It has been so long since we made pizza from scratch. Part
of the reason has been the insanity of having a family with two little ones.
The other part of the reason has been that up until about Christmas time, I was
steering clear of gluten and many other foods due to extreme eczema.
I have since seemed to have sorted out my allergy issues and
now have a much more manageable list of avoids (pineapple, nuts, dairy). Turns
out I was under extreme stress and was allergic to our older house. I have very
strong environmental allergies – dust, mold, pollen, trees, etc. Our older
neighbourhood had mature trees in many varieties and colourful and nice
smelling gardens abound. Our basement was quite damp as most are in 80+ year
old homes. We had also been under construction in the house for about 3 years,
which led to increased dust. I also suspect that the off gassing of all the new
materials didn’t help the cause. Needless to say, our new house is close is
about 10 years old and since it is in a newer neighbourhood, comes with far
less mature trees/beautiful gardens. Sad for the eyes but I’m feeling much
better and back to eating pizza (with the minor adjustments of no pineapple and
goat mozzarella as a substitute for the dairy).
My creative side is lacking a bit these days as far as food
goes so I turned to the website of my favourite pizza place in Peterborough
from my university days for inspiration. I find MYO pizza an awesome way to get
the little ones to eat more veggies.
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