California Bouillabaisse

2 cloves garlic minced

1 large onion sliced

2 small leeks thinly sliced

1 each bay leaf

2 cups tomatoes peeled and chopped

2 cups fish stock or half water and half bottled clam juice

1 cup white wine dry

1/4 cup fennel bulb fresh or,

1/2 ts crushed fennel seeds

1/8 teaspoon saffron threads crushed

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons parsley leaves minced

2 each lobster tails split through shells

1 pound red snapper, whole fish cut in chunks

1 pound halibut or sea bass chunks

12 medium shrimp

6 each crab legs

6 each clams

6 each oysters

6 each mussels

1 x crusty bread optional*