Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! It’s a cold day right here in Ohio and I’m wanting ahead to spending most of it working a bit round the home after which watching films this afternoon and night with the children. I’m grateful for a fridge full of leftovers and no motive in any respect to cook dinner as we speak.
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Roasted ’til crispy with a signature accordion look, Hasselback Potatoes are a favourite in our home. They’re deceptively simple to make utilizing a few easy ideas, and so they add a bit aptitude to your facet dish sport.
Tender buttery Garlic Butter Steak Bites are crisp on the sides and juicy inside with just some minutes of cooking time. I’ve been hooked on cooking steak bites for a number of years now. I can by no means resist sneaking a chew (or three) straight from the pan as soon as they’re prepared!
I’ve been craving this Sweet and Spicy Broccoli for some time now and am wanting ahead to creating it this weekend! Honey, Sriracha, soy sauce, and sesame oil are all it’s worthwhile to make this irresistible broccoli.
Need an superior new snack? Gentle, crispy, and flaky air fryer Brussels Sprouts Chips are delightfully snackable and surprisingly satisfying. That is the snack you by no means knew you have been lacking! (And I’m telling you, they actually ARE that good!)
Roasted butternut squash with pasta is tossed with loads of butter, garlic, sage, and crimson pepper for a flavorful tackle this traditional pasta dish. Butternut squash pasta is a vegetarian delight, loved by everybody.
Skip the standard fried donuts and make a batch of Apple Cider Donut Muffins at dwelling! With a sugary coating harking back to their namesake, these muffins provide a enjoyable new approach to take pleasure in these flavors.
Filled with chocolate chips, chewy oats, crunchy peanut butter, and M&M candies, Monster Cookie Bars are a enjoyable, handy twist on the traditional Monster Cookies – they’ve been my household’s favourite cookie ever since I used to be a toddler.
Creamy Coconut Milk Ice Cream is richly loaded with vanilla bean taste and simply occurs to be dairy free and absolutely vegan. It’s tremendous simple to make, too!
What I’m CRAVING: You already know these recipes that you simply come across and so they all the time look scrumptious and but you by no means get round to creating them? I’ve had a sushi bake on my radar for a few years now and I lastly put the components on the grocery checklist. I’m hoping to drag one collectively this week or subsequent.
My FAVORITE THING this week is that this magnetic calendar. Ours is on the fridge and it’s the handiest factor ever for seeing the month at a look. It’s an ideal measurement and straightforward to tear off every month as you progress by means of the months.
What I’m WATCHING: My boys and I watched The Prince of Egypt final night time and I used to be reminded once more how unbelievable this musical is. And the forged? So many unbelievable actors and actresses gave voices for the characters.
What I’m READING: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande. This guide has been on my maintain checklist for months and months and it lastly was accessible this week. It has already given me a lot to consider and rethink. I’ve little doubt that I’ll purchase a duplicate of this guide after I end studying it on my Kindle.
Whereas not a light-weight learn, it’s a reasonably simple one, discussing how little most of us perceive the way to put together, mentally, emotionally, and bodily, for the expertise of dying – not simply the top of life however all that’s a part of the method. The main focus right here is extra on the standard of our final days or even weeks, vs the customarily extra widespread narrative of extending life at virtually any price.
“For by grace you’ve gotten been saved by means of religion. And this isn’t your personal doing; it’s the reward of God, not a results of works, in order that nobody could boast. For we’re his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God ready beforehand, that we should always stroll in them.” Ephesians 2:8–9
Wishing you a stunning week stuffed with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
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