homemade pizza

We decided to make our own pizza; or more importantly, our own sauce. We went on the hunt for some recipes online to get some ideas. Since we could not find anything that sounded ideal, we blended a few ideas and came up with the following:

1 can (28 oz) whole peeled tomatoes
1 small white, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1- 1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch salt, ground black pepper and sugar.
dash of red pepper flakes
olive oil

• Pour tomato into mixing bowl and crush tomatoes your hands (leave them slightly chunky)
• Cover bottom of 2-quart saucepot with olive oi.
  
• Saute onions over medium heat until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute until golden (about a minute). Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
  
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste; add basil, oregano, sugar and red pepper flakes.
• Simmer for at least 15 minutes, stirring often.
  

The first pie was topped with goat cheese and caramelized onions. I loved the sweet from the onions on the pizza. So yummy!


We wanted to be a little different with the second. After some wandering in the grocery store we settled on ground Moroccan lamb, feta and kalamata olives. Certainly not your typical pizza toppings, but so good.