The Little Issues E-newsletter #462 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my pals! It’s a drizzly heat weekend right here in Ohio, and I’m fortunately right here for it. My weekend plan is to be on the sofa with a stack of books or out for a stroll, so long as the climate cooperates.

If you’re on TikTok, (full disclosure, I’m simply not that cool) my brother (Hello, Miles!) has an account that I really like. (And sure, I can see it utilizing my laptop – once more, I’m simply not TikTok cool.) 

In any case, in case you’re into homesteading, DIY initiatives, schoolie life, or simply take pleasure in watching another person getting issues accomplished (sure, that’s me!), it’s numerous enjoyable to observe. You possibly can test it out right here: https://www.tiktok.com/@miles_3m 

IN THE KITCHEN THIS WEEK: Calling all shrimp lovers! These flavorful and satisfying Shrimp Quesadillas with shiny bell peppers are quick sufficient for busy schedules and particular sufficient for firm. As a matter of truth, I favored them a lot, I made them two days in a row for my lunches final week.

I simply put this Noodle Stir Fry with Chicken and Cabbage again on my meal plan. I might be thrilled to eat this weekly. I significantly adore it.

Want a brilliant simple brunch that can impress a crowd? Elegant and simple to make, Puff Pastry Danishes are flaky, crispy-edged breakfast pastries you can customise for everybody at your desk. This simple danish recipe comes collectively nearly too shortly to be believed.

This Steak and Mushroom Skillet delivers all of the flavors I crave in an important restaurant steak. Fortunate for all of us, that steak has been remodeled into a fast stir fry that may be made even on the busiest of nights.

Fast and simple Chicken Fajitas are easy to make with simply 5 substances! These fajitas are full of nice flavors from peppers, onions, hen strips, and spices.

Lemon Posset is creamy, velvety 3-ingredient lemon pudding that’s impossibly easy and satisfying. It’s spectacular as may be and proof that old-school strategies can yield very glad trendy outcomes!

Almond-flavored ice cream swirled with buttery toasted almonds? Sure, please! Every chunk of Almond Ice Cream is an irresistible mixture of creamy easy ice cream and people crunchy buttered almonds. 

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this ice cream scoop. A number of years in the past, I ordered and examined each distinctive ice cream scoop I might discover on-line or in shops. With over 150 ice cream recipes, I get numerous questions in regards to the instruments I like greatest. This scoop was the winner hands-down. And I’m very glad to inform you that it was one of many least costly too!

I’ve been utilizing it for years now, a number of occasions every week, for the whole lot from smooth serve to the firmest of ice lotions, and it really works superbly each time. This scoop is dishwasher protected, and the distinctive form permits for fairly scoops whereas additionally with the ability to dig properly into agency ice cream. Need to know which ice cream makers I like greatest? You possibly can check them all out here!

What I’m LISTENING to: The Good King by Ghost Ship. This album is a mixture of so many alternative sounds, largely folk-rock with a mixture of ballads, barely more durable rock, and worship music within the combine too. I’m actually having fun with it. 

What I’m READING:  Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We’ve Made Up by Francis Chan and Preston M. Sprinkle. In scripting this guide, Chan works with New Testomony scholar and theologian Preston Sprinkle to current all that Scripture has to say with reference to hell, after which permits for the Scripture to talk for itself.

To say that the imagery of hell on this context is sobering is an understatement. I’ve a brand new appreciation for the cross and for Jesus, and his willingness to endure that horror and agony for me. 

“However he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that introduced us peace, and along with his wounds we’re healed.” Isaiah 53:5 ESV

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

Mary