Cravings : Pizza

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I suffer from pretty intense cravings.  Whenever they strike me ( and they usually involve ice cream ), my mind can think of nothing but getting a taste of that flavor-of-the-moment.  Should I be unsuccessful in satisfying it in a timely manner, my mood darkens considerably.  ...I think, when that time comes, pregnancy would turn me into a fiend.

super healthy pizza. nom. photo.

Sometime last week, I was hit by a massive craving for, you guessed it, pizza.  I was powerless to fight against it, and honestly, I didn't want to, so I decided to try my hand at making one.

i love home-made pizza dough now. :)

When I first came to the United States, way back when I was a little girl of 7 years-old, the first non-Asian cuisine I sampled was pizza.  From the first bite, I was in love.  Who knew that a simple combination of dough, tomato sauce, and cheese could taste so good?

Unfortunately, on the day that Mr. SB and I decided to make the pizza, my refrigerator was sorely lacking in ingredients...specifically pizza sauce.  But we made do.

no need for tomato sauce.

more veggies!

Just to make things a little more flavorful, since we didn't have any pepperoni, sausage, or meats, we sautéed a variety of vegetables with salt and pepper.  Oh, and garlic olive oil.

ready to go into the oven!

I enjoy food too much to be able to name one dish my favorite, but pizza would definitely make the top 10.  After all, it pretty much consists of the entire food pyramid ( how I rationalized pizza was undoubtedly healthy to my mother ) and the combinations are practically limitless.  

what i learned from this pizza-making session.
mozzarella, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, mushrooms.

First pizza = success.  It definitely wasn't perfect, and I can already think of five ways to quickly improve upon it, but it was delicious all the same.  Never underestimate the power of vegetables...and garlic olive oil. :)

Do tell what some of your favorite pizza topping combinations are!  Till next time,