Welcome to the weekend, my associates! And joyful, joyful birthday to my little sister, Jenny! (Aren’t you thrilled that your birthday falls on publication day, sis?) I hope your day is great, and I want the identical for everybody studying this at present.
My day was already stuffed with yoga, a Costco date with Sean, scrumptious sizzling pretzels right here in Granville, and time spent at dwelling with my oldest son. This is to all the traditional, on a regular basis, inelegant issues that make our lives beautiful.
IN THIS WEEK’S BLOGS: Candy bites of orange are tossed with crisp lettuce and parsley then topped with caramelized almonds to create this refreshing orange and parsley salad. You may be hooked from the primary chunk. I do know!
Elegant sufficient for a flowery event and fast sufficient to serve any night time of the week. grilled scallops It may grow to be your new favourite option to eat seafood. Restaurant-quality scallops are simpler to make at dwelling than you ever thought! Every chunk of those scallops has a light-weight, virtually candy taste, highlighted by the caramelized crust on the surface.
Pasta and sausages in a wealthy tomato pasta sauce are topped with loads of cheese to create this pasta with sausage and cheese. The whole lot is baked and melted to create an irresistible dinner for any cheese or pasta lover!
I am a giant fan of vegetable facet dishes (no shock, proper?) and I have been loving them currently. roasted broccoli and candy potatoes. Collectively or individually, it’s a profitable accompaniment.
And should you like roasted carrots, you may not wish to make them every other method after making an attempt them. roasted carrots with parmesan. Chew-sized and heat, you possibly can’t eat only one!
Have you ever tried to do french bread pizza within the air fryer?? This methodology creates tacky pizzas with a crispy crust. It is home made pizza that is fast sufficient for a fast lunch or informal dinner.
Candy chunks of edible cookie dough fill each spoonful of this wealthy, creamy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream.
What I lengthy for: The reply continues to be darkish chocolate oreo cookies – thanks a lot, lynne. I ought to in all probability hand the remainder of the cookies to my youngsters to allow them to get them out of my head and out of my attain.
My FAVORITE THING this week is my label maker. I’ve had mine for over 15 years, in all probability nearer to twenty, and it is nonetheless working advantageous. I simply gifted this identical one to a good friend and it made me smile sharing the enjoyable of creating labels.
What I am READING: The guide I selected for this 12 months’s Introduction is The arrival of glory by RC Sproul. I began it early as a Bible research with associates and hope to share it with my household as effectively. As RC Sproul observes, the narrative of Jesus’ beginning is so acquainted to many people that “the phrases merely escape us.” My hope is that we take the time to decelerate and pause on the phrases of the Christmas story in order that we come to Christmas Day filled with marvel and awe on the beginning of Jesus.
what i’m nonetheless LISTENING: heaven has arrived by Music of Sovereign Grace. That is in all probability my favourite Christmas album this 12 months.
All this occurred to meet what the Lord had mentioned by way of the prophet: “Behold, the virgin will conceive and provides beginning to a son, and can name his title Immanuel” (which implies God with us). Matthew 1:22-23 NIV
I want you a stunning week filled with little issues that make you smile!
Maria
