Party. Pizza Party.

wow, i can't think of the last time i actually made pizza from scratch. i think it had to have been sometime in late 80's at my pops house.. moreover, it was probably a Chef Boyardee pizza-in-a-box. while thinking of some new dishes to make in the upcoming week, i decided tonight was going to be pizza night.

after Dub Trio rehearsal i had an hour or so to make the dough (a mixture of whole wheat and unbleached bread flours, yeast and warm water, olive oil, and salt). upon finishing combining, mixing, kneading, oiling, and covering my creation it was straight to a meeting that went just long enough to let the dough rise. back home...voila...the dough had risen to more than twice it's size, and with a good punch down the center to remove any air bubbles, i started to make a pesto (basil, garlic, pine nuts, parm chesse, olive oil, and s&p). i separated the dough into two chunks. the first was to be rosemary infused crust (add fresh coarsely chopped rosemary while rolling the dough into shape) topped with the pesto and shitake and cremini mushrooms. the second pie was a simple San Marzano tomato sauce, a few dollops of the fresh pesto, fresh mozzarella cheese, olive oil, white truffle oil, and s&p.

i baked each for pie about 20 minutes on 500 degrees, and low and behold....PIZZA!