Pizza Pizza!

The older kids at New Hope and I have been talking about making homemade pizza for awhile now, and this weekend was the time to do it.  As I type, they are back at Sonrise starting their new school year.  Rwandan schools are on a different schedule than our school here in Kigali... anyway, on Saturday we made pizza.  And it was REALLY GOOD.  Seriously.  Here is a photo play by play.  All photo credits go to Sande (11 year old) and Kayitesi (I think 10 years old?)  They are budding photographers. :)

The sous chefs.  Chopping, grating, pressing dough.

Kayitesi and Ana pressing the crust.

Nshimye organizing the pies.

Isaac and Fabiola, garlic and onion chopping experts.

Homemade sauce.  The tomatoes here make really good tomato sauce.

Salami works well as pepperoni.

And as a mask.

Here is how we cooked the pizza.  Let me explain the process:

1. Start a charcoal fire on the cement stove.  Nurture it until it is really hot.

2. Put a wire rack on top of said fire.

3. Pizza pan (with pizza) goes on top of wire rack.

4. Use a huge pot on top to ensure that cheese melts.

5. Keep blowing on the fire to make sure it stays hot.  Nshimye was very helpful in this regard.  He was a vigilant pizza chef.  Wouldn't give the responsibility to anyone else, until I took over to ensure his lungs didn't get completely ruined by inhaling charcoal dust.

Here it is.  Don't you want some?

Pizza on charcoal has a really good flavor. I'd recommend it.