The Little Issues E-newsletter #444 – Life, ...

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

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK:   Roasted ’til crispy with a signature accordion look, Hasselback Potatoes are a favourite in our home. They’re deceptively simple to make utilizing a few easy ideas, and so they add just a little aptitude to your facet 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 a couple of 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 wanting ahead to creating it this weekend! Honey, Sriracha, soy sauce, and sesame oil are all that you must make this irresistible broccoli.

Need an superior new snack? Gentle, 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 pink 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 house! With a sugary coating paying homage to their namesake, these muffins provide a enjoyable new approach to take pleasure in these flavors.

Stuffed 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 absolutely vegan. It’s tremendous simple to make, too!

What I’m CRAVING: You understand these recipes that you simply come across and so they 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 listing. I’m hoping to tug 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 excellent dimension and straightforward to tear off every month as you progress via the months. 

What I’m WATCHING: My boys and I watched The Prince of Egypt final night time and I used to be reminded another time how unbelievable this musical is. And the solid? So many unbelievable 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 guide has been on my maintain listing for months and months and it lastly was obtainable this week. It has already given me a lot to consider and rethink. I’ve little doubt that I’ll purchase a replica of this guide after I end studying it on my Kindle. 

Whereas not a lightweight learn, it’s a reasonably simple one, discussing how little most of us perceive find out how to 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 widespread narrative of extending life at virtually any price.

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

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

Mary