Oh good gracious. Please Notre Dame, PLEASE pull out a make-it-look-easy win. I honestly don’t think I can handle another week of the emotional torture that you are putting Ryan through.

Not to mention, the food is all but wasted if it gets thrown across the room as the men jump up off the couch in dismay.

This hasn’t actually happened, don’t worry. I’m just sympathizing with you ladies out there.

This week, we explore two popular pizza toppings, bacon and pineapple. Rolled up together. And in true appetizer fashion – secured with a toothpick.

Let me just say that I am not usually a “toothpick holder” person. I honestly find them to be a bit…tacky? However, sometimes a girl’s got no choice.

The bacon gets dredged in brown sugar before you wrap it around the pineapple. It’s quite amazing really.

For the women, football season is about a third of the way over. Keep the hope, girls!

For the men, remember…if you throw it across the room, you must clean it up. And probably will be serving yourself PB & J for the rest of the season.

Just a thought.

Makes 15 servings – this is relative to what you deem a “serving”

Ingredients::

• 1 pound bacon
• 1 can chunked pineapple
• ½ cup brown sugar

Directions::

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut the pound of bacon in half. Put the brown sugar in a shallow bowl. Take a half  slice of bacon and dredge it through the brown sugar.
2. Put two chunks of pineapple, side by side, on one end of the bacon slice and roll up. Secure with a toothpick and place on  jellyroll pan or cookie sheet.
3. Bake for at least 25 minutes, or until the bacon looks brown and crispy.