The Little Issues Publication #434 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! Boy, did it ever get sizzling once more right here in Ohio. I’m prepared for rain – and an entire lot of it. Within the meantime, I’m pretending that fall has already arrived. I’m cleansing my closet this weekend and setting out sweaters and denims with hope of sporting them quickly.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Ground beef stroganoff places a brand new spin on the traditional dish. Straightforward and quick sufficient for any weeknight, this stroganoff tastes each bit nearly as good as the unique–possibly even higher! This recipe has all of the components that we love from traditional beef stroganoff mixed for a fast and straightforward weeknight-friendly meal.

A choosy eater authorized spinach and banana smoothie is a scrumptious and straightforward strategy to pack extra greens into your each day eating regimen. These tasty smoothies ship mega vitamin with minimal effort.

These honey garlic lemon pepper chicken thighs earned thumbs up across the desk from my boys – and so they’re already on our meal plan once more.

Sliced, smashed, drizzled with butter, sprinkled with herbs and spices, after which topped with Parmesan, these smashed sweet potatoes are perfection.

Tender and moist, richly flavored with vanilla and cream cheese, this old-fashioned pound cake recipe is about to turn out to be a favourite in your kitchen!

Whoever stated you may have an excessive amount of of an excellent factor clearly by no means had a chunk of those cheesecake cookie bars. Gooey caramel and buttery toffee stud the final word cookie bar with an ideal layer of creamy chilly cheesecake within the middle.

Creamy, wealthy vanilla ice cream is swirled with handfuls of colourful candy sprinkles to make this selfmade sprinkles ice cream. Every bowl is colourful, candy, and enjoyable to eat!

What I’m READING: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep by Matthew Walker. This ebook is detailed and scientific all through and it turned out to be an interesting learn on the significance of sleep.

Takeaway quote from this ebook: “I used to be as soon as fond of claiming, ‘Sleep is the third pillar of fine well being, alongside eating regimen and train.’ I’ve modified my tune. Sleep is greater than a pillar; it’s the basis on which the opposite two well being bastions sit. Take away the bedrock of sleep, or weaken it just a bit, and cautious consuming or bodily train turn out to be lower than efficient, as we will see.”

What I’m LISTENING to: Hymns That Are Important To Us by Joey & Rory. The primary music on this album is, “Take My Hand, Treasured Lord” and I’ve began my day with it each morning this week. It’s lovely. (Full disclosure, I don’t love this entire album, however that first music? It’s a favourite on my present morning playlist.)

“The Lord is close to to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 ESV

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

Mary