Dinner last night was Friday pizza – a tradition for many years around here. It used to be takeout, of course, but that is NOT a frugal meal–although delicious. Last night was the best pizza I’ve done yet, I think. I made a big batch of pizza dough with my dough hook in the mixer. I decided to bake the pizza dough before topping, not completely but just enough so the sauce wouldn’t soak in–about 5 minutes at 400 degrees. I used some leftover jarred spaghetti sauce and spread it thinly, then topped with shredded mozarella and sprinkled with some grated Parmesan. I made two pizzas since we had company and left some plain cheese, and did various mixtures of pepperoni, olives, and sliced onions over the rest. Baked about 20 minutes more.

I used jarred sauce since I had some open and leftover from the polenta the other night, but I’ve often mixed up my own: