The Little Issues E-newsletter #484 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! I’m spending this morning meal prepping within the kitchen, after which I’ll be headed out for a stroll this afternoon to absorb extra of the superior pre-fall climate.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Pizza and salad would possibly sound like whole opposites, one’s tacky, gooey, and indulgent, whereas the opposite is mild, crisp, and refreshing. However put them collectively? You’ve received the very best of each worlds on this pizza salad.

Smoked salmon pasta looks like spring or summer time in a bowl. It’s mild and lemony with a terrific stability of flavors. The lemon cuts via the creaminess, the salmon brings that barely smoky depth, and the pine nuts add simply the proper crunch.

Let’s simply get this out of the best way now, I’m obsessed with this vegetable confetti. For about 15 years now, I’ve stored a ready-to-eat vegetable box in our fridge, and we pull it out a number of instances a day for snacking.

This confetti, alternatively? It’s good for tossing with crunchy greens for a lightning-fast salad, or just sauteing a little bit of the combo so as to add to some scrambled eggs or add some to a little bit of ground beef for quick tacos.

In the event you’re in search of a dinner that’s filled with taste, tremendous easy to prep, and virtually easy to prepare dinner, air fryer Italian chicken goes to be your new go-to.

Crustless coconut pie is a straightforward custard pie stuffed to the brim with candy bites of coconut. Better of all, it’s really easy to make, the youngsters can stir it collectively in about 5 minutes.

That is the cookies and cream ice cream of my childhood desires. Frosted circus animal cookies dance via each chunk of this animal cookie ice cream.

What I’m CRAVING: Rebecca shared these Greek yogurt brownies final week, and oh my phrase, they appear unbelievable! No eggs AND no butter required, the Greek yogurt does all of the heavy lifting to create these ultra-rich brownies. They’re absolutely calling my identify right now. So, you’ll be able to wager I’ll be attempting them asap.

My FAVORITE THING this week is the brand new Guilty Pleasure Hitster game! In the event you’ve been enjoying Hitster and loving it wherever close to as a lot as we’ve got over the previous yr, you want this growth recreation. It’s an entire new 300+ songs that aren’t included within the unique set. We’ve performed via it twice already and are having fun with it each bit as a lot as the unique.

What I’m LISTENING to: Colton Dixon on repeat. I came upon his music by way of my Forrest Frank playlist, and he’s been a favourite for the previous week or two. My son performs his tune Up + Up nearly each time we’re within the automobile collectively. 

“The Lord bless you and maintain you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord flip his face towards you and provide you with peace.” Numbers 6:24-26 NIV

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

Mary