tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81897406627296738412011-12-14T19:29:18.444-05:00loving [good] food, wine and life after college. |NorCAL Edition.Kabrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631822545513800569noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189740662729673841.post-65306792295625916082009-06-15T15:33:00.032-04:002009-06-16T11:52:54.788-04:00

An intense week of planning and prepping for J's celebratory Moroccan feast finally came to its end; by the time Saturday morning finally came around, I was calm and focused on the task at hand. My house was clean (save the sink-fulls of dishes I'd still have to do throughout the day) and everything that could have been prepped ahead of time, was cleaned, cut and marinating in the fridge. Falling

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As "planned" over a month ago before Themed Cuisine Week I: Ethiopian, the time for Themed Cuisine Week II: Moroccan is coming to fruition. Literally. My preserved lemons have been pickling for 5 weeks and are ready to make their way into a 4-course, wine-paired dinner. No expense spared to celebrate J's super-successful first year of Grad school (1/2 way done!).I've been utilizing my

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Ok ... so you have to trust me on this one. I'm on an oatmeal kick. I've been eating it most mornings for a while now, simply-made with some dried fruit. But this week I've been craving MORE oatmeal and it has started sneaking its way into my dinners as well. It all started with good clean ingredient-time-use-juggling banter in the "breakfast for dinner" vein (with two nights of SUPER AWESOME

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  1) Grow Red Chard2) Cut Red Chard when 10" tall (my first veggie harvest!)3) Saute onions, tomato, and fresh herbs with white wine and lemon juice4) Poach Ling Cod and chard5) Eat! .... the meal didn't look too pretty because my timing needs some work, but it was delicious!

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I thought I'd share that last night's dismally forgetful showing was completely rectified through tonight's re-dinnering. Re-dinnering (v. n.) - redeeming (or a redeemed) a screwed-up meal with the application of the previously forgotten original plan and the addition of a component that "takes it up a notch."Synonym: "better leftovers".I heated up the last slices of my incomplete pizza in a

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Ah! So many good things to savor and recount!This past Thursday I hopped a red-eye to Boston because my sister, Kirsten, was graduating from college on Saturday (wooo! yay Sister!! Congrats again and again!). In classic Schmid tradition, the event was celebrated with the whole family attending a nice meal; my sister chose for her graduation dinner to be held at a favorite restaurant of hers, the

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A quick post RE: my new additions (hey, my friends/co-workers are having children ... I'm content raising veggies at this point). Anyway, last night I planted some medium red California onions and a 5-pack of mixed lettuces. My largest tomato plant has two tiny yellow flowers, and my red bell pepper plants have buds! The red chard is about 6" tall - maybe it will be ready harvest next week? I'm

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Seriously, I am living "the life" ... and it really is the life I want to live ... well, sans a few important things like: my love. Oh ... and our dog .... and chickens. But it is gooood.This weekend I went to brunch and out shopping in SF with J's mom - we had a lovely time, complete with brunch and happy-hour cocktails (mmm sake lemon drops), vintage consignment shop browsing and my first

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Since moving to California a little over two weeks ago, I've been focusing hard on the cultivation of my inner Californian - naturally, being a Californian entails the regular enjoyment of good, fresh food and wine ... right? Right.In the first few days after my arrival - even without my kitchen having been delivered with the moving truck - I had started my first vegetable garden in [many]

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As I will be beginning a new home in California next week, this blog will no longer be the Washington, DC EDITION of Young&FOODIE ... it will henceforth be known as the NorCAL EDITION!! Stay tuned for new Farmers Markets and new food [and wine!] adventures...

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In my culinary-themed quest for … uh, well I don’t know what exactly I’m questing for, but I’m building a culinary repertoire that is increasingly appreciative of the [natural] origins of and the creation of [really] good food … I am reading another book, “The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals”. The author, Michael Pollan, contemplates the human condition of ‘food choice’ as

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I have nothing specific to elaborate on, except for why my kitchen has been pretty busy the past 4 hours. After a really lovely trip to Eastern Market with two friends, I got down to [cooking] business:- 4lbs of bone-in 1/2 turkey breast were roasted with mesquite seasoning (thank you Tupperware),- gravy and turkey broth are being made from the remnants,- 'queso fresco' is draining over the sink

