Good morning! 😀 So happy to be a part of the Freaky Friday Winter Event! This is a group of bloggers that get together to do a special event several times a year, where we are all secretly assigned to another blogger in the group!

We all make, photo and review one of our assigned blogger’s recipes. Then, on reveal day, we all get to see who had who and what we all made! It’s a great way to make new friends and get to try new recipes that we might not otherwise get to experience! So much fun!

 

 

For this event, I was secretly assigned to Christie Campbell (are we related??), who owns the blog, A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures! I cracked up over that blog name, which she said originated from her friends who (teasingly) call her that! Too funny! I was surprised to see that her last name is “Campbell”! I wondered if I’m possibly related to her?? (My maiden name was Campbell!) I would not be surprised! 😀 Too cool!

Anyways, Christie is one lucky girl in so many ways! She learned how to bake with her Mom and Grandma, and her love for cooking was taught to her by her Dad! Wonderful to have both skills in the kitchen, as most people prefer one over the other. (I’m more like Christie, though, and also enjoy both very much!) She also got to be on Emeril Live!! BAM!! Yep!! And her recipe that got her on the show that she entered in a contest, is still on foodtv.com!  Check it out {here}!!! She’s also engaged, and a loving mama to her beloved furbaby!

So what to make? We had been craving pizza for quite a long time, and I was thrilled to see that Christie had several on her blog! The hublet made the final decision, because everything sounded good to me! But, ultimately, he chose for me to make her “Genetic Hot Hawaiian French Bread Pizza“! (What is it with guys and pineapple on their pizzas??) But I was game, so long as it was fresh pineapple and not the canned stuff! I was so glad he chose that one, but others in the running were her Cubano French Bread Pizza, Cheesy Skillet Beef, Greek-Style Burgers, and Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake! Any of these would be perfect this time of year!

But I was more than happy with this one.
And I already had half of the ingredients!
Always a good thing!

 

 

I did take a few liberties with Christie’s recipe, though. We are pizza fanatics!! And we hadn’t had pizza in AGES. So a “few” extra ingredients “accidentally” flew on top. 😉

*The first day our pizza included pizza sauce, Italian sausage, ham, Canadian bacon, fresh pineapple, roasted red sweet peppers (cubanelles) from my garden,
and ripe, black olives! 

Oh.

And GOBS of cheese!

 

 

Assembling the pizza was so much fun, and comes together in a snap!

 

 

After a short trip into the oven, this pizza came out
absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!

 

 

The last piece is up for grabs! 
Better call, “Dibs!”, quick!! 😉

 

 

Since it’s just the hublet and myself, I saved the other half of the french bread,
along with what was left of the previous days’ goodies,
to make a second round!

 I had used up all of my black olives, so,
I switched them out for pimiento-stuffed green ones!

 

 

I was also out of fresh mushrooms – – bummer!! – – so I made up for those
by adding paper-thin sliced red onion! VERY good on pizza!

So Day II’s pizza consisted of pizza sauce, sausage, pineapple,
ham, Canadian bacon, roasted red sweet peppers (cubanelles) from my garden,
pimiento-stuffed green olives and thinly sliced red onion!

And oh hellz yea.

GOBS of cheese!! 😉 

 

 

I also kicked up the top a notch,
 adding a boost of flavor to the mild mozzarella & provolone blend cheese
by lightly sprinkling with finely crushed oregano and basil!
And also a touch of garlic salt and fresh cracked black pepper!

 

 

These pizzas were killer good!!! I don’t know which one I liked the best,
as they were BOTH delicious!

I can’t thank Christie enough for having this on her blog,
A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures,
because otherwise, we’d still be dreaming of pizzas!!

(Actually, truth be told, we’re already craving these again! 😉 )

Thanks so much to our fearless leader,
Michaela, of “An Affair from the Heart“, for having me!

Again, I had a blast and I hope that I did her recipe proud.
*Please do take the time to check out all of Christie’s recipes! 

 

 

*Please click {here} to see Christie’s original recipe from, “A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures“.

Yield: 6-8 servings

Hawaiian French Bread Pizza with Ham & Fresh Pineapple / Freaky Friday Winter Edition!

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Ingredients

• 1 large wide loaf soft French bread
• 12 - 16 oz. (1 1/2 - 2 cups) pizza sauce
• 2 cups diced ham, or as desired
• 6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 (1 lb.) bag + 1 (8 oz.) bag, (*3 cups per half)
• 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks, or as much as you want

Optional Additional Ingredients:

• fresh sliced mushrooms
• sliced black or green pimiento-stuffed olives
• julienned fresh sweet red peppers or roasted red peppers
• thinly sliced red onion
• diced Canadian bacon
• cooked ground Italian Sausage
• spicy sliced or diced pepperoni
• (a light sprinkling of finely crushed basil, oregano, garlic salt and fresh cracked black pepper for the top)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375º F.

Slice baguette in half lengthwise. Place onto parchment-lined baking sheet(s), cut side-up.

Spread the tops (cut side) of the bread halves heavily with pizza sauce.

Sprinkle a little bit of the cheese on top of the sauce.

Top with ham, pineapple, and any additional ingredients desired. Top with lots of cheese! (I used 3 cups per loaf as our loaves were quite large).

Lightly sprinkle top with garlic salt, fresh-cracked black pepper, and a little finely dried basil and oregano if desired.

Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the bread starts to brown and the cheese is fully melted. *Watch, as all ovens bake differently.

Slice the halves into chunky serving-sized pieces, or skinny appetizer-sized slices, and serve hot 'n bubbly!