I had been avoiding making things with yeast or sourdough. Not entirely. And I have made soda bread. But I had some yeast when some folks starting talking focaccia, and I suddenly thought yes. And I made some. And then I made sandwich bread. And then Oatmeal bread. And then pizza dough.
It turns out, when you have food sensitivities, making your own pizza dough makes whipping up a pizza or flatbread with only things you can easily eat is pretty fun. Sure it takes longer, but not that much longer. And less headaches and hives later.
There is something about learning how to make something that feels powerful. Even if I also have a store bought frozen pizza in my freezer too.
I find that knitting doesn't mean I never buy sweaters, but I am pickier about the ones I buy, about the fabric, the drape, the fiber content. Because I know what goes into it.
Also it turns out being able to customize your bread mixins it pretty fun. I'm still in the early fun phase of this. I may go back to never making pizza dough again. Or bread. But knowing that I could if I wanted to, is also something. And I'll scan ingredients in store bought things with a more discerning eye.