Try This at Home: How to Make Pizza

"I love the interplay of hot and cold, not to mention the creamy cheeses and bitter arugula and lemon," Ina says. "I finish the pizzas with coarse sea salt before serving."

Combine the water, yeast, honey and 3 tablespoons of olive oil in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. When the yeast is dissolved, add 3 cups of flour, then 2 teaspoons salt, and mix on medium-low speed. While mixing, add up to 1 more cup of flour, or just enough to make a soft dough. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until smooth, sprinkling it with the flour as necessary to keep it from sticking to the bowl.

TIP: Make sure the bowl is warm before you put the water and yeast in; the water must be warm for the yeast to develop.

When the dough is ready, turn it out onto a floured board and knead it by hand a dozen times. It should be smooth and elastic. TIP: Salt inhibits the growth of yeast; add half the flour, then the salt, and then the rest of the flour.