Mushroom Pesto Pizza with Goat Cheese

Pesto preparation:

1. Rinse basil and pluck leaves off the thick stems. Place leaves into a food processor.
2. Add pine nuts and pulse until combined.
3. Add parmesan cheese and peeled garlic, pulse a few more times.
4. Add salt and pepper (to taste), and pulse again.
5. While food processor is running, slowly add olive oil to emulsify the pesto. Set aside.

Pizza preparation:

1. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with grease.
2. Dust cookie sheet with cornmeal.
3. Get dough (enough for 1 pizza) from local grocery store or pizzeria (or make homemade).
4. Roll out dough onto cookie sheet lined with greased aluminum foil (it will be rectangular in shape).
5. Cover dough with pesto.
6. Cut up goat cheese into small pieces and cover the pesto.
7. Sautee mushrooms in a small pan with olive oil for 5 minutes.
8. Add sauteed mushrooms and sprinkle a few pine nuts on the pizza. Add red pepper flakes if desired.
9. Bake in a 425-degree oven for 12-14 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese has browned very slightly.
10. Cut and serve immediately.