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A Little Pizzazz For Your Pizza: 3 Recipes For Summer Pies

White clam pizza. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Making pizza at home doesn’t have to mean heating up a pie from your local pizza joint. It’s actually way easier than you might think.

Pizza dough in the grocery store used to be inferior, but things have vastly improved in the past few years (look for a locally-made dough). You can also make your own dough (see recipes below) or buy some from your favorite local pizza parlor.

Bake the pizza in the oven, or if it’s too hot and humid, light up a charcoal or gas grill. In terms of toppings, you can use virtually anything.

Here are three ideas, but think about taking advantage of summer produce, such as sautéed zucchini, thinly sliced

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