The Little Issues E-newsletter #465 – Life, laughter, and many nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! In case you reside in Ohio, I hope you spent each attainable second outdoor yesterday. What a GLORIOUS preview of summer time we had! After per week of loopy wind, sleet, rain, and altogether too-chilly-for-April climate, it was a tremendous 84 levels with sunshine. I soaked up as a lot sunshine as attainable realizing that we nonetheless have a few months to go earlier than it is a day by day factor once more. 

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: With flavorful salmon nestled on a mattress of child greens, contemporary herbs, glass noodles, avocado, crunchy cabbage and carrots, pickled broccoli and a to-die-for chili lime dressing, this Asian Salmon Salad is a showstopper.

This can be a salad to get very excited for – simply ask my family and friends. I’ve been shouting about it for months, and I’m thrilled to be sharing it with you finally.

Citrusy, savory, and fabulously gingery, garlicky Marinated Asian Salmon makes probably the most flavorful salmon you’ll ever have. Whilst you do must plan just a few hours forward, it’s simple to make and properly definitely worth the small quantity of prep it’s essential to do upfront. (You’ll wish to prep it now to make that awesome salad!)

Stuffed with toasted sesame taste, tangy, and crisp-tender, sweet and savory pickled broccoli is unexpectedly great. Very similar to bread and butter pickles in style, these brined, thinly sliced broccoli stems are nice on salads (see above!), sandwiches, and cheese boards.

Brimming with juicy pineapple and colourful bell peppers, this pineapple chicken stir fry is just a little bit tangy, just a little bit candy, fairly to take a look at, and stuffed with taste!

Air fryer shrimp makes even sooner work of already fast cooking shrimp to get a crowd-pleasing dish on the desk in report time. This has change into a fast lunch favourite for me of late too. Whether or not you’re utilizing your cooked shrimp as the primary occasion, serving it with cocktail sauce, in a salad, or utilizing it as a element in one other dish, you’ll love this simple cooking methodology.

Shaved Brussels sprouts salad with warm bacon dressing is the perfect facet dish to serve with roast pork, beef, or rooster. Tangy, heat bacon dressing is poured over shaved Brussels sprouts, inexperienced onions, pecans, and dried cherries on this simple however subtle tasting recipe.

Candy and creamy with a delicate tang, buttermilk ice cream tastes like a extra subtle, indulgent model of frozen yogurt. It might sound odd, however boy is it a delight!

What I’m CRAVING: I must have these Baja Shrimp Tacos in entrance of me asap. They appear incredible and clearly I’m alllll concerning the seafood this week. 

My FAVORITE THING this week is my new-ish journaling Bible. I’ve been utilizing it for a number of months now and I really like love find it irresistible. I initially purchased simply the New Testament journaling Bible (this is available in a set of 5 spiral certain journals) to see how I preferred it. I wound up ordering the remainder of the set inside a month. I’ve by no means loved my Bible research instances extra and I discover myself taking extra notes with a deeper understanding of the scriptures the extra I take advantage of it.

What I’m WATCHING: These Bible Project videos that tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection as portrayed within the Gospel of Luke. I’ve realized a lot by way of these movies and I can’t advocate them extremely sufficient. Children and adults love them, and I’m so completely happy to have discovered these movies. Each is just some minutes lengthy, making them excellent for little breaks by way of the day.

What I’m LISTENING to: The Good King by Ghost Ship. This album is a mixture of so many various sounds, largely folk-rock with a mixture of ballads, Christian rock, and modern worship music within the combine too. I’m nonetheless very a lot having fun with it.

“And I will provide you with a brand new coronary heart, and a brand new spirit I’ll put inside you. And I’ll take away the guts of stone out of your flesh and offer you a coronary heart of flesh. And I’ll put my Spirit inside you, and trigger you to stroll in my statutes and watch out to obey my guidelines.” Ezekiel 36:26-27 ESV

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

Mary