- with considerable effort and not a little expense -- some fresh littleneck clams that I chopped with various other things, topped with bacon, and broiled on the half-shell. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ingredients 3 pounds small boiling potatoes or medium sweet potatoes, cut in half 8 quarts littleneck or cherrystone clams 12 ears corn, husks on 2 pounds red or yellow onions, peeled and cut in half 8 quarts mussels, well-rinsed and debearded 12 chicken thighs optional 3 pounds spicy sausage such as chorizo, linguica ❋ Gail Monaghan (2011)

To finish the dish, he nestles littleneck clams into the corn, letting them steam open right in the pot, and showers the dish with chopped basil. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not only does the recipe say it serves 6 to 9 who can divide by 9?, but by my quick read, even if you settle on the 6-servings idea, making it for one would cause you to include a single chicken thigh, one lonely littleneck clam, one just-as-lonely mussel, a single jumbo shrimp and 1 1/2 ounces of rockfish, among other things. ❋ Joe Yonan (2010)

The many invertebrates here, such as littleneck clams and sand dollars, make good meals for vertebrates. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

Add 1 to 2 pounds of littleneck clams and cover the pot. ❋ Michael Ruhlman (2009)

Once there, you'll find seafood shacks on nearby Basin Road, where a dozen littleneck clams on the half shell runs $10 and outside benches face fishing boats. ❋ Robert Reid (2009)

I then cook two dozen littleneck clams in the sauce. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I took a shortcut and used clam juice and skipped the first step of steaming 16 littleneck clams. ❋ Katie Khoury (2008)

The mudflats are often partially covered by mats of Vaucheria (a green alga), and typically harbor cockles (Clinocardium nuttalli), gaper (Tresus capax), bentnose, and littleneck (Protothaca staminea) clams. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then, during the last few minutes, I added about 2 dozen littleneck clams to the pot. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The littleneck clam pizza turned out to be somewhat of a disappointment. ❋ Karyn (2007)