Last night we made homemade pizzas.
I made pizza dough from scratch.
I made pizza sauce from scratch using these amazing crushed tomatoes that a friend turned me on to. They are so good that if you open the can and scoop a spoonful out they smell and taste like you just picked them from your garden and sliced them. I took a photo of the can you see exactly what I used. I actually have the cans shipped from NY to me, they are that good. I thought my friend was nuts when he said he had canned tomatoes shipped to him but now I get it. I found MyBrands.com has the best price and often has shipping rate specials.
I included a great olive oil that is infused with garlic that I love. I have been using the olive oil for years but thought I would suggest this to you as well.
To make the pizza sauce I mixed one can of crushed tomatoes, some garlic olive oil, four cloves of garlic minced, and some fresh chopped basil. Simple and delicious. That is also how I start my spaghetti sauce too.
As much as I love that pizza sauce, I prefer a white sauce on my veggie pizza so I made this artichoke spread as my sauce. The recipe is from a magazine I bought years ago called Pizza On The Grill. I substituted the mayo with Veganaise but I did use real cheese. It is an amazing pizza sauce but it is also an amazing dip with pita chips. I could barely keep Stephen and Paisley out of it. Okay, I could barely stay out of it too.
Paisley's take on a Margherita pizza.
It has dough, pizza sauce, grilled zucchini, cherry tomates, fresh mozzarella cheese and sprinkled with fresh chopped basil.
Paige's Veggie Pizza
The first photo is of the raw pizza on the pizza stones in the oven. The last photo shows both Stephen's and my pizza on the stones just to give you a size photo. Each pizza is about 6-7 inches.
I have dough, artichoke spread, cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts, grilled zucchini, cashews, and a few pieces of mozzarella cheese.
The pizzas were all cooked at 550 degrees, the stones heated in the oven as the oven heated up. Each cooked for between 12-14 minutes. We just watched them and carefully touched the crust to test.
Stephen's Carnivore Pizza.
He started with dough, pizza sauce, then mushrooms, black olives, artichoke hearts, grilled Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, and sprinkled the top with a bit of freshly chopped basil. He had pepperoni but he ran out of room.
This was such a fun family meal. I enjoyed making the personal pan pizzas with you and kneading the dough. We will have to make them again soon. Next time we will have to combine our pizza making skills wih some italian jam music while we are cooking. :)
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