As too the spices... It really depends on the Spice itself actually, I know for Thansgiving last year, I used some Sage, that must have been around 20 years old, But was kept up and out of the light. It turned out ok, But I'm not sue about the Half-Life of other Spices.
i asked my wife about her pizza dough, and she says she just uses Flour, Yeast, and water in her Bread machine. I've known her to also substitute wheat Flour, and that's pretty good also. She was in kind of a rush this morning , Have another Family Member who's having Emergancy Gall Bladder surgery this morning, so I didn't get the measurements.
The good news Is , I might get to watch my Nephew and Niece today. They Love me because I taught them how to hunt Snipe.
stephen