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• Your ingredients should have amounts. These can be in cups, ounces, grams or spoon sizes. For things like fruit and vegetables, you could put for example, ‘medium sized’ onion. If you don’t know, just count in pinches, or handfuls.

• You should also state what the recipe is for e.g. keeping peace, solving problems, avoiding bullies, healing hurt feelings, etc.

• Name your recipe, you might call it ‘Hanging on to Good Friends’

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Banana Bread

/ Friendship
Use up old bananas and make a great dessert. / To keep good friends in your life.
Ingredients: / Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup soft margarine
2 eggs, unbeaten
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup mashed banana / 1 scoop of good intentions
½ cup of non-judgmental listening
1 jar of all-purpose generosity
2 cups of the milk of human kindness
A sprinkle of time
4 invitations to fun places
1 wide open door
2 tons of respect and forgiveness
1 pound of understanding
A pinch of honest and kind criticism.
Directions: / Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
Mix the sugar, margarine and eggs for 3 minutes. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, walnuts and mashed bananas
Grease a regular size loaf pan. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool, slice and serve. / Preheat your heart with kindness.
Spend lots of time combining the ingredients into your life.
Separate harsh words and “I’m too busy” from all conversations.
Carefully portion time for fun and relaxation.
Chill and Enjoy!
Options: / Options:
Sprinkle with powdered sugar / Use compliments often.