Get those baking boots at the ready (and perhaps enter our competition if you feel up to the challenge!)

After last week’s National Curry Week and National Chocolate Week posts, we thought we would carry on the theme and blog about National Baking Week, which started today. That’s right folks; a whole week has been dedicated to getting in to that kitchen and pulling together some culinary delights with your own bare hands. This isn’t a time to tuck into those microwave meals; it’s a time to see what you can make from scratch. It’s a week in which you reach for the cook book, roll up you sleeves and get stuck in to some serious baking fun.

What on earth (excuse the pun) will you make though? The options are endless after all. Luckily, we have been putting our thinking caps on over here at What On Earth so we can help you out a bit. We have come up with the best idea of what you can make. So what is it? An organic pizza of course! What else would it be? We love organic pizzas and now you can make one of your very own. You can choose whatever topping you want – you are the ones making them (and eating them!) after all.

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We want to reward those homemade efforts too so we’ve launched a pizza competition. Oh yes. You just need to make the pizza, take a photo and send the image to us along with a description of the pizza. You need to tell us how you made it, what topping you put on it and how it tasted. We will then pick a winner by judging how the pizza looks, how it got made and of course the topping.

Here's one we made earlier

We’ll even let you in on a secret. We make Organic Pizza Bases and Organic Pizza Sauce. If you’re stuck for time or cooking space you can always use these products. I know what you’re thinking, using a base is cheating but it’s not, honestly! We like to call it a more time saving and less messy option. You can add whatever topping you want before putting it in the oven and you have to make sure you cook it properly, so you will be a baker in your own right. Plus, if you have children, the pizza bases and sauce are a great way for them to be involved in National Baking Week too.

Now, wash your hands, get your chef hat on and get in that kitchen. We look forward to seeing the results. Send the photos to laura@whatonearth.co.uk.

Peace, love and homemade pizza.

What On Earth