Crock Pot Beef Brisket

One thing I asked for in this last year was patience. A general kind of patience, too (if that exists). I can't determine whether one is innately patient or whether it takes a lot of focused discipline to obtain such a desired virtue. In reality, I think it may be a combination of the two.

Since I fathom I was born with the short end of the "patience stick" I have diligently tried to be aware of this shortcoming. Therefore, I have tried to do whatever I can to transform what would be characteristically frustrating situations for me into oddly amusing scenarios. I'll keep you posted if anything outrageously funny happens but so far my method has been working.

In reflection of this, I recently bought Ian a brand new pair of Sperry's in his favorite color for his birthday. I noticed very shortly after buying these shoes that Mick (our dachshund/lab mix) had been sneaking into the spare bedroom and licking Ian's new shoes. After being scolded each time for his curiosity he eventually got a hold of them in the middle of the night...The next morning we woke up to 6 piles of puke and one very sick puppy.

Not knowing what in the world he had ingested the night before we started laughing in disbelief as the only evidence were the leftover shoe laces and the metal eyelets. We couldn't really stay mad at Mick either since he had an ample amount of punishment coming his way; it took a couple of days for the rest of the shoes to reappear...

It did make us realize we have to take a different approach the next time Mick becomes fixated with an object. He has now managed to destroy almost all of Ian's shoes, all of our remote controls, and the old and new carpet. On top of that he loves to eat anything he finds in our trash cans. Living with a dog that is equivalent in personality and energy to the dog from Marley and Me but happens to be only a quarter of his size makes me exhausted and grateful at the same time. But I still had enough energy to chuckle in my kitchen as I looked at both of my crazy dogs while cooking Ian and myself some dinner.

Ingredients:

• 3 lb Beef Briskett
• 4 Cloves of Garlic
• 2 Tbsp of Ketchup
• 1 Tbsp of Red Wine Vinager
• 1 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
• 1/2 tsp of Salt
• 1/8 tsp of Pepper
• 2 Onions
• 1/3 cup of Water

Cooking Directions:

• First thinly slice the onions on a cutting board and place them on the bottom of the crock pot
• Place the brisket fat side up
• Mince the garlic cloves and sprinkle them on top of the brisket
• Combine the ketchup, vinegar, and brown sugar together and coat the brisket
• Add the water to the bottom of the crock pot
• Cover and cook on Low for 9 hours

I went Barbacoa Style tonight and I paired it with my own homemade salsa...oh yeah.