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

Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! Guess what?? I’m giddy over the climate forecast for the subsequent few days. We’re going to be within the 70s, my buddies. The 70s. How superb is that? I do know it received’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 quite a bit much less candy than business variations!) with loads of zesty flavors to maintain issues attention-grabbing. At this level in my life, I might write an ode to homemade salad dressings. That mentioned, the do-it-yourself Catalina dressing I like immediately 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 overlook to say it, this salad is absolutely loaded with bacon. It’s unforgettable.

Tender strips of rooster, 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 together with your favourite toppings for a contemporary and straightforward 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 components 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 you already know me nicely, you may 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 buddy Heidi’s BLT salad with peaches, tomatoes, bacon, do-it-yourself croutons, and a creamy lemon herb dressing sounds completely unimaginable. I want 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 find it irresistible. It’s thick, creamy, and doesn’t depart your pores and skin greasy in any respect. I like the delicate scent and the way extremely moisturizing it’s. I first tried this lotion as a pattern and cherished it a lot, I ordered the full-size product nearly instantly.

Only a heads up that the worth fluctuates quite a bit on Amazon, so look ahead to gross sales, or when you go to the model’s web site, you possibly can 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 a bit complicated, however I look ahead to gross sales on their web site, and I’ve seen credit as excessive as $1 for $1. (Making the merchandise half value, 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 on daily basis this week, and these songs now dwell rent-free in my head. I’m not even a Okay-pop fan and I can’t cease taking part in these songs.

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

“However until we make house for grief, we can’t 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 remains to be at work immediately 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 ceaselessly; his faithfulness continues by way of all generations.” Psalm 100:5 NIV

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

Mary