Two pies last night. One bacon, one ground beef, pepper and tomato. Recipe was the same as I've been using, but over the summer we got a new pizza pan with the little holes in the bottom. This is my favorite pizza pan yet. The crust ends up almost perfectly crispy every time (and has fun black polka dots on the bottom. -Sandra). Turned the heat up a little (475), but otherwise I've settled into a pretty consistent recipe.

The big news last night was the lesson for our friend Sandra who was visiting for the weekend. It was a first time making pizza of any kind for her, and it turned out very well. Some of the diners would have preferred more sauce, but I thought the ratio was just right.

First, a little dough tossing lesson:


The student becomes the master:


In addition to making pizza, we also made fudge (my father's recipe; don't know where he got it) and chocolate chip cookies (Joy of Cooking). All told, a delicious meal.