This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook. On Sunday morning, following a trip to a local farmer’s market/major supermarket chain, we will be preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks opponent. Then at halftime we will throw our badly burned hands in the air and make hot dogs.

Seahawks vs. Deep Dish Pizza Preview

On Sunday morning while Shaun Alexander was looking deep into Casey Treat’s eyes, we were gathering green peppers, Italian sausage, and a brick of mozzarella cheese, while looking forward to the middle of our pizza.

However, since we feared the crust we enlisted the help of our special-touch-friend, who in another life is running a bakery in Paris and isn’t dating someone who spends their Sunday morning making jokes involving the words need and knead. She dodged our puns while making sure we knew that liquids and powders have different measuring tools, and calming us down when we discovered the true power of yeast.

We had a small glob of dough, covered if for an hour, and when we removed the napkin it had grown to the size of Walter Jones’ forearm. Will it only stop growing once it’s destroyed us all? Should we just give it whatever it wants? She quickly explained what was happening, and that it was nothing to worry about—something we kneaded.

As for the pizza, well, we decided to make two in order to match Rex Grossman’s quarterback rating.

The first one was an absolute disaster. The filling never really settled, and we were left with deep dish soup. Spoons were handed out and the meal was slurped down.

For the second one we took the advice of our roommate and baked it a lower temperature. Much better, a pizza you could eat without a straw.

Next time, lower heat for longer and less sauce. We also put paper between the crust and pan, with the thought that we could remove the pizza by pulling on the paper. As they might say in Chicago, “Datsh, a bad idea dere.” The crust covered the paper, and a friend helped us very carefully move the pizza from the pan using 1-2-3-lift method.

Second time was the charm, and we quickly ordered another turkey for Thursday.

Next Week-- Seahawks @ Gooey Butter Cake, 10am.

Disaster:

Better:

Deep Pan Pizza Flip Book:

The left over dough can bring joy to a child's eyes: