Pizza with Red Sauce and Tomatoes


Pizza with Red Sauce and Tomatoes

Pizza with Red Sauce and Tomatoes

I came home from work and I really wanted pizza.  I don’t really like commercial pizza because it has so much salt, and it’s relatively expensive when you compare it to what you can make at home.

It’s easy to make at home.  The dough comes together in about 10 minutes, and then you can sit and relax for an hour while it rises. I preheat the oven to about 450 and get all the ingredients for my pizza and have them at hand.  I had some leftover pieces of cheese, leftover canned whole tomatoes, leftover pizza sauce, and some leftover garlic butter.  All that stuff went into my pizza.  The juice from the tomatoes became the best Bloody Mary I have ever had in my life.

I like to make my own red sauce, and I like fresh tomatoes on my pizza. I used to use fresh plum tomatoes, but now I discovered that I like the whole canned San Marzano tomatoes much better.

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Braised Pork with Leek Sauce
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Linguini with Kalamata Clam Sauce
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