Pizza with Homemade Dough, 

& Store-bought Toppings: 

Pizza Sauce & Fresh Mozzarella

Baking Day: Pizza! I had some fresh mozzarella cheese that needed to be used, and what better way, than on a pizza? I realized it had been a while since I'd made any, so it was definitely time. Pizza dough seems very "forgiving" of any mistakes, especially as it doesn't need to rise very much, and doesn't require much kneading. That makes it fun to bake and to try different toppings. This was the first time for fresh mozzarella, and it was a success. 

Sweet Pizza Bites

These were based on the Kouzounas Kitchen recipe for Sweet & Savory Pizza Bites. These are topped with her own Lavender Sugar (which also has vanilla?). The combination was heavenly.  I "baked" these on a griddle, but maybe next time, I'll bake them in the oven, instead. Oh, and I should try them savory, with pizza sauce. I did find that leftovers were in less-than-optimal condition after a couple days in the fridge. Next time, I think I'd just freeze the leftovers; they probably thaw quickly, anyway. I was glad to finally have a chance to try these out! 

Kouzounas Kitchen Website, Sweet & Savory Pizza Bites

Ricotta Pizza

The other day, I felt like having pizza. Then, I thought, Why not top it with some of the ricotta in the fridge? (I don't usually eat ricotta, so this was new to me.) I topped the pizza dough with some ricotta, and baked it until the crust was done. I wasn't sure if it was odd or not, but I liked it. However, I often topped leftovers with a little pizza sauce before putting them in the toaster oven, and then sometimes also topped them with a little more ricotta after the pizza was reheated. After trying all these different ways of having ricotta on pizza, I decided that next time, I would bake the crust more first, and then add the ricotta. However, this was a pretty good result, for an experiment! 

Pizza

Throwback to March 2015: Pizza! Where's the missing slice? See 2nd photo. 😉😄

Cheeseless Pizza

Throwback to: Cheeseless Pizza from last October. The dough was homemade, most likely focaccia/pizza dough from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. As I can't eat much cheese, sometimes I'll make such a pizza. This is good for a light meal or snack. That's why there are only 3 pieces pictured: I ate one first!

Vegan Pizza for Snacks

Cheese-less pizza, good for a snack. That’s what happened to the 4th piece!

Dough was most likely pizza/focaccia dough recipe from Mark Bittman ’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.

Sauce was from the store, and tastes similar to one of my favorite pizza places.