The Little Issues E-newsletter #430 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! I’ve been dwelling for nearly per week and I’m not solely certain the place the time has gone. I’ve gifted myself the final week of our summer time work-free – and I’m nonetheless fairly completely happy about it. I’ll be again with new recipes to share subsequent Monday. Within the meantime, there are thousands of recipes already on the web sites – test them out and discover one thing new to attempt!

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Nothing new from me, however my mates have been sharing every kind of deliciousness. Test these recipes out for inspiration this week!

I have to make this Spicy Peanut Soba Noodle Salad quickly. And this Chicken Panzanella sounds implausible. 

This Broccoli Rice Casserole appears to be like creamy, tacky, and ideal for just about any meal. It will be nice with some juicy grilled chicken. 

And this recipe for Whipped Goat Cheese and Blueberry Balsamic Crostini is completely calling my title.

Oh! And that jogs my memory that Rebecca’s Roasted Garlic and Artichoke Goat Cheese Fondue is without doubt one of the tastiest goat cheese impressed issues I’ve ever tasted. (It’s a copycat Rusconi’s recipe and it’s actually implausible.)

German Chocolate Cake is one dessert that I completely can’t flip down if it’s being provided. And this one appears to be like soo good!

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this magnetic cell phone holder. I’ve been utilizing this cellphone mount for nearly 2 years, and I simply purchased one other one for my new automobile. We now have them in all of our automobiles now. It’s the best factor ever to make use of!

What I’m READING: This Is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo MD. Dr. Naidoo is a psychiatrist, diet specialist, and professionally educated chef. She attracts on an excessive amount of scientific analysis to elucidate the various methods through which meals contributes to our psychological well being, and illustrates how our diets may help deal with and stop a variety of psychological and cognitive well being points. 

Whereas meals isn’t going to remedy every little thing, there are a fantastic many research which have confirmed how helpful sure meals could be for particular well being points. I discovered this guide to be fascinating. (Aspect be aware – this isn’t a guide you want and even will need to learn straight by way of. After a fantastic intro, it’s mainly a reference guide and designed for use that approach.)

What I’m LISTENING to: The Abide Christian Meditations podcast. A good friend instructed that I give it a hear and I’m grateful that she did. If I’m trustworthy, there might have been an eyeroll (on my half) when she first advisable it, however I made a decision to provide it an opportunity. It’s sort of like a really enjoyable gradual paced devotional. Most of them are about quarter-hour in size they usually’ve been a fantastic addition to my days.

“Blessed is the person who walks not within the counsel of the depraved, nor stands in the best way of sinners, nor sits within the seat of scoffers; however his delight is within the regulation of the Lord, and on his regulation he meditates day and evening.” Psalm 1:1-2 ESV

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

Mary