February, 2009 | We Are Never Full

Perfect Dried Pappardelle for Your Sausage Ragu

Posted in fennel, Italian, Italy, Pasta, peas, product review, Recipe, Recipes, sauce, sausage, tomato, wine on Feb 28th, 2009

Awesome dried pappardelle and delicious ragu

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A Cure for SAD & Fun Things to Do with Tentacles:
Octopus Salad

Posted in Alba, celery, culture, Garlic, Italian, Italy, lemon, octopus, Olive Oil, Puglia, Pugliese, salad, seafood, tourism, travel, winter on Feb 25th, 2009

Looking for a ray of sunshine in your diet?

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Ethiopian Food – Try It. You’ll Like It.

Posted in African, beef, bread, butter, culture, diversity, Ethiopian, flour, food magazines, kale, lentils, peas, Recipes, Saveur, spices on Feb 22nd, 2009

Last week I had off from work for our “midwinter” break. It wasn’t a very relaxing week but cooking, for me, is very relaxing. Five hours of cooking can actually be quite relaxing as well. And that’s what happened when I decided to take on the challenge that Joan of Foodalogue put in front of [...]

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Work Your Mojo with Some Mojo – Papas Arrugadas con Mojo Rojo y Mojo Verde (Wrinkled Potatoes with Red Pepper and Cilantro Sauce)

Posted in Madrid, pepper, peppers, Potato, Recipe, Recipes, restaurant, Spain, vegetables, vegetarian on Feb 19th, 2009

Over a year ago when we were in Madrid, Spain we had two dining experiences that were particularly memorable. They were memorable because these were the spots we ended up just doing an eenie-meenie-minee-moe way to pick it. Sometimes those restaurants, the type that involve zero research or reading of reviews, that end up being the best. The first experience [...]

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Nothing Says “I Heart You” Like A Free Heart Cheesecake (And a View of a Pawnshop)

Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2009

This V-day was a very special one. Not only did it fall on a Saturday so we had all day to show our love and appreciation to each other, but we were psyched to share our love in the presence of a free, beautiful Chocolate Ganache Heart Cheesecake from Junior’s Cheesecakes in Brooklyn. When I [...]

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Black Tagliatelle with Parsnip Ribbons & Infectious TV Chefs

Posted in aglio e olio, asparagus, Jamie Oliver, Olive Oil, parsley, parsnips, Pasta, Recipe, squid ink, vegetables, vegetarian on Feb 11th, 2009

In my opinion, infectious enthusiasm should be treated in exactly the same way as all infectious diseases; i.e. quashed ruthlessly with whatever combination of chemicals is necessary. With that statement out there, it’s probably unnecessary to further outline my feelings towards TV’s favorite, lovable faux-Cockney, Jamie Oliver. However, and as I have referred to in at least [...]

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Go Crispy or Go Home. Crispy Skinned Trout with Crispy Mushrooms, Crispy Veg and Not So Crispy Roasted Garlic Parsnip Puree.

Posted in broccoli raab, crispy, fish, healthy, lemon, lower fat, mushroom, mushrooms, Olive Oil, onions, Recipe, Recipes, skin, vegetables on Feb 8th, 2009

How many times can one person write the word crispy in one post title? Guess five times was enough. Now how many times can one person write crispy within a post? Word count at the end of this post – I know you’ll be on the edge of your computer chair. Seriously, the other night I was [...]

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Not For Vegetarians – Top 5 Pork Products Winner

Posted in pigs, pork, top five on Feb 7th, 2009

I think in this case, the real winner here is the almighty pig. There is nothing not delicious about this animal. From its ears to its snout to its lovely trotters, every single bit of this animal is edible and useable. Pig is the number one reason I would never, ever be able to go [...]

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Cositas Ricas, A Colombian Food Primer & A Podcast

Posted in America, arepas, caldo, chicharron, Chorizo, Colombian, diversity, eating, empanadas, indulgent meal, podcast, red beans, restaurant, Restaurant Review, rice on Feb 5th, 2009

This podcast is an interview with our friend and native Colombian Juan Camilo Osorio covering not just the Colombian restaurant – Cositas Ricas – we visited together, but also some background on Colombian food and how it is eaten.

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Some readers may remember back in the early fall when we posted about Bandeja Paisa, [...]

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Drink of the Month February: Taste-Testing Organic Vodka

Posted in alcohol, alcoholic drink, America, drink, taste test, vodka on Feb 2nd, 2009

My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; – William Wordsworth, 1802 The term formative experience refers [...]

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