Week 1 - Giants @ Cowboys

I think this year is going to be difficult. First, I'm working full time (Yay, me!) so I don't have nearly as much time to look for recipes and go shopping. I also don't want to sit at a computer once I've finished a full workday (Yay, me!), so I'm already a week behind.

But hey, a girl's gotta eat, so...

Lots of people made good suggestions, but this week's winner is Dave Groo who suggested New York-styled BBQ brisket pizza.* Here's how it went.

First, there's no way I was going to spend an entire Sunday smoking an entire brisket. I don't have a set up, and honestly, it seems like a pain in the ass. So I used this recipe from All Recipes.com. Super easy. Love it.

But then I felt guilty. Essentially, all I did was put some meat in the slow cooker.** That kind of seems like cheating, so I made Neely's BBQ Sauce. Still easy, but at least I felt like I was cooking when all I was actually doing was waiting. Well, waiting and assembling, which basically means...

1. Open tube of pizza crust.
2. "Roll out" dough.
3. Cook crust halfway.
4. Layer BBQ sauce & cheese. (Did I mention I used smoked gouda? I'm a freakin' genius!)
5. Add brisket.
6. Finish cooking.

End result? Floppy, bbq-y goodness.

*Full disclosure. Brisket is almost always going to win.

**Totally full disclosure. I didn't make the crust either. Please. Like that was going to happen.