The Little Issues E-newsletter #453 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! Guess what?? If the climate forecast might be believed, the temps aren’t prone to drop beneath zero once more anytime quickly. My fingers are crossed that we’ll be capable of get outdoor for a stroll (albeit a really chilly one) later this week! As a lot as I like the entire lovely Ohio seasons, sure, even winter, I’m prepared for just a few sunshine-filled days earlier than the following snowfall.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Aromatic garlic, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes are sauteed in butter after which tossed with contemporary lemon juice and tender pasta to create the lemon butter pasta of which goals are made. (And earlier than the mushroom haters remark, sure, you possibly can skip them. Nevertheless, they are surely scrumptious on this recipe, I like to recommend giving them an opportunity earlier than ruling them out!)

And talking of my beloved mushrooms, this broccoli mushroom casserole begins with a combination of rice, sautéed mushrooms, and broccoli florets in a creamy, tacky sauce. It’s attractive and aromatic straight out of the oven, and it’s much more irresistible after the primary chunk.

Made well-liked by the Zuppa Toscana served at Olive Backyard, this sausage, potato, and kale soup has grow to be an instantaneous favourite with everybody who has tried it through the years.

Wealthy sausage, hearty potatoes, and tender, earthy inexperienced beans come collectively on this incredibly flavorful one-pot meal. It seems that cooking sausage and potatoes within the crockpot is one heck of an superior dinner plan!

Chunks of turkey, carrots, celery, and thick egg noodles come collectively on this creamy chicken noodle soup. I made this soup a few years in the past to make use of up a number of the leftover turkey after Thanksgiving. Since then, it’s grow to be a staple in our winter meal plan. I made it once more this week with a rotisserie hen.

Chocolate cottage cheese ice cream could sound weird, however you’ll must belief me right here. It’s delightfully creamy, tangy, wealthy and chocolatey, and positively full of protein!

Two-ingredient pineapple angel food cake is a enjoyable deal with that takes practically no effort to make! After I let you know that the result’s far excess of the sum of its elements, belief me right here. My household gave this cake common two-thumbs up throughout the desk.

My good friend Hetty despatched me the above cake recipe and I used to be so intrigued that I instantly went to the shop to select up the 2 (sure, solely TWO) elements wanted to bake this cake. It is a new pantry staple, my mates. Thanks, Hetty!

What I’m CRAVING: This blueberry pie! Each single time that Tricia shares a pie recipe, it’s assured to make my mouth water. I want I might attempt all of them.

My FAVORITE THINGS this week are my sandstone coasters. I purchased a set whereas touring at the least 20 years in the past and so they’re merely improbable. They take up a lot water from dripping glasses! I purchased another cute coasters some time again and so they take up nothing. Ugh. I simply ordered one other set of those, in order that we’ll have coasters that truly work in all places we’d like them.

What I’m LISTENING to: Peace Like A River: The Hymns Project by Chris Rice. For what it’s value, this stays my favourite assortment of hymns. I’ve in all probability talked about this album in my publication at the least 5 occasions through the years, if not a dozen occasions. I like beginning my day with it.

“Bear in mind not the previous issues, nor think about the issues of outdated. Behold, I’m doing a brand new factor; now it springs forth, do you not understand it? I’ll make a method within the wilderness and rivers within the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV

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

Mary