The Little Issues E-newsletter #483 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my pals! Guess what?? I’m giddy over the climate forecast for the following few days. We’re going to be within the 70s, my pals. The 70s. How superb is that? I do know it gained’t final and the climate will heat up once more, however for proper now? Let’s get exterior and bask on this peek into the awesomeness of future fall climate.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Catalina salad dressing is contemporary, daring, tangy, and candy, (although rather a lot much less candy than industrial variations!) with loads of zesty flavors to maintain issues fascinating. At this level in my life, I may write an ode to homemade salad dressings. That stated, the home made Catalina dressing I really like right this moment is a far cry from the grocery retailer variations I recall.

Gentle, crispy, and flaky air fryer Brussels sprouts chips are delightfully snackable and surprisingly satisfying. These chips are the snack you by no means knew you have been lacking!

German potato salad is heat and tangy with the vinegar bacon dressing that soaks proper into the potatoes. It’s hearty, savory, and simply the correct quantity of candy. And lest I neglect to say it, this salad is absolutely loaded with bacon. It’s unforgettable.

Tender strips of hen, bell peppers, and onions are seasoned with taco spices, then cooked to crispy, juicy perfection within the air fryer. Serve these air fryer fajitas in heat tortillas or over rice along with your favourite toppings for a contemporary and simple meal.

With crispy potatoes, spicy (or not-so-spicy) sausage, tender crisp cabbage, bell peppers, and onions, tossed with simply the correct quantity of seasoning, this sausage and potato hash breakfast skillet is the type of meal that’s welcome any time of day.

Two-ingredient pineapple angel food cake is a enjoyable deal with that takes almost no effort to make! That’s proper; it’s made with simply two simple-to-find substances that you could be have already got in your pantry.

Sure, I did make an ice cream with inexperienced tea. And I’ve no regrets. If me properly, you would possibly recall that I’m not a fan of inexperienced tea. It’s simply not my factor. However matcha ice cream? It has been a jaw-dropping scrumptious shock for me.

What I’m CRAVING: My good friend Heidi’s BLT salad with peaches, tomatoes, bacon, home made croutons, and a creamy lemon herb dressing sounds completely unimaginable. I would like this in my life quickly, so I’ll be on the hunt for some completely ripe peaches and tomatoes this weekend.

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this sea salt body cream. I’ve been utilizing it for a couple of years now, and I nonetheless adore it. It’s thick, creamy, and doesn’t depart your pores and skin greasy in any respect. I really like the delicate scent and the way extremely moisturizing it’s. I first tried this lotion as a pattern and liked it a lot, I ordered the full-size product virtually instantly.

Only a heads up that the worth fluctuates rather a lot on Amazon, so look ahead to gross sales, or for those who go to the model’s web site, you may often catch it on sale. It’s a part of a deal proper now the place you’ll get a $.50 credit score for each greenback spent. It may be somewhat complicated, however I look ahead to gross sales on their website, and I’ve seen credit as excessive as $1 for $1. (Making the merchandise half worth, which the cut price hunter over right here loves.)

What I’m WATCHING: My boys and I watched KPop Demon Hunters this week, and let me let you know, it was a enjoyable shock. All of us actually loved the film. 

What I’m LISTENING to: Consequently, I’ve been listening to the soundtrack day by day this week, and these songs now reside rent-free in my head. I’m not even a Okay-pop fan and I can’t cease enjoying these songs.

What I’m READING: Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren. I shared this e-book with you a few years in the past, however it bears mentioning once more. I’ve gifted this e-book numerous occasions since then. I extremely suggest it.

“However until we make area for grief, we can not know the depths of the love of God, the therapeutic God wrings from ache, the best way grieving yields knowledge, consolation, even pleasure.”

“The promise of the resurrection is that Jesus continues to be at work right this moment in our personal lives, within the current tense. So we wait and look ahead to the approaching kingdom, when God will lastly set issues proper, however we additionally wait and look ahead to glimpses of that kingdom right here and now.”

“For the Lord is nice and his love endures endlessly; his faithfulness continues by all generations.” Psalm 100:5 NIV

Wishing you a stunning week crammed with little issues that make you smile!

Mary