The Little Issues Publication #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 following few days. We’re going to be within the 70s, my buddies. The 70s. How wonderful is that? I do know it gained’t final and the climate will heat up once more, however for proper now? Let’s get outdoors and bask on this peek into the awesomeness of future fall climate.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Catalina salad dressing is recent, daring, tangy, and candy, (although loads 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 do-it-yourself 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 had 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 amount of candy. And lest I overlook to say it, this salad is totally 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 recent and simple meal.

With crispy potatoes, spicy (or not-so-spicy) sausage, tender crisp cabbage, bell peppers, and onions, tossed with simply the correct amount of seasoning, this sausage and potato hash breakfast skillet is the form 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 elements 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 recognize me effectively, 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 pal Heidi’s BLT salad with peaches, tomatoes, bacon, do-it-yourself 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 just a few years now, and I nonetheless adore it. It’s thick, creamy, and doesn’t go away your pores and skin greasy in any respect. I really like the gentle 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 value fluctuates loads on Amazon, so look ahead to gross sales, or should you go to the model’s web site, you’ll be able to 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 of 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 value, which the discount hunter over right here loves.)

What I’m WATCHING: My boys and I watched KPop Demon Hunters this week, and let me inform you, 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 each day this week, and these songs now dwell rent-free in my head. I’m not even a Ok-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 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 except we make area 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 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 sweet and his love endures perpetually; his faithfulness continues by way of all generations.” Psalm 100:5 NIV

Wishing you a stunning week full of little issues that make you smile!

Mary