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A special weekend at my cousin's wedding was additionally enjoyed through the inclusion of various conversations with my extended family pertaining to growing and cooking good [and organic or local] food. Before I headed back to DC this morning, a detour past my uncle's house earned me a pretty orange passenger - I'll call him Jack. The topic of earlier conversation, Jack had been plucked from a

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I simply love the idea of the farmer's market. Today I stopped by my near-work FarM to get a bounty before I move on Saturday. And what a bounty it is!!Included are 3 quarts of gorgeous gorgeous tomatoes .... a mixed quart of these (see above) purple, gold, orange and red multi-shaped minis, a quart of tiny romas, and a quart of these glowing deep-gold paste tomatoes. They asked what I planned to

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Today I hit the RFK FarM, which will be the FarM closest to home when I move next week. Looks like I'm going to have to be a bit more careful shopping there as it seems they stock some non-local produce. It was great that the people working the stands were willing to point out what they had grown locally. I picked up some garlic grown in PA and some local orchard apples.For lunch I took some of

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I am reading a book that is becoming a life-altering event: 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' by Barbara Kingsolver. For serious. Requirements for my life now include the grand plan of someday having a vegetable garden like my grandfather's and I'm geared up for reaching my more immediate goals of making homemade cheeses, canning summer vegetables for the winter and shopping weekly farmers' markets (

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Wow! Has it really been 2 months since I've shared a glorious meal??? I've enjoyed many a delicious venture since Sushi Damo and I regret not having shared those experiences (I will recount them soon, I promise!). Insane projects at work, general stress and a too-large-to-carry laptop have been problems solved by me kicking my work's butt and inheriting a smaller laptop :D Time to blog my socks

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Breakfast tasted great, lunch was amazing ... but the reservation for dinner at Sushi Damo last Saturday night was to be the culinary highlight of the weekend. The restaurant has been written up all over the place in the past month, so I checked out the website and found something SUPER exciting:OMAKASE: "A Japanese word meaning "entrust" or "protect," Omakase puts your culinary experience in the

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I thought I should finally comment on a related joy of mine - cooking. I haven't had an exemplary opportunity to recount any of my culinary successes/experiments until now: Last Saturday (after a particularly delicious and [again] poorly serviced breakfast of Panettone French Toast and custom Italian omelettes at Domaso Trattoria), I tasked myself with planning J and myself a lunch to pair with

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Last weekend I 'ran' a marathon of fantastic food. An endurance challenge that, like actual running, was made even more enjoyable - appreciated for its length and more humorously mused over - by the presence of a fellow participant: My best friend was visiting from NY for the weekend and I had planned for us to visit an assortment of food destinations that I had been meaning to share/try. My

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After working through Saturday afternoon, a good hard run was needed to de-stress and to prepare for my reservation at Domaso Trattoria Moderna at 6:30pm. In hopes of catching the end of the "guest only" wine tasting, I made sure to arrive at Hotel Palomar around 5:40pm. The valet took my car and another stunningly/amusingly dressed doorman opened all doors for me to lead me upstairs. (I say '

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This evening I realized that I had missed Whole Foods' "We're In the Mood For Love" Valentine's Day sweets and wine offering (chocolate fountain included), so I decided to splurge on some tasty assorted raw fish (and a Kirin, mmm). I mean, doesn't the thought of sitting alone at a sushi bar requesting whichever fish the chef thinks are the tastiest catches seem pretty romantic? ... Come on ... In

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While mid-week splurges on tasty meals cannot be the norm (I have to save some room for the weekends!), a little bit of wine and foods that make me swoon-ey were much-needed after a rough 1/2 week back at work. In the past 3 days I've logged 41 hours . While I wish I had more to show [my bosses] for the effort, instead I now have a new experience to share! (A more delicious one, at that.)After my

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Yesterday, I returned back to my apartment in Northern VA after taking my first vacation from my full-time job. I went skiing in Colorado with three friends - we cooked some fantastic meals and drank 9 of the 10 bottles of wine that we brought with us.After spending some time on washingtonian.com and thelistareyouonit.com (two of my favorite sites for finding great food news around DC), I found a

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I think a short introduction will do.My name is Kabri and I graduated college in May 2007. I have always been a fan delicious and interesting foods and wines. Now that I'm out of school, I've found myself with the opportunity to taste my way through DC, NY and wherever else I visit. This blog is a commitment to myself to pursue the things I love (as I figure out what those 'things' are) and to

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