I made a pizza crust using the recipe in Joy of Cooking, which was pretty easy and came out well. I had less flour (white whole wheat, of course) than I thought, so when I needed extra for kneading and "dusting," I used ordinary rolled oats, which absorbed most of the excess moisture and worked fine. I only needed about half the jar of sauce. I used DeLallo brand, which was good, but not very flavorful. I would have added more oregano, at least, had I known. The onion I sliced and sauteed ahead of time, trying and only sort of succeeding in imitating the caramelized onions on the Amy's pizza. For one approximately 14" pizza, I used two of the roasted red bell peppers (minus the bits I popped in my mouth while slicing), 4 oz. of mushrooms, and less than half the can of black olives.
You're probably wondering about the lack of cheese. I was too. I'm only gradually accepting that I'm lactose intolerant, and like most people, I think of cheese as being an indispensable component of a pizza. This turned out okay, though, and it was nice to think that, aside from using an egregious amount of olive oil in cooking the onions and making the crust, I had prepared a really healthy vegan meal that was also highly edible.
B or B+, depending on how much you miss the cheese
The next night, being out of flour, I put all the same ingredients (minus the onion) on stale bread instead of crust, which was much quicker, and since I didn't have it in my mind that I was supposed to be eating a pizza, I didn't miss the cheese at all. I also put a sprig of oregano on each little toastlet which bumped up the flavor. I cooked them at 350 for about 15 minutes. (The pieces of bread are irregularly shaped because I tore off some mouldy patches.)
B+ or A, I was watching a really distracting TV show while I ate, so I'm not sure which
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