I love making my own pizzas at home because it is something everyone can 

do together & have lots of fun.  This is perfect to do with your kids, (everyone

can make their own individual pizzas & decorate them using whatever toppings

they like!), or also perfect to do with your lover for VDAY!  I rolled my pizzas

out today in rustic heart shapes and sent out a little V-Day love! 

You probably know that tomato sauce has a powerful antioxidant in it (lycopene)

that fights off various types of cancers, right?  But did you know that you get

the best absorption from it when it is cooked & eaten with a little fat?? PERFECT! :)

I bought Trader Joe's Honey Wheat Pizza dough for $1.99… You can cut this

dough in half and make 2 good-sized pizzas OR you can cut them into 4 pieces

and make 4 individual pizzas… Pick up a pack of Shredded Mozzarella cheese

and whip up a little tomato sauce, and you have a meal for 4 for under $10.00!!

Not to mention this dough has no preservatives or additives in it… so you can

feel good about every bite!  

Some of us (me!) may like to opt out of Valentine's Day dinners on the town, where

you will be faced with pre-fixed menus, high prices, and long waits everywhere

you go.  This is a great Stay-In alternative because it is inexpensive, simple,

delicious and most of all FUN :)  You can play around with lots of different toppings…

some of my favorites are adding thinly sliced onions & crushed garlic, or slicing

cherry tomatoes in half so they roast on your pizza in the oven & topping with fresh

basil.  You can also make a white pizza without sauce by just drizzling the dough with

olive oil, spreading on some crushed garlic & topping with fresh Arugula… Yum!  Or

another favorite of mine is substituting tomato sauce with barbecue sauce & adding

sliced red onion, (free range) chicken, & cilantro! Mmmm!  Anything goes here, 

so let's get to it… HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 

1 package Trader Joes Honey Wheat Dough (or any other dough you like!)

1 package Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1 can Tomato Sauce

2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)

Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

(and Whatever Other Pizza Toppings You Like!)

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.

Lightly oil a pizza stone (if you have one), if not, you can oil a cookie sheet.

Heat tomato sauce in small sauce pan on low heat.  Add crushed garlic, salt & pepper.  

Prepare pizza dough according to directions on package.  Except roll your

dough into hearts by loosely shaping them with your hands and rolling into the

heart shape.  It doesn't have to be perfect… (as you can see here with mine!).  Just

have fun with it!   You only need to slightly warm the sauce so

that the ingredients incorporate together. 

Pop the prepared pizza dough into 

oven and cook for 2 minutes to allow the crust to slightly pre-cook. 

Remove from oven and top with sauce, then cheese (then any other toppings

you are using).  

Pop back into oven for remainder of cooking time (about

7 more minutes).  Drizzle a little olive oil on top (& parsley

if you are like me!)  ENJOY!! 

Here are some other (non-VDay) pizzas for more fun ideas! :) 

This one I mixed BBQ Sauce with my Tomato Sauce & topped it with Red Onions, Cherry Tomatoes & Cilantro! 

...with tomatoes, cooked & then topped with Fresh Arugula! 

Don't forget to check out the VIDEO page for my

VALENTINE'S DAY CHERRY CHOCOLATE KRISPIES!!!  

Everyone can use a little chocolate Aprodesiac LOVE on VDAY! Woop! 

Click on my "WHAT'S FOR DINNER???" page for my BAKED LUMP CRAB DIP,, RUSTIC ROSEMARY

CARROTS & SWEET POTATOES, ARTICHOKE with ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES,

HEARTY VEGGIE STEW, GARLIC-PARSLEY CORN, EGGPLANT RIGATONI MEZZE & more!

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