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Saturday night is Pizza Night



Well, tonight is Saturday night and a long weekend in Montreal too. I spent the day shopping for my internship. I did not find exactly what I wanted, but I saw many things that were fun and interesting.

It was a beautiful sunny day and the traditional weekend for planting in the city. I have a balcony that I adorn with flowers and various herbs for the summer months in the city. I just love to cut my fresh herbs for my dishes just outside my kitchen window.
Well, I will not be in my own kitchen to enjoy that for 2 months of this summer, but I will nonetheless plant some wonderful herbs and flowers so that my boyfriend and my cat can enjoy while I am away.

All of these thoughts of herbs and plants has given me a craving for my homemade pizza. My pizza sauce is actually packed with garlic and herbs. It is so good that I use it as a quick base to pasta dishes too. The pizza sauce was a recipe that was given to me by my good friend Sandra when I visited her for her wedding in Vancouver a few years back. She made the most amazing pizza for me when I visited her and I can still remember the delicious treats she made for me. She is quite an amazing cook I must say. I just love this pizza with a glass of 2 of red wine and a good movie.

Pizza Dough (made in my bread maker):

Ingredients:
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspons salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Place all ingredients in the bread maker in the order of the recipe above making sure to place the salt and the active dry yeast in the opposite ends of the container in the bread maker. Select the dough setting of your bread maker.

Pizza Sauce:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1 head of garlic, minced
1 large can of diced tomated
1/4 cup minced fresh basil
1/4 cup minced fresh oregano
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Combine and mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Can be stored in the refrigerator for aprox. 3 weeks.

Preheat oven to 450 - 500 Farenheit. Open the dough in a greased pizza pan. Add the pizza sauce and garnish with whatever toppings and cheese you fancy. Cook for 15-20 minutes. Cut and enjoy with a glass of wine and a few friends!

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