Pizza, kebabs, chicken tikka masala: make your own takeaway favourites

Instead of phoning up for your takeaway, try cooking them at home with Rob Allison's recipes

• How to make your own pasta

At its best, pizza is a wondrously simple combination of soft dough with a crispy base and a sparse scattering of choice toppings. No one component overpowers any other: it is a beautiful example of synergetic cooking. If there were a hall of fame for food the margherita pizza would be a certainty for inclusion.