Pizza is one of the few things my dad really liked to make. Most Sundays when I was a kid, he'd be found out in the kitchen, crashing pots and pans and scattering flour. He'd put me to work too, grating cheese or chopping pepperoni. It was a process that fascinated me.

So, to this day, when I feel at loose ends, culinarily speaking, I make my dad's pizza.

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 packet yeast
1 TBS sugar
1 tsp salt
2 TBS olive or canola oil
3-4 cups flour (sometimes I mix whole wheat and white flour)
4 oz tomato sauce
4 oz mozzerella
other toppings such as pepperoni, bell pepper, onion, garlic, banana pepper, fresh basil, etc., to taste. (These are my favorites, but the sky's really the limit here.)

1. Allow warm water and yeast to sit for 5-10 minutes. Stir with fork occasionally.
2. Add salt, sugar, and oil. Beat well.
3. Add flour to form ball. Knead and add extra flour until dough is no longer sticky.
4. Allow dough to rise in 200 degree oven for five minutes. Knead again, adding a little more flour.
5. Oil pizza pan. Spread dough on pan and add whatever toppings you want.
6. Cook 25-30 minutes in top of 400-degree oven. Save some cheese and put on top in the last 10 minutes of baking.
7. Allow to cool, slice, and enjoy! Don't forget to save some for breakfast.