The Little Issues E-newsletter #450 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! We awoke in a winter wonderland yesterday and (YAY!) it snowed once more final night time. I’m loving my view as I sip my espresso and write the e-newsletter this morning. Our forecast is chilly with a number of snowy days scattered all through January, so I’m grinning fortunately as I take a look at the calendar at the moment. 

Over the previous six years since we moved to Ohio, we haven’t seen practically the quantity of snow that I anticipated, so it is a enjoyable reward. I plan to bundle up and luxuriate in a snowy stroll later at the moment.

ON OUR MENU THIS WEEK: Classic Pork Carnitas. It is a meal universally beloved by just about everybody I do know, so I’m making an enormous batch at the moment to share with mates. We’ll serve the carnitas as street tacos and certain use no matter meat is leftover in a breakfast skillet in a day or two. 

I’ll be making my Grandma’s German Pancakes with Orange Sauce for brunch after church tomorrow. Now we have a bowl of oranges on the counter and after I exploit a number of for the carnitas, the remainder will likely be excellent for a batch of orange sauce.

Because it usually is, Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese are again on the menu. It is a much-loved lunch or dinner for the entire household when the climate will get chilly. 

All of the substances we love in traditional Chinese language egg rolls come collectively on this Egg Roll Stir Fry recipe. When you’ve served up these irresistible bowls of deconstructed egg rolls, your loved ones is more likely to ask for this meal time and again.

These Sweet and Sour Meatballs with bell pepper and pineapple are one of many best crockpot meals to make. I serve this over steamed rice and it’s a dinner that my boys devour each time.

I’ve a ham shank tucked into the again of the freezer and it’s destined for the crockpot this week. Tender chunks of ham meld with earthy inexperienced beans and hearty potatoes on this tremendous easy Crockpot Ham, Green Beans, and Potatoes recipe.

Crunchy toasted Brioche topped with jam and almonds creates an irresistible pastry called Bostock. So simple as it sounds (and is to make) when you’ve tasted it, I’m prepared to wager that you just’ll be telling everybody about it.

What I’m CRAVING: The climate exterior could also be chilly and snowy, however I begin craving ALLL the vegetables and all kinds of salads as quickly because the calendar flips to January. It’s as predictable as my love of ice cream, this popcorn (we purchase large luggage of popcorn each week at Costco), and green chile.

My FAVORITE THING this week is this puzzle board. I’m completely obsessive about it. I requested for it for Christmas (as a result of sure, I’m roughly 100 years outdated now) together with a number of puzzles. The tray makes it really easy to maneuver an in-progress puzzle round. I take pleasure in engaged on puzzles on the kitchen desk, however then at meal instances, puzzles have been all the time in the best way. With this tray, I can simply raise every little thing out of the best way – setting it on the kitchen island, the espresso desk, and even sliding it beneath a sofa. It’s a sturdy tray with 4 sorting trays that slide beneath it for puzzle items, but it’s gentle sufficient to simply carry round the home.

What I’m LISTENING to: Love Songs for Losers by The Lone Bellow. This one has been getting common listening time on my playlists for the previous yr and I’m nonetheless actually having fun with it.

“In all of your methods acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:6 NKJV

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

Mary