Dan made bread this week.  No, that is not earth shattering news by any means.  We have 2 starters in our fridge, so he makes bread almost every week ...(reason #589 why we are FAT!).....During this particular bread making effort, he left out one key ingredient...salt.  Bleeeeechhhh.  Have you ever tasted bread with no salt?  At any rate, with 2 loaves of saltless bread sitting on the counter, I couldn't help but want to turn this bread baking tragedy into a dinner triumph.  Enter....SAVORY BREAD PUDDING.  Now, the thing I like about Savory Bread Pudding is that it is the perfect excuse to clean out the refrigerator.  I had just made some italian meringue and had 5 egg yolks with no place to go, so inspiration wasn't far behind.  My particular version included, red pepper, yellow beets, onions, ham, blue cheese and some 4 cheese blend for good measure.  I opened up the spice cabinet and threw in a little of this, a little of that, a pinch of this, a pinch of that, mixed the egg yolks with some milk, tossed it in a bowl, into the oven and VOILA, dinner is served.  I know, I know, it's not exactly light summer supper fare, but it served it's purpose.  Throw a salad next to it, and it's a perfect dinner.  Other than that, I had some great success with a couple cake ideas I tried out and some other "behind the scenes" things.  Tonight we are off to the symphony for the final performance of the season..and of course, (it goes hand in hand with the symphony)...dinner at the Avenue Grille....Tomorrow night I'm off to Canton for the week!  Have a great week! 

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/