The Little Issues E-newsletter #491 – Life, laughter, and plenty of nice meals!

Welcome to the weekend, my mates! We’re having fun with the climate a lot right here in Ohio, nothing beats a cold morning and a sunshine-filled afternoon. I’ll fortunately take it for so long as it lasts.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: I’ve misplaced rely of the variety of instances I’ve gone out for lunch simply because I used to be craving this salad. Crunchy greens, tangy pepperoncini, and hearty chickpeas are tossed with a candy Italian dressing after which sprinkled with crumbles of creamy cheese to recreate Harvest’s House Chop Salad.

There’s one thing concerning the candy and smoky taste mixture that simply works. And this Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon proves it with each completely caramelized chunk of salmon that virtually melts in your mouth.

Crispy roasted Brussels sprouts with pecans and bacon are a fancy-sounding aspect dish you may eat any day of the week. 

Candy corn kernels are coated with an irresistible creamy sauce on this straightforward Creamed Corn. It’s a dish that immediately takes me again to holidays at my grandma’s home. Why not make it year-round?

The -ber months are in full swing. Great sweater climate has arrived. And, meaning it’s time for all issues pumpkin at my home. This Pumpkin Spice Creamer is the right at-home fall deal with.

You understand how meals simply feels extra enjoyable when it’s tiny? Perhaps it’s the cuteness issue, or perhaps it simply jogs my memory of being a child. I don’t know precisely clarify it, however a tiny stack of Silver Dollar Pancakes hits that candy spot each single time for me.

Filled with tart and tangy taste, this Cranberry Ice Cream is balanced completely with the comfortable crunch and slight bitterness of darkish chocolate chunks. I can’t get sufficient.

What I’m CRAVING: These peanut butter cookies. I’ve been making a tiny batch a number of instances per week and may’t get sufficient of them. I’ve discovered I can bake just some within the air fryer on a paper liner. That’s harmful information, my mates. I’m solely 6 minutes away from a contemporary batch. 

What I’m READING: When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptil Manning. My sister discovered this guide a few weeks in the past and instantly advised me about it. I’ve a lifelong love of books, and this one is a treasure. It tells the story of the ASE (Armed Providers Version) books that have been printed throughout WWII and despatched to the troops serving in the course of the battle. Earlier than this, I’d by no means even heard of the ASE books.

When America entered World Warfare II in 1941, we confronted an enemy that had banned and burned 100 million books. Outraged librarians launched a marketing campaign to ship free books to American troops and gathered 20 million hardcover donations. And in 1943, the Warfare Division and the publishing business stepped in with a unprecedented program: 120 million small, light-weight paperbacks for troops to hold of their pockets and rucksacks in each theater of battle. These Armed Providers Editions have been beloved by the troops and are nonetheless fondly remembered as we speak.

Whereas that may not instantly seize everybody’s consideration, I discovered this story fascinating, and I very a lot loved picturing the GIs of their foxholes, and in all places else doable, discovering moments of escape within the tales. The letters written by the troopers thanking the authors and the publishers touched my coronary heart deeply, even all these years later. I want that my grandparents have been alive as we speak to inform me their very own tales and what they recall of the ASE books, in the event that they have been lucky sufficient to learn them.

What I’m WATCHING: Dragonheart. It’s my center son’s birthday this weekend, so he will get to decide on our film for household film night time. I couldn’t assist grinning when he advised this one, and we’re all wanting ahead to watching it once more tonight.

“Certainly God is my salvation; I’ll belief and never be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my energy and my protection; he has change into my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 NIV

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

Mary