Impromptu Pizza

Ben (Sylvia’s brother) stopped by this afternoon to wish me a Happy Birthday (I’m really stretching this one out!) and presented me with a lovely oil and vinegar thing. I’ll get to that in a future blog. What I think you’d be more interested in is a recipe for Impromptu Pizza. Why ‘impromptu’? Because unlike last night’s pizza that was made with homemade dough and planned very much in advance, this was as spur-of-the-moment as Ben’s visit.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Find your oven mitts and a baking sheet.

Ingredients you will need:

flat Bread
olive oil
salt and pepper
freshly chopped garlic
tomato sauce
mozzarella cheese
parmesan cheese


Put a round of flat bread on your baking sheet and place it in the oven for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, using your mitts, remove the baking sheet with the bread from the oven, making sure to put it on a heat proof surface.

Brush a teaspoon of olive oil on the surface of the bread. Then put a large spoonful of tomato sauce followed by a pinch of salt, a few grinds of pepper and a sprinkle of fresh garlic ‘to taste’ (meaning ‘how you like it’). Next come a few slices of mozzarella and a grating of Parmesan.

Place your pizza, still on the sheet, back in the oven for about 10 minutes.

That’s it! I used some fresh basil leaves left over from last night, making it look as though I had this planned!