last night i was in the mood for pizza. homemade, yummy pizza. my mom had just given craig & me a jar of homemade basil & pine nut pesto, so i was anxious to put it to good use : )
mid-afternoon, i mixed up some super-easy no-knead dough (recipe {here}) to use for the pizza crust. a little bit of prep and forethought, but it's totally worth it.
pizza pizza
i preheated the oven to 400 degrees and then spread the dough on our pizza stone that i had sprinkled with cornmeal. (i regular baking tray will do the trick too.)
then i topped 1/2 with:
mom's pesto
muenster cheese
chopped kalamata olives
and the other 1/2 with:
vodka sauce
mozzarella
turkey pepperoni
bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and lightly browned. while baking, make yourself a faux cosmo : )
1.5 oz vodka
2 oz cranberry
squeeze of fresh citrus (i like lime)
top it off with seltzer or diet 7up or sprite
sit back and enjoy your drink. and enjoy the delicious smell eminating from your oven. when the pizza's done baking, let it cool for a few minutes before slicing and enjoying! mangia : )
mmm...pizza.....
