The Little Issues E-newsletter #444 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my pals! It’s a cold day right here in Ohio and I’m trying ahead to spending most of it working a bit round the home after which watching motion pictures this afternoon and night with the youngsters. I’m grateful for a fridge crammed with leftovers and no motive in any respect to prepare dinner at this time.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK:   Roasted ’til crispy with a signature accordion look, Hasselback Potatoes are a favourite in our home. They’re deceptively straightforward to make utilizing a few easy ideas, they usually add a bit aptitude to your aspect dish recreation.

Tender buttery Garlic Butter Steak Bites are crisp on the sides and juicy inside with only a few minutes of cooking time. I’ve been hooked on cooking steak bites for just a few years now. I can by no means resist sneaking a chew (or three) straight from the pan as soon as they’re prepared!

I’ve been craving this Sweet and Spicy Broccoli for some time now and am trying ahead to creating it this weekend! Honey, Sriracha, soy sauce, and sesame oil are all you should make this irresistible broccoli.

Need an superior new snack? Mild, crispy, and flaky air fryer Brussels Sprouts Chips are delightfully snackable and surprisingly satisfying. That is the snack you by no means knew you have been lacking! (And I’m telling you, they actually ARE that good!)

Roasted butternut squash with pasta is tossed with loads of butter, garlic, sage, and crimson pepper for a flavorful tackle this basic pasta dish. Butternut squash pasta is a vegetarian delight, loved by everybody.

Skip the normal fried donuts and make a batch of Apple Cider Donut Muffins at residence! With a sugary coating paying homage to their namesake, these muffins provide a enjoyable new technique to get pleasure from these flavors.

Filled with chocolate chips, chewy oats, crunchy peanut butter, and M&M candies, Monster Cookie Bars are a enjoyable, handy twist on the basic Monster Cookies – they’ve been my household’s favourite cookie ever since I used to be a toddler.

Creamy Coconut Milk Ice Cream is richly loaded with vanilla bean taste and simply occurs to be dairy free and totally vegan. It’s tremendous straightforward to make, too!

What I’m CRAVING: You realize these recipes that you simply encounter they usually all the time look scrumptious and but you by no means get round to creating them? I’ve had a sushi bake on my radar for a few years now and I lastly put the components on the grocery record. I’m hoping to drag one collectively this week or subsequent. 

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this magnetic calendar. Ours is on the fridge and it’s the handiest factor ever for seeing the month at a look. It’s an amazing measurement and simple to tear off every month as you progress by way of the months. 

What I’m WATCHING: My boys and I watched The Prince of Egypt final night time and I used to be reminded once more how improbable this musical is. And the forged? So many improbable actors and actresses gave voices for the characters.

What I’m READING: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. This e book has been on my maintain record for months and months and it lastly was out there this week. It has already given me a lot to consider and rethink. I’ve little doubt that I’ll purchase a duplicate of this e book once I end studying it on my Kindle. 

Whereas not a lightweight learn, it’s a reasonably straightforward one, discussing how little most of us perceive how one can put together, mentally, emotionally, and bodily, for the expertise of dying – not simply the tip of life however all that’s a part of the method. The main target right here is extra on the standard of our final days or perhaps weeks, vs the usually extra frequent narrative of extending life at nearly any price.

“For by grace you’ve got been saved by way of religion. And this isn’t your individual doing; it’s the reward of God, not a results of works, in order that nobody might boast. For we’re his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God ready beforehand, that we must always stroll in them.” Ephesians 2:8–9

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

Mary