A Night of Martinis....

What a busy week last week was!  But really, aren't they all?  Memorial Day was a great day to relax.  I planted some tomato plants, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, lettuces and spinachs and Dan concentrated on getting some pepper plants and herbs into the earth.  Tuesday off to Utah, back on Wednesday, Thursday off to South Dakota and back home Friday afternoon.....whew!  Saturday I helped in a cheesemaking class.  The class made butter, lemon cheese, ricotta and mozzarella.  If you have never tried to make your own cheeses, it really is fairly easy.  If you're interested and looking for some recipes, you can check out the Barefoot Contessa's cookbook for a great ricotta recipe, or just email me and I would be glad to send you some.  Saturday night we finally got to see Pink Martini with the Colorado Symphony.  The show had originally been cancelled a few months ago, but the wait was totally worth it.  It was a great show!  And if that wasn't enough martini for the evening, we headed over to the Avenue Grille for a post concert dinner and of course, dirty martinis!    Today, we've been smoking a brisket in the smoker and I'm counting the minutes to eat.  I'll let you know how delicious is was!  And if your interested, check out the website:  http://www.pinkmartini.com/