The Little Issues E-newsletter #485 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! I’m in fall-inspired cleansing and donating mode and have been clearing out closets, posting issues in our native buy-nothing group, and having fun with the roomy new areas in our residence very a lot. 

Query – the place do you donate or give issues away? Whereas it takes a bit extra effort, I’ve been having fun with the buy-nothing course of a lot greater than dumping issues at donation facilities. We nonetheless donate that manner as properly, however when the objects are nicer and we simply don’t want them any longer, I attempt to keep in mind the native teams for giving issues away.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Tender broccoli florets and chunks of spicy sausage are scattered by each chew of this hearty, satisfying pasta. Once you’re craving pasta consolation meals, however nonetheless need to take pleasure in a beneficiant serving of greens (with out messing round with a salad), this broccoli sausage pasta is the reply.

This garlicky, orange shrimp packs a complete lot of superior taste with little greater than some orange juice, recent garlic, and a touch of spices.

Recent inexperienced beans are tossed with Sriracha, honey, soy sauce, and sesame oil after which roasted to scorching, crisp perfection to create these immensely snackable spicy green beans.

You’ve by no means had candy potatoes like these glazed sweet potatoes. They roast up with essentially the most irresistible caramelized brown sugar crust. Tender, candy, and savory abruptly, they’re the sort of facet dish that makes any meal really feel particular.

Pumpkin + espresso cake = fall dessert magic. Layers of sentimental bitter cream espresso cake, creamy pumpkin filling, and a crunchy cinnamon-sugar pecan topping make this pumpkin coffee cake downright irresistible. One slice and also you’ll be hooked! 

Buckeyes, also called Peanut Butter Balls, have a clean peanut butter middle and chocolate shell. I’ll warn you now that when you’ve tried them, you’ll be making this straightforward buckeye recipe for your entire Christmas deal with trays and vacation meals items.

Creamy home made chocolate ice cream is loaded to absolutely the restrict with bite-sized chunks of Oreo cookies to create this chocolate lover’s cookies and cream ice cream.

What I’m CRAVING: My buddy Rebecca (sure, last week’s brownies have been hers too. She’s actually been making me hungry recently!) launched me to the concept of swapping cottage cheese for the mayo in tuna salad a number of months in the past, and I’ll admit that I used to be bowled over by how odd it initially seemed within the bowl. HOWEVER, it tastes improbable. I’m 100% transformed to creating tuna salad without mayo.

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this low-cost little hanging closet organizer for hats / leggings / shorts / no matter. I really prefer it a lot, I ordered two extra for my boys’ coat closet, for winter gloves and baseball caps. I’ve my leggings and exercise shorts on one in my closet, and winter caps and gloves on one other one. The makes use of are just about infinite for this hanger.

What I’m LISTENING to: Colton Dixon remains to be on repeat over right here. I came upon his music by way of my Forrest Frank playlist, and he’s been a favourite for the previous week or two. 

“Behold, God is my salvation; I’ll belief, and won’t be afraid; for the Lord God is my power and my track, and he has turn into my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 ESV

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

Mary