Sylvia's Scenario

In our family, Father's Day and baseball go hand in hand so once again this year we were off to another Mariner baseball game for Father's Day, one of Bruce's favorite pastimes.  My brother was visiting so he and his wife joined us.  They were here to attend the World Cup where Seattle is one of the cities in North America hosting games.  We are having six games here, including the USA team where they won their match. It was definitely on my brother's bucket list to experience such a thing since they are huge soccer fans so I'm glad we could accommodate them during their visit. Father's Day was a beautiful day this year and the Mariners won so that always makes it more of a fun day.  Bruce barbecued hamburgers which is another one of his favorite pastimes - having a barbecue.   My sister brought a fruit salad, my nephew brought our favorite  Pasta & Co.  house salad, and I made a family favorite  pasta colelsaw . Bruce offered three kinds of c...

This Mother's Day my sister, Barbara, made a special treat for us.  It was an espresso martini that she had first made with my cousin during her visit to New York City recently.  My cousin had been tweeking this recipe for awhile and when my sister visited her in April, she was eager for Barbara to try her perfected version.  This is the same cousin who I wrote about here who does the waffle parties in her New York apartment.  My sister hosted a barbecue at her house on Mother's Day with Bruce and I, her son and his wife and their kids. Here are the three moms together with our special espresso martinis.   The men fired up the barbecue and cooked some bratwurst for dinner and we all contributed some salads to accompany them.  It made for another wonderful family feast, something my family is very good at pulling together.  And a lovely coconut cake for dessert to top it off.  Now, back to his espresso martini.  I could tell when I tasted it ...