How many times have we opted for fast food for lunch or dinner instead of cooking? There’s no telling how much money we’ve spent on that one meal that easily becomes a few (or more) meals a week. Instead of picking up that telephone and calling for delivery pizza, get the family together and make one at home. Besides finding a pizza delivery place that is vegan friendly is almost impossible.

So why not make your own.

Making homemade pizza can become a great new family tradition. Choose a day of the week when everyone can get together and enjoy the experience. You can even pretend that you are in a real Italian eatery and go all out by decorating the dining room table to resemble a pizzeria.

The best thing about homemade pizza is picking the toppings. Since it is your personal pizza, you can have as many different toppings as your heart desires. It’s a chance to raid the cabinets and the fridge to find good stuff to top your creation. This is also a good way to get rid of left over chopped veggies or vegan ground meat before it goes bad.

How will you prepare the crust?

Now, this step can be easy or an adventure. If you decide to go the easy route you can use pita bread, chapatti, or flat bread. There are even vegan friendly pizza crusts available.

It you want to treat the family to a high time of flour and dough, choose to make your own crusts. If you make your own you can customized the size of the pizza for each person in the family. Making your own dough crusts will also make use of those handy pantry staples. You can find a classic pizza dough recipe on the Internet and in just about any cookbook, so find one that you like, veganize it, and have fun.

When the dough is ready, shape it into a circle of appropriate size. Create a rim on the dough so that the sauce won’t bubble over onto the oven rack. Now comes the fun part. The dough is ready for the fixings.

For the sauce, you can use prepared pizza sauce or even marinara will do. Spread the sauce over the dough and be sure to cover it to the rim. Next, top the pizza sauce with your favorite vegan cheeses. Next have each family member to choose their topping of choice and spread it over the top of the sauce and cheese. I usually add some extra cheese and sauce over the top of the veggies because I love a cheesy piece of pizza. Don’t forget the spices. It wouldn’t be a pizza without oregano, basil, and some thyme.

Want to have even more fun with your family pizza creations? See who can make the wackiest pizza. Throw a little leftover tofu or vegan ground meat on the pizza. How about jalapeño? They are good for those who like it hot.

If you have at least two baking stones or pizza trays, you can make more than one at a time. Everyone can help to clean up while you wait for dinner to be ready. When the timer goes off, Bon ApetÍt!

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