The Little Issues E-newsletter #477 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my pals! What are you as much as this weekend? I’m wanting ahead to a merely fascinating weekend of cleansing out my closet. Are you jealous? I’m over right here, genuinely enthusiastic about it. We cleaned the storage final weekend (that’s a royal “we” by the best way, my center son did a incredible job of the storage clear out on his personal), and that motivated me to wash out extra of my areas in the home.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK:  It isn’t usually {that a} salad manages to qualify as a full meal for my crew, however this Italian chopped salad checks all of the bins for us, with loads of meat and cheese, crunchy contemporary greens, tangy olives and pepperoncini, tossed in a zesty Italian dressing.

I may write an ode to smoked salmon dip at this level. My entire household has fallen in love with this snack. We dip greens into it, crackers, and even chips. I’ve smeared it on a bagel and eaten it off a spoon straight from the fridge. You cannot go improper with this one, my pals.

With little various small zucchini and a few ears of contemporary corn, you may be in your option to piping scorching, crispy, craveable zucchini corn fritters. And when you can eat these crispy fritters all 12 months lengthy, they’re particularly spectacular made with corn reduce straight off the cob in candy corn season.

And talking of corn season, contemporary corn, crisp peppers and onions, wealthy cream cheese, and spicy jalapenos are mixed on this creamy fiesta corn dip to create a snack worthy of any event.

Chock-full of bacon and beef, sweetened with molasses, and simmered till thick and candy, cowboy baked beans are a favourite for household dinners, barbecues, and potlucks.

Potluck pasta salad is full of bell pepper, pasta, tomatoes, olives, crimson onion, and cheese. It’s scrumptious heat, chilly, or at room temperature. This pasta salad is a traditional favourite. It’s a mild and tangy salad that’s excellent for summer season barbecues, weeknight dinners and lunches, potlucks, and events.

For those who haven’t roasted strawberries earlier than, this can be a nice time to strive it! Creamy strawberry ice cream made with roasted berries is a deal with like nothing you should purchase on the shops.

Do-it-yourself blueberry pie filling tastes so a lot better than store-bought! And better of all, it’s tremendous simple to make. Use this superior berry sauce to high pies, cheesecakes, pancakes, or waffles. It’s scrumptious on ice cream, too!

What I’m CRAVING: Lumpia! (ha, when am I not craving lumpia??) And I simply noticed that my buddy Billy is over there making homemade lumpia wrappers. <insert my gasp right here> I can’t wait to strive my hand at that now, too.

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this Instagram account. Have you ever seen the Haneline twins? They make me so blissful each time I see them.

What I’m READING: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. That is the fifth and latest e book within the Starvation Video games sequence, and I actually loved it. That is Haymitch’s story. It provides us all of the backstory and historical past and explains an awesome deal extra in regards to the video games.

What I’m LISTENING to: Child of God II by Forrest Frank. I came upon the tune Your Way’s Better just a few weeks in the past and I’m hooked. (I do know, I do know, as at all times, I’m late to the development, however nonetheless – this is so much fun!)

“Look ahead to the Lord; be robust and take coronary heart and await the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 NIV

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

Mary