Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      tablespoons   virgin olive oil
   3                    garlic cloves -- peeled, sliced thin
   1                    red bell pepper -- cored, seeded,
                        -- and chopped 1/4"
                        -- dic
   1      tablespoon    crushed hot red pepper
  24                    cockles or tiny clams -- scrubbed and rinsed
  24                    prince edward island mussels -- scrubbed and rinsed
   1 1/2  cups          dry white wine
   2      tablespoons   unsalted butter
   1      pound         spaghetti
     1/4  cup           finely-chopped Italian parsley

Preparation:

Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. In a 12-inch to 14-inch sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add garlic, bell pepper and hot pepper and cook until soft, about 7 to 8 minutes. Add cockles and mussels and cook 1 minute, stirring regularly. Add white wine and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, drop pasta in boiling water and cook according to package instructions. Add butter to pan with mollusks and cook until clams and mussels are all open, about 3 minutes. Drain pasta well and toss into pan with clams. Cook 30 seconds together, add parsley, toss well and serve in a warm serving bowl. Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-5713)