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

Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! My day began with a lovely foggy drive, yoga, after which an enormous brunch for my boys and a few of their buddies. This easy bacon, tacky scrambled eggs, and a mountain of fluffy waffles added as much as full bellies and pleased smiles as they cut up off to both head for synagogue or to the health club. (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.

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

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

This Confetti Rice has been declared one of the 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 style recipe that was doubtless in your grandmother’s recipe field. And, happily, it has stood the take a look at of time fairly effectively. That is one implausible cake.

Isn’t fall baking season simply one of the 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 best, 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 kind 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 sooo good! My mouth is watering and I’m craving that tacky goodness right this moment. My guys love salami anytime I embody it in a meal, so I already know they’ll love this mixture.

My FAVORITE THING this week is the very fact it’s NOVEMBER! <pleased sigh> I like the vacations a lot. If you happen to aren’t already conversant in my 4 day prep for a stress free Thanksgiving, take a look at my favourite 7 quart and 3 quart sluggish 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 right this moment as I do some vacation baking. I’ve no complaints with life right this moment 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 concerned about something, however in each scenario, 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