Pastry Dough

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• Make extra food at dinner for lunch tomorrow!
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Don't Be Afraid

I once read a story about a girl helping her grandma make a pie. The girl was tentatively kneading the dough & the grandma, encouraging the girl on, said "Don't be afraid of the dough, its just dough". The thing is, you can substitute almost any word for dough - the point is Be Daring, Not Afraid!

Dough making...punching...kneading...rolling...shaping...Play in the dough

I have found that one of my favorite things to do is make dough,for Calzones or pizza, whatever requires a nice yeast dough,it is a great stress reliever to make dough,punch it,knead it,roll it,shape it,and bake it...it is so much fun to feel the soft texture, it makes me happy, and it tastes great!

Saying No,Thank You to Candy/Cookie Fundraisers And Give a Donation of $ instead

On this Valentine's Day, I thought it would be interesting to have a say- no- to -sweets-secret! I have a neighbor whose child has school fundraisers using catalogs to buy cookie dough for baking ahead. I bought TWO tubs of choc. chip cookie dough last year and when no one was able to come to the cookie-bake I had scheduled for my child during the holidays,AFTER the holidays when I was cleaning out the freezer and saw the cookie dough,I baked it all and ATE them in 2 wks!~Gained 5 lbs & lost it