The Little Issues Publication #485 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! 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 dwelling very a lot. 

Query – the place do you donate or give issues away? Whereas it takes a bit of 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 effectively, however when the objects are nicer and we simply don’t want them any longer, I attempt to bear 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. Whenever you’re craving pasta consolation meals, however nonetheless need to get pleasure from a beneficiant serving of greens (with out messing round with a salad), this broccoli sausage pasta is the reply.

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

Contemporary 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 probably the most irresistible caramelized brown sugar crust. Tender, candy, and savory , they’re the type of aspect 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, often known as Peanut Butter Balls, have a clean peanut butter middle and chocolate shell. I’ll warn you now that after you’ve tried them, you’ll be making this easy buckeye recipe for all your Christmas deal with trays and vacation meals items.

Creamy selfmade 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 had been hers too. She’s actually been making me hungry these days!) 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 greatly surprised by how odd it initially regarded within the bowl. HOWEVER, it tastes incredible. 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 countless for this hanger.

What I’m LISTENING to: Colton Dixon remains to be on repeat over right here. I found 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 grow to be my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 ESV

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

Mary