White Pizza

One of my favorite comfort foods . . . and I take a shortcut . . I use pre-made dough. Trader Joe's is fabulous, but if you're in an area with lots of good pizza parlors (ie, NYC), they will often sell you their dough as well.

For the toppings:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3-5 cloves of garlic, minced finely (or dried garlic, such as Garlic, Garlic from Tastefully Simple.  But do NOT substitute garlic powder)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

Mix all this together, and slather over the pizza dough.

Then take 4 ounces of ricotta cheese, that you drain in a sieve for about 30 minutes to get rid of extra moisture, and dot it all over the dough.

Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, and then cover with at least 8 ounces of grated mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 450 degrees for 18-20 minutes, cut and serve!

Feel free to add whatever toppings you like to this -- ones I really love are pine nuts, artichoke hearts and broccoli.  You could also add lightly dressed arugula to this when it's fully cooked.