Orum - December 28, 2007

40 clove garlic chicken

Orum - December 22, 2007

Baked egg and proscuitto cups with pepper toast

Orum - December 17, 2007

Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo

Holiday cocktail party fare

Sorry, no pictures. I meant to take some, but then it slipped my mind.

Here is what I served for food..

Lisa's holiday meatballs
ginger scented pecans
cold smoked salmon phyllo cups
herb marinated goat cheese
hot feta phyllo cups

brandy orange chocolate fondue
date cream cookies
caramel pecan sandies

And for drinks we had assorted beers and liquor as well as these special drinks...

pomegranate-lemon martini
mulled cider with brandy

What is everyone doing for Christmas this year?

Orum - December 6, 2007

Chick pea and spinach stew

Orum - December 1, 2007

Imagery Ash Creek Cab



Spaghetti with Meatballs

Orum - November 29, 2007

Turmeric poached egg with wilted spinach on pepper toast

Orum - November 26, 2007

Chilaquiles

From the garden

Salad nicoise from our garden in seattle

Some of my latest fabrications

Sterling silver cufflinks commissioned for Anne Lund's wedding.
The big ring with saphires.
Green torquoise.
Ruby tube setting.

Thanksgiving Prime Rib

Hope all of you had a fantastic Thanksgiving with the people you love. Richie and I stayed here in DC rather than fight with the travelling masses to get to either of our home states. This is the second year in a row that we've done that, so I guess we've established it as our tradition. Another tradition of two years and counting... instead of turkey, we had prime rib. Sorry, I didn't take a picture, but I can assure you it tasted even better than it looked!

Next weekend we are having a holiday cocktail party (you are all virtually invited - I wish you could come in reality too!). I'm feeling really out of practice in the party hosting arena and kind of struggling to come up with foods that are fairly easy to prepare and will appeal to a broad spectrum of people, yet have that "dinner club" quality too. Any suggestions?

Orum - November 23, 3007

Aloo Gobi

So happy that this is back up and running. Any interesting plans for Thanksgiving? Great pics Nick and Jess.

Orum - November 11, 2007

Leek and lemon fusilli with chicken

Orum - November 7, 2007

Swiss Chard Risotto

Orum - November 5, 2007

Galician Fish Stew

Orum - November 1, 2007

Spanish Tortilla (basically a frittata with spinach, onion and pine nut)

Orum - October 29, 2007

Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

Orum - October 28, 2007

Crispy Turkey Cutlets with Walnut Sage Sauce; Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash with Crispy Sage

Orum - October 27, 2007

Imagery 2006 Viognier


Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Cabbage

Fabulous pictures... indeed, how do the Orums stay so thin?

When and where is the next reunion? I don't want to have to get married again just to see y'all!

Orum - October 22, 2007

Pork with grilled vegetable pisto;
rioja-style potatoes with chorizo;
Tempranillo rioja

Orum - October 21, 2007

Crispy Thai Chicken Salad; Reisling

Orum - October 18, 2007

Wild Rice Chicken Soup