I love anchovy filets. They are salty succulent delicate little strips of magic. I love them so much that my first dinner after 5 weeks of veganism was anchovy carbonara. I could have had anything! Tacos, a burger, steak, fish and chips, a giant wedge of cheese, a gallon of heavy cream, but I went ...
Italian Sponge Cake with Lemon Custard
WARNING: This is the first cake I've ever baked so for all you bakers out there who see my mistakes, shhhhh it still tastes great.From ages 5-13 my favorite dessert was Italian sponge cake. Not chocolate cake or brownies. Not pumpkin pie. Not cinnamon rolls. Extremely simple white cake, whipped cream, a little custard, and ...
Clam Broth with Garlic and Tomato
Clams are phenomenal. And basically idiot proof. Guys if you want to impress your lady (or man) with a fancy tasting, fancy looking home cooked meal that was a cinch to prepare, this is the recipe for you. There is so much natural flavor locked inside the modest mollusk that all you have to do is gently coax ...
Braised Short Rib Pasta
Braised meat is bomb. There is nothing more tender or better at serving up saucy goodness. But, I don't want to focus on what you guys already know, so let's talk about (braised) meat sauce. We're all familiar with Bolognese and this recipe is really a slightly more complex variation of that classic, at least ...
Anchovy Carbonara
Carbonara is one of those pasta dishes (like lasagna) that everyone thinks is sexy as hell but nobody really makes at home. It's a buzz word for deliciousness that we (incorrectly) assume is beyond our modest culinary skills. Foolishness! While lasagna, and homemade ravioli or homemade pesto, are truly labor intensive dishes, carbonara is actually ...
Tomato Sauce with Pancetta and Shallot
For Style and Cheek's first recipe post I decided to go with something incredibly basic that you can build on for future recipes: tomato sauce. There are a TON of different (and delicious) ways to make tomato sauce, ranging from a simple "quick" sauce with 4 ingredients to a complex braised meat "Sunday gravy".Today I'm going ...