The Little Issues E-newsletter #435 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! It’s a lazy-ish Saturday for me and I’m wanting ahead to it. Yoga this morning (I nonetheless can’t consider how a lot I’m having fun with it!), adopted by brunch with the household, a little bit of cleansing/organizing and laundry, a stroll in some unspecified time in the future, and hopefully a film too. Days spent at dwelling are sometimes my favourite type of day.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK:  Chunks of tender hen, crunchy dill pickles, recent inexperienced onions, and parsley are tossed with a creamy, tangy, dill pickle dressing to make this unforgettable hen salad. Served with crackers and chips, layered in a sandwich or a lettuce wrap, or eaten with a fork, Dill Pickle Chicken Salad is a giant win for pickle lovers.

Contemporary, juicy peaches are tossed with cinnamon sugar after which baked inside a buttery, flaky crust to make this simple Peach Galette. You solely want six components to make it and it by no means fails to impress.

Creamy Orange Sherbet is an old style frozen deal with that I all the time affiliate with journeys to go to my grandmother after I was a toddler. She beloved sherbet and it was typically present in her freezer.

A wonderfully toasted crust, melting cheese, and toppings that sing are all achieved shortly and with no fuss in an air fryer. Air Fryer French Bread Pizza takes this beloved consolation meals to new heights – and it’s simple sufficient to make for a fast weekday lunch.

These Banana Split Pancakes are on our meal plan once more this weekend. I like serving pancakes with an abundance of fruit alongside them, so this explicit stack of pancakes thrills me.

Have you ever tried this Sweet Kale Salad? It’s a much-loved Costco copycat recipe. It begins with shredded kale, thinly sliced Brussels sprouts, and a beneficiant handful of broccoli matchsticks. The greens are topped with candy cranberries and salty pepitas earlier than being tossed in a tangy candy poppyseed dressing. (Whereas describing this salad to a buddy yesterday, I noticed it’s been too lengthy since I made it. So, I’ll be selecting up some kale, broccoli, and Brussels this weekend!)

What I’m CRAVING: I’ve 3 phrases for you, buddies. Sausage. Gravy. Casserole. Oh, my phrase. Traditional biscuits and gravy married to the convenience of a casserole? YES! This appears to be like and sounds unimaginable.

My FAVORITE THINGS this week are these pens. I discussed them right here a few occasions final yr and I nonetheless LOVE them. They’re unbelievably low-cost and actually one of the best pen I’ve ever used – together with a couple of ridiculously costly designer pens I’ve been gifted through the years.

I’m a pen snob. I’ll admit that freely. These are the smoothest, most smudge-free, snug to carry, superbly clear writing gel pens I’ve ever used. The writing dries nearly as quickly because the ink leaves the pen. In the event you give it even a few seconds, you may’t smear it. And at barely a greenback every, they’re not solely one of the best pens, however the best deal ever for a fantastic writing pen.

What I’m READING: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk. This is a superb useful resource for anybody desirous to study extra about trauma and the way in which it impacts the mind, thoughts, and physique. This was a sluggish learn and one I typically needed to put down, studying it only a bit at a time. There are tales within the ebook that weren’t simple to learn. 

What I’m LISTENING to: Rockferry by Duffy. I’ve been listening to this album for a couple of months now and I nonetheless suppose her voice is unimaginable. The music is “neo-soul” – a mixture of very laid-back soul and R&B.

“However this I bring to mind, and due to this fact I’ve hope: The steadfast love of the Lord by no means ceases; his mercies by no means come to an finish; they’re new each morning; nice is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “due to this fact I’ll hope in him.” The Lord is nice to those that look ahead to him, to the soul who seeks him. It’s good that one ought to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3:21-26 ESV

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

Mary