Things to do with Pizza Dough

I have an absolute favorite pizza dough recipe (The Benefit of the Dough from Eat, Shrink and Be Merry).

I have been making it over and over again for the last several months, primarily for pizzas and flatbreads.

Well, last week I got a bit creative and tried 2 new (and simple!!) ways to eat this delicious dough.

The first of these was cheese straws:



(sorry about the horrible lack of focus)

To make these, I rolled out a half recipe of dough into a rough rectangle, and sprinkled with cheese. Then, I cut it into strips, twisted, and baked!! Couldn't be easier.



Next, I made a sweet roll. I just spread the other half recipe of rolled out dough with pumpkin butter (any jam would work too!!), rolled up a la cinnamon buns, sliced, and baked!



Both variations were delicious, easy, and definately not pizza!! Have you tried any awesome variations on a basic recipe recently?

A fun little DIY

I'm quickly discovering a fringe benefit of living in student family housing...

... People throw out a lot of furniture!!

Last week, I found these two old drawers.


I *immediately* decided that these should become a small shelf.

I removed the handles, and joined the two drawers together.


I cut some fabric to go in the back, glued it on, and decided to paint the whole thing brown.



True, I should have painted *before* adding the fabric, but I can always add in a new fabric backdrop later. Also, the pain isn't the greatest finish, but it has a mice kind of rustic vibe to it.

All in all, I'm happy with the results. Now I just need to fill it!

*sigh* Could I be worse at this??

This week, I have made 3 pillow covers, a curtain to hide the "under the sink" area in my bathroom, and an adorable tissue box cover.

...and failed to take photos of any of the process!!

That's ok, tomorrow is a new day, and I will try again!!