Sunday Brunch – Dinner At Sheila’s

As we are approaching our move to San Luis Obispo at the end of June we added another last to our long list of memories of our home that we will take with us.

My kitchen island (and before the remodel, penninsula) has been home to too many Sunday Brunches to count over these past years.

This past Sunday with cousins visiting from New England we hosted what will most likely be the last of many large family gatherings for Sunday Brunch here.

It was a wonderful day filled with food and family, a combination hard to beat.

At one point I stood at my kitchen sink just listening to all the chatter and laughter which occurs when many conversations are going on simultaneously.

While some may describe the scene as deafening noise it is music to my ears…the sounds of family, poring over old photographs of loved ones no longer with us accompanied by all the stories which bring them back to life.

…and all the sounds of everyone catching up on each other’s current lives.

Of course food always plays a central role in any family get together, and it is always a labor of love for me.

Sunday’s menu included… Bloody Mary’s, (made the mix myself), a tuna tapenade served on crostini (sorry, didn"t catch a photo of that), a platter of deviled eggs and a wedge of Manchego cheese served with some grapes and crackers for starters.

The buffet consisted of a smoked salmon platter with capers and dill, a platter of smoked roasted salmon, plain and peppered, and my own smoked whitefish salad which I will soon post.

There were veggie and fruit platters, and our aunt’s famous jello molds (that we almost forgot to take out of the fridge, which explains why they are not in the photos).