The Little Issues E-newsletter #489 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! As Anne Shirley reminds us annually, “I’m so glad I reside in a world the place there are Octobers.” The climate right here has been unseasonably heat in the course of the days, however completely superb within the cool mornings. We’re coming into birthday season in our dwelling this month, and I’m wanting ahead to it. Now we have birthdays every month by way of the tip of the yr, and mixed with the standard vacation issues, I’m simply excited for all of it.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK:  How cool is it that this Last Minute Chicken recipe is the best hen we make, and it is usually a number of the tastiest hen we make? Seasoned with loads of terrific flavors and rapidly cooked in any variety of methods, this hen is a staple in my meal planning.

Hand over a bag of chips and a bowl of Cowboy Caviar, dinner is prepared. With contemporary peppers, onion, tomatoes, and avocados in a lightweight dressing, that is so good! This could even be terrific served as a facet with that hen.

Tender hen, salsa, inexperienced chile, and black beans are simmered by way of the day within the crock-pot after which scooped into heat tortillas to create the best, tastiest, Salsa Chicken tacos and burritos.

I’ve been on an air fryer kick for some time now and these skinny and crispy, Air Fryer Green Beans are irresistible with a squeeze of lemon juice or a facet of bang bang sauce. I’ve been making a batch with my lunch a number of occasions per week for months now.

The finest Green Chile Stew is loaded with bite-sized chunks of pork which can be seasoned with onion and loads of garlic. The pork is simmered in a inexperienced chile sauce till tender sufficient to virtually disintegrate whenever you chew it.

Two-ingredient Pineapple Angel Food Cake is a enjoyable deal with that takes practically 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.

Clean and creamy Honey Ice Cream, infused with cardamom and cinnamon, is the last word complement to a bowl of berries. The flavors on this ice cream are unforgettable.

What I’m CRAVING: ALL the greens, PLEASE! I’ve been off my routine for meal planning (that adjustments TODAY) and in consequence, there’s been a little bit of a vegetable scarcity in my life. I’m making these crispy Smashed Brussels at this time, together with a batch of Honey Sriracha Roasted Broccoli. 

My FAVORITE THINGS this week are my youngsters. Regardless of the ups and downs of parenting by way of the years, they’ve introduced me so many grins and laughs currently. I can’t consider anything that has made me happier this week.

What I’m LISTENING to: I’m nonetheless having fun with Ben Fuller’s Walk Through Fire. I completely love this album. “Stroll With Me” is simply spectacular, and it’s an attractive reminder of what Jesus has performed and continues to do in my life.

“Subsequently, as you obtained Christ Jesus the Lord, so stroll in him, rooted and constructed up in him and established within the religion, simply as you had been taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 ESV

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

Mary