Welcome to the weekend, my friends! We woke up in a winter wonderland yesterday and (YAY!) it snowed again last night. I’m loving my view as I sip my coffee and write the newsletter this morning. Our forecast is chilly with a few snowy days scattered throughout January, so I’m grinning happily as I look at the calendar today.
Over the past six years since we moved to Ohio, we haven’t seen nearly the amount of snow that I anticipated, so this is a fun gift. I plan to bundle up and enjoy a snowy walk later today.
ON OUR MENU THIS WEEK: Classic Pork Carnitas. This is a meal universally loved by pretty much everyone I know, so I’m making a huge batch today to share with friends. We’ll serve the carnitas as street tacos and likely use whatever meat is leftover in a breakfast skillet in a day or two.
I’ll be making my Grandma’s German Pancakes with Orange Sauce for brunch after church tomorrow. We have a bowl of oranges on the counter and after I use a few for the carnitas, the rest will be perfect for a batch of orange sauce.
As it often is, Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese are back on the menu. This is a much-loved lunch or dinner for the whole family when the weather gets chilly.
All the ingredients we love in classic Chinese egg rolls come together in this Egg Roll Stir Fry recipe. Once you’ve served up these irresistible bowls of deconstructed egg rolls, your family is likely to ask for this meal again and again.
These Sweet and Sour Meatballs with bell pepper and pineapple are one of the easiest crockpot meals to make. I serve this over steamed rice and it is a dinner that my boys devour every time.
I have a ham shank tucked into the back of the freezer and it’s destined for the crockpot this week. Tender chunks of ham meld with earthy green beans and hearty potatoes in this super simple Crockpot Ham, Green Beans, and Potatoes recipe.
Crunchy toasted Brioche topped with jam and almonds creates an irresistible pastry called Bostock. As simple as it sounds (and is to make) once you’ve tasted it, I’m willing to bet that you’ll be telling everyone about it.
What I’m CRAVING: The weather outside may be cold and snowy, but I start craving ALLL the vegetables and all kinds of salads as soon as the calendar flips to January. It’s as predictable as my love of ice cream, this popcorn (we buy giant bags of popcorn every week at Costco), and green chile.
My FAVORITE THING this week is this puzzle board. I’m absolutely obsessed with it. I asked for it for Christmas (because yes, I’m approximately one hundred years old now) along with several puzzles. The tray makes it so easy to move an in-progress puzzle around. I enjoy working on puzzles at the kitchen table, but then at meal times, puzzles were always in the way. With this tray, I can just lift everything out of the way – setting it on the kitchen island, the coffee table, or even sliding it under a couch. It’s a sturdy tray with four sorting trays that slide under it for puzzle pieces, yet it’s light enough to easily carry around the house.
What I’m LISTENING to: Love Songs for Losers by The Lone Bellow. This one has been getting regular listening time on my playlists for the past year and I’m still really enjoying it.
“In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:6 NKJV
Wishing you a beautiful week full of little things that make you smile!
Mary
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