Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe

I found this on cooks.com.

Homemade Pizza Dough
1 Pkg. dry yeast
1 Cup Warm Water
3 Cups Flour (used whole wheat)
1 TSP. Sugar
1 1/2 TSP. Salt
1/4 Cup Salad Oil

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add Sugar, salt and oil: Mix thoroughly. Add 1/2 of the flour and beat until no lumps. Gradually add remaining flour. Knead dough for 5 minutes. Place on Greased pizza pan, leave edges a little thicker than middle. Let rise 20 to 30 minutes. Bake at 450 degrees until beginning to brown, remove and add sauce, toppings and cheese. Bake again until cheese browns.

This recipe was simple and a lot of fun. The pizza tasted great. I made mine into the shape of a heart for fun.

Inspiring Friday: April 13, 2012

"A pessimist finds difficulties in every opportunity;
an optimist finds opportunities in every difficulty."
-- Harry Truman

"Education is of no value and talent is
worthless--unless you have an unwavering aim. Never
find yourself without a compass." -- Condoleezza Rice

"Again and again God has shown that the influence of a
very average life, when once really consecrated to Him,
may outweigh that of almost any number of merely
professing Christians." -- Frances Ridley Havergal

"The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that
hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." --
Job 17:9 (KJV)

"When the devil tries to remind you of your past, just
turn around and remind him of his future." -- Anonymous

Easter April 8, 2012

Jesus is Alive! What a great day for all of us. Here are pictures of my kids before church and to my in laws for Easter lunch. I took pictures inside before I forgot to take their pictures. We had an Easter egg hunt the day before with 12 resurrection eggs and a bunch of other eggs filled with candy. Not that my kids needed so much candy:) We had a lot of fun though finding eggs and then reading about Jesus. We also colored some eggs. I hope Everyone had a great Easter and remembered our Savior.

April Goals

I am still working on memorizing:

Luke 2:11
Romans 12:15
Luke 17:33

* I did memorize Romans 3:23

*Husband was kind enough to organize the basement. I decided that I would have a yard sale this year. Since our city wide is in May. This would be a good month to get stuff around.

* I finished last months book club book. I now need to finish Omnivore's dilemma. The problem is I only have until Friday. Our book club crept on me fast this month.

*Still need a family game night

* Still need to work on letters with my 4 year old

*I did get to talk to two of my friends. I will try to call a few more this month.

* Last but not least I need to work on planning my husband's b-day. It is the 21st this month.

God's Word for April 9, 2012

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails... ~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Thank you Jesus for loving us. Thank you for your sacrifice for our sins on the cross. I know you are not done with me yet. Each day you are changing me little by little. I will strive for this scripture. Let me remember this and keep it in my marriage. Let me reflect it my children and others I come into contact with. Thank you Lord for revealing to me the truth everyday.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 I am so glad you are alive! Thank you again for loving me.

Inspiring Friday: March 30, 2012

"It's not the ship in the water but the water in the
ship that sinks it. So it's not the Christian in the
world, but the world in the Christian that constitutes
the danger." -- J. Wilbur Chapman

"Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little
later in life." -- Herbert Henry Asquith

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it
had to work its way through Congress." -- Will Rogers

"It often happens that I lie half awake at night and
begin to think about a serious problem. I remind
myself that I must consult the Pope about it. Then I
wake up completely, and remember, I am the Pope!" --
JXXIII

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It
comes from indomitable will." -- Mahatma Gandhi

Cake Stand

I have seen this great idea on several blogs and decided to try it out for myself. I think I even saw the idea on mommysavers. Here is another example at one blog

Sorry, I forgot to take the before but you will get the idea. It really is so simple and fun. It makes a great elegant or whimsical cake stand depending on the look you are going for. If you don't have anything on hand to make this thrift stores are a great place to find the supplies you need. The glue can be found at most grocery and or hardware stores. I found mine at Family Dollar.

What you will need:

Dinner plate
A candlestick holder, bowl or a type of vase to use as a base
Epoxy/cement glue that will work on glass

Put glue around the base of the item you are going to use for the stand part of your cake stand. I also put glue on the plate where I was going to place the stand part. Place the plate upside down so that the stand piece will dry onto the plate. Let it set 24 hours before use. You could use smaller sized plates and cups to make a cupcake holder and/or dessert tower. The possibilities are endless. These would make great gifts for dessert and party enthusiasts. You could even make them a cake or cookies on top and deliver it to the recipient.