Pizza!

On Sunday afternoon, we introduced the family to pizza. While in town we found some pita bread and some mozzarella cheese. Then we bought some strange looking hot dog like things and cut up onions, peppers and tomatoes. There are some pizza shops in town, but the kids had never tasted pizza before. They have a stove/oven combination in the kitchen, but the oven window was broken out about 6 years ago and they said they only used it once anyway. I got the oven to light (gas oven) and burned out all the dirt and junk that had accumulated. Then we got all the kids to put the toppings on their pizzas and I sat in front of the oven and switched them out when they were done. Considering the oven didn't have a real door, they cooked pretty well.

Here is the youngest of the family, Anahi (with emphasis on the last syllable), with her first pizza. She was stoked.


Here are Josue and Monica with their creations. They were quite particular about how their pizzas looked, and then made some pizzas for their parents as well. Here are the Lopez Perugachi children, out in the front patio enjoying their pizzas. It was definitely a hit with the family, and we told them about Hawaiian pizzas that we may want to try next time around. In fact, yesterday in the market we bought two fresh pineapples that were about double the size of anything I've ever seen in the US, and they were oh so ripe. 50 cents a piece and we cut them up and had them for dessert. Although to be honest, we ate them before dinner, because once they were cut up, they smelled so good that no one could wait until after dinner.

All the kids enjoyed the pizza outside. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, perfect for a homemade pizza party.
Jorie and Audrey couldn't stop talking about how the pizza was just like in Hong Kong. Nearly every Friday night, which Amy dubbed Friday Fun Night, we made pizza and watched a movie. It was good for the kids to reminisce about Hong Kong and to have something that was very familiar to them. Probably about 75% of the time we have soup for dinner. The soup is very good, and definitely more healthy than pizza, with lots of vegetables and once in a while some chicken. We have also made macaroni and cheese, which was a little overcooked, but good and cheesy. Amy has also whipped up pancakes a couple of times, and the family (especially Suzanna), loves them.