The Little Issues E-newsletter #465 – Life, ...

Welcome to the weekend, my pals! If you happen to reside in Ohio, I hope you spent each potential second outside yesterday. What a GLORIOUS preview of summer season we had! After per week of loopy wind, sleet, rain, and altogether too-chilly-for-April climate, it was an incredible 84 levels with sunshine. I soaked up as a lot sunshine as potential figuring out that we nonetheless have a few months to go earlier than it is a every day factor once more. 

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: With flavorful salmon nestled on a mattress of child greens, recent 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 essentially the most flavorful salmon you’ll ever have. Whilst you do need to plan a couple of hours forward, it’s simple to make and effectively definitely worth the small quantity of prep you could do prematurely. (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 like 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 a little bit bit tangy, a little bit bit candy, fairly to have a look at, and filled with taste!

Air fryer shrimp makes even quicker work of already fast cooking shrimp to get a crowd-pleasing dish on the desk in document time. This has develop into a fast lunch favourite for me of late too. Whether or not you’re utilizing your cooked shrimp as the principle 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 aspect dish to serve with roast pork, beef, or hen. Tangy, heat bacon dressing is poured over shaved Brussels sprouts, inexperienced onions, pecans, and dried cherries on this simple however refined tasting recipe.

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

What I’m CRAVING: I have to have these Baja Shrimp Tacos in entrance of me asap. They give the impression of being 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 like love find it irresistible. I initially purchased simply the New Testament journaling Bible (this is available in a set of 5 spiral sure journals) to see how I favored it. I wound up ordering the remainder of the set inside a month. I’ve by no means loved my Bible research occasions 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 discovered a lot by means of these movies and I can’t advocate them extremely sufficient. Youngsters and adults love them, and I’m so glad to have discovered these movies. Every one is just some minutes lengthy, making them good for little breaks by means of the day.

What I’m LISTENING to: The Good King by Ghost Ship. This album is a mixture of so many alternative sounds, principally 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 filled with little issues that make you smile! 

Mary