A rare treat on the evenings my husband misses dinner: pizza and a movie. Slowly, I'm learning to bake my own bread. It's not easy to create the perfect sandwich loaf. But homemade pizza dough? Easy as pie. Pizza pie. I follow Mark Bittman's recipe in How to Cook Everything Vegetarian and add toppings as my panty and fridge allow. That means sometimes there is red sauce, always there are cheese and veggies, occasionally some sausage or salami, even an egg. The only constant is to layer the flavors sparingly - each slice should have a little of everything, but not be too dense or overwhelming - and to let the pizza rest for five minutes after slicing.
What about the carrots and apple slices, you ask? I add them to the cutting board and thus I can boast to serve a bevy of healthy options with dinner. Let's keep it a secret between us that I ate them all.
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