Seafood Bread

Ingredients

• 1 large, round country-bread loaf (about 1 1/2 pounds, and 11 to 12 inches in diameter), either homemade or store-bought
• GARLIC-HERB BUTTER
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1/2 cup herbs (a mixture of basil, chives, and chervil)
• 3 large cloves garlic
• 3 tablespoons pecan halves
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons dry white wine
• 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped ('/3 cup)
• 1/2 pound shrimp, shelled
• 1/2 pound sea scallops
• 1/2 pound salmon, boneless and skinless
• 1/2 pound wild or white cultivated mushrooms
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• A cup dry white vermouth