The Little Issues E-newsletter #494 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! My day began with a lovely foggy drive, yoga, after which a large brunch for my boys and a few of their mates. This easy bacon, tacky scrambled eggs, and a mountain of fluffy waffles added as much as full bellies and comfortable smiles as they break up off to both head for synagogue or to the gymnasium. (Sure, teenage boys can apparently eat stacks of waffles after which instantly go exercise. That’s soooo not my world.)

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Roasting sausage with peppers and onions isn’t sophisticated. It’s not fashionable. However, this Super Easy Sausage and Peppers is 100% completely that dish.

You recognize the sensation. You’ve received perhaps 10 minutes earlier than everybody begins asking for dinner, and also you want one thing quick, hearty, and truly satisfying. That’s precisely once I attain for this Southwest Chicken Soup. 10 minutes, mates. And sure, I’ve timed it.

Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes are proof that slightly further preparation goes a protracted, good distance. The key? It takes lower than a minute with a chef’s knife. Your visitors will rave about these crispy edges, loaded with recent parmesan cheese and Italian parsley.

This Confetti Rice has been declared the very best rice we’ve ever made. Sure. I mentioned that. I served it with Crispy Italian Oven Chicken and the entire meal was a win.

Have you ever tried a mayonnaise cake? I do know, it sounds suspicious at first. Because it seems, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is definitely an old school recipe that was possible in your grandmother’s recipe field. And, fortuitously, it has stood the check of time fairly nicely. That is one implausible cake.

Isn’t fall baking season simply the very best? Wealthy and stuffed with heat spices, topped with the irresistible, buttery crunch of pecan streusel, this Pumpkin Crunch Dump Cake simply is perhaps the simplest, most tantalizing dessert to return out of your oven this yr.

Mascarpone Ice Cream is velvety and wealthy like gelato, however has that cheesecake-like tang that makes every chunk really feel completely indulgent. This isn’t a type of cottage cheese rip offs that you must persuade your self tastes good. There’s no going again from this sort of dreamy decadence.

What I’m CRAVING: This Mac and Cheese with Salami appears to be like sooo good! My mouth is watering and I’m craving that tacky goodness as we speak. My guys love salami anytime I embody it in a meal, so I already know they’ll love this mix.

My FAVORITE THING this week is the very fact it’s NOVEMBER! <comfortable sigh> I really like the vacations a lot. Should you aren’t already accustomed to my 4 day prep for a stress free Thanksgiving, take a look at my favourite 7 quart and 3 quart gradual cookers, they’re each on sale. (And no, we’re not cooking something in them, simply saving oven house on Thanksgiving day!)

What I’m LISTENING to: Haters, simply look away, it’s November ultimately, and the Christmas music is enjoying as we speak as I do some vacation baking. I’ve no complaints with life as we speak as Bing is crooning in my ears. 

“Rejoice within the Lord all the time. I’ll say it once more: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is close to. Don’t be troubled about something, however in each state of affairs, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, current your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:4-7 NIV

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

Mary