Pizza - it's a touchy subject.

I like pizza. I'm from the south suburbs of Chicago, so I feel like I know good pizza when I eat it. Honestly, that is such a load of crap... let's go back. I like pizza, I think I make a good pizza. Ok... there we go. We used to get takeout pizza every other week or so - it was great. Now, it's so seldom that Andy will say "Let's order pizza" and I figured out why. Every other week he gets pizza at work for lunch for staff lunch... Well, boo on that.
My coworker raved about his wife's pizza and happened to mention that it was a Jen Hatmaker recipe. Jen is a Christian author and speaker who I really enjoy and figured it was worth a try. First off it suggested brand name tomatoes. Let's talk about Mr. Fussy Britches the day I brought home brand name canned tomatoes. Oh.my.word. The comments and bitching over tomatoes on and on until he looked at me and saw the look of death, then sudden silence. This pizza is made in a cast iron pan. Well you WELL know I wasn't going to use Andy's pan. Lord knows that's not happening with tomato sauce... brand NAME tomato sauce.
I made the sauce and the dough a day earlier so the day "of" pizza making would go quick. The assembly went fine, the pizza was good. I should have baked it longer so that all the toppings were a bit more melty, but I thought it was good. Andy thought it was too sweet. It was sweet, but some people like sweet sauce - he's not one of those people. That's OK. It was fun to try something new and use my own cast iron pan in the process. I made a cheese pizza (on a pizza stone) for the kids and they liked that.

Jen Hatmaker Pizza Recipe
Dough:
Mix up about 2-3 hours before you're ready to make the pizza
1 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water
4 cups flour
1 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup olive oil
1 Tbs honey
In a small bowl add warm water and sprinkle in yeast and sugar. Set aside and let it proof and bubble.
In the mixer add flour and salt and mix on low. Drizzle olive oil until incorporated. Add in yeast mixture. Add honey. Let the mixer run for about 5 minutes on low.
In a clean bowl sprinkle a little olive oil and add dough ball and roll it around until coated. Cover with damp towel and let rise for 2-3 hours. Keep close to stove area for warmth.
Sauce:
Start this about 1 hour before you're ready to make the pizza
1/2 cup olive oil
1 Tbs red pepper flakes
6-8 cloves garlic
15 oz. can tomato sauce*
28 oz. can crushed tomatoes*
About 3 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
Salt & Pepper
*I used Muir Glen brand because that's what was strongly recommended.

In a pot on low heat, add olive oila red pepper flakes, and garlic. Simmer for about 3-4 minutes until fragrant. Add in all other ingredients and whisk until oil is fully incorporated (this took a while). Cover and let simmer for about an hour. Taste and adjust.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees and put your cast iron pan inside.