I bet we eat homemade pizza once a week. You can take basically anything from the fridge and make a pizza. Pizza is fast, easy and cheap to make.

First, here is the pizza crust recipe I use. It takes 15 minutes once you throw everything into the bowl, so you don’t have to plan ahead!

• 1 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of yeast
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 Tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/2 cup of warm water
• Optional: change the oil to a flavored oil. I used green chili oil in this particular pizza mixed with olive oil. Add 1 teaspoon of dried basil or oregano to the dough. Add a bit of pepper or parmesan.

Mix well then knead for 5 minutes. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes while you prepare the toppings.

After ten minutes, pour a little corn meal on a parchment covered (optional) cookie sheet. Stretch the dough out with your fingers, then stretch it on the cookie sheet. Flip over and stretch the rest of the way.

Toppings! I use my homemade pizza sauce, but you could also use a bottled pizza, alfredo, or even just a good garlic oil to top the pizza with. Smear soft cheese as the base or pesto.

Caramelize onions, or sauté mushrooms, or cut up everything in the fridge. Here I used fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and dried basil. I drizzled truffle oil over the whole thing.

I swear I bake about everything in my toaster oven. 425 degrees for 10 minutes on the middle rack, then move to the lowest setting and bake for another 2-4 minutes. You could do this in the oven as well, just change it to 450 degrees.

Pour a glass of wine, find a movie (it’s winter, we watch a lot of movies until the light and garden come back again!), and enjoy!