Stuffed clams are also known as stuffies. They are popular in New England and consist of a breadcrumb and minced clam mixture that is baked on the half shell of a quahog hard shell clam. Other ingredients typically found in the basic breadcrumb mixture are: meat such as sausage, bacon or chorizo, peppers, lemon juice, celery, garlic, spices and herbs. There are many different recipes for stuffed clams; many restaurants in New England have their own variety, as do many home cooks. Citation: Quohog.org/cuisine

For early humans, one of the first displays of modern behavior was a sort of beach party and clam bake along the coast of South Africa. Artifacts found in a cave on coastal cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For early humans, one of the first displays of modern behavior was a sort of beach party and clam bake along the coast of South Africa. Artifacts found in a cave on coastal cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean...

But many conspiracy theorists want me to swallow so much more. I am being asked to believe that an administration, whose operational incompetence demonstrates their consistent inability to organize even a decent clam-bake, somehow orchestrated a vast and complex conspiracy of evidence-planting and controlled demolitions to bring about the events

Sagamore Lobster is giving away a New England Clam Bake for Two. All you have to do is enter your email address and the winner will be drawn at random, at the end of the month.

I’m feeling all ‘home and hearthy’ today with the autumn temperatures. So, in keeping with the season, I am going to give you a little gift. Boston’s famous and historic Durgin-Park restaurant is known for many things: baked beans, clam chowder, prime rib. But possibly its most important regional dish is Indian pudding.