And if you're either not into, or don't have time for, making fresh dough from scratch, there are a lot of good alternatives out there now. My local grocery store here (Publix) has their own fresh dough in their bakery fridge you can buy, and you just have to let it warm up for a couple of hours before spreading out. Pillsbury makes a tubed one in the refrigerated case near their rolls and croissants tubes, too. Or they sell shelf-stable (room temp) ready-made crusts near their deli. The Mama Mary's brand are pretty good, too -- I just spread a little EVOO on 'em with a pastry brush before adding my sauce (again, you can get decent canned -- the Dei Fratelli is EXCELLENT) and favorite toppings.
I never skimp on the fresh basil and the fresh motz though!
