The Hawaiian Pizza

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[...] They stopped, and stared at me. After a long wait, they burst out laughing, and pointing at me. I cowered. They thought it was funny. It wasn't. My grandmother said that it would be disgusting and an insult to Italian food. Pfffffff. As if she knew anything about it. And I decided, for once, to do what I wanted to do. I raised my head, smiled, and I poured the content of the tin on my pizza. She frowned and glared at me. [...]

[...] The Hawaiian Pizza STORY My family is not really close to me. We only meet during Christmas, offer presents, and get back home like nothing happened. One day, when my Mom and I came to see them, my family decided that each one would cook their own pizzas for Christmas. We were in the kitchen and we had a pizza dough in front of us and in the middle of the table, all the ingredients that we could drop off the pizza. [...]

[...] We sat on our chairs and waited for the pizzas to finish cooking. When my pizza came, I cut a first slice and tasted it. It was an explosion of flavours in my mouth. It was salty with the bacon but also sweet with the pineapple, cheesy and undeniably delicious. The sweet pineapple provided a nice contrast to the salty flavours and added a lot of freshness to the pizza. When I bit the last piece of my slice, I discovered that there were crisp edges but had a fluffy interior. [...]

[...] (canned or fresh) To prevent the pizza toppings from making 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled your pizza crust soggy, brush the shaped dough lightly with olive oil. Top the dough evenly with pizza sauce, then add the cheese, PREP TIME: 2 HOURS, 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 2 HOURS, 30 MINUTES ham, pineapple, and bacon. Bake pizza for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil, if desired. Slice hot pizza and serve immediately. [...]