The Little Issues E-newsletter #489 – Life, ...

Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! As Anne Shirley reminds us every year, “I’m so glad I reside in a world the place there are Octobers.” The climate right here has been unseasonably heat throughout the days, however completely superb within the cool mornings. We’re coming into birthday season in our house this month, and I’m wanting ahead to it. Now we have birthdays every month by way of the tip of the 12 months, and mixed with the normal 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 rooster we make, and additionally it is a few of the tastiest rooster we make? Seasoned with loads of terrific flavors and rapidly cooked in any variety of methods, this rooster is a staple in my meal planning.

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

Tender rooster, 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 every 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 nearly collapse whenever you chunk 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.

Easy and creamy Honey Ice Cream, infused with cardamom and cinnamon, is the final 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 because of this, there’s been a little bit of a vegetable scarcity in my life. I’m making these crispy Smashed Brussels in the present day, 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 the rest 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 a phenomenal reminder of what Jesus has accomplished and continues to do in my life.

“Due to this fact, 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 have been taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7 ESV

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

Mary