{"id":57854,"date":"2021-07-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=57854"},"modified":"2021-07-26T06:37:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T10:37:55","slug":"weekend-recap-summertime-dinner-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/weekend-recap-summertime-dinner-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Recap + Summertime Dinner Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday afternoon we went to Danielle&#8217;s house for a an Olympic kick off celebration. It was such a blast. All the adults picked a country to represent in food and beverage (I was Greece and brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/greek-layered-hummus-dip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">layered hummus dip<\/a> and Ouzo) and all the kids represented the USA! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We played yard games (egg relays and water balloon tosses), swam, tried to match each flag to its correct country, ate a smorgasbord of food, and gave <a href=\"https:\/\/stilettosanddiapers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Molly<\/a> big hugs. We&#8217;re going to miss her so much but are excited for her family and their new adventure in Michigan! <em>It&#8217;s not goodbye; it&#8217;s see you later.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57859\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?attachment_id=57859\" class=\"wp-image-57859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10-655x874.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-4-of-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57860\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?attachment_id=57860\" class=\"wp-image-57860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10-655x874.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-5-of-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57861\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?attachment_id=57861\" class=\"wp-image-57861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10-655x874.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-6-of-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday morning we all slept in (and yes it still feels a little crazy to me to be at the parenting stage where the kids can sleep in). David and I popped into an open house in our neighborhood and got a wild hair to come back and rearrange our living room. We are now in the process of putting a frame TV above the fireplace, which will probably lead to new couches, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday we worked more on the project, had a neighbor come take the big mirror, and I did my first ever Peloton ride. It was only 20 minutes with Ally but dang yall, it made me sweat! We got the Peloton on Friday, but it will only live with us for a few more weeks before we switch it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweethomebearolina.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Home Bearolina<\/a>. But it will be fun to have for a few weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57862\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?attachment_id=57862\" class=\"wp-image-57862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10-655x874.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-7-of-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57863\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?attachment_id=57863\" class=\"wp-image-57863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10-655x874.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-8-of-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57864\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?attachment_id=57864\" class=\"wp-image-57864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10-655x874.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/july-2021-10-of-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both girls were really excited about my new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kRmCUn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">no-heat curlers<\/a>. Even though Kaitlyn only made it a couple hours with them in, not overnight, the curls were legit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week&#8217;s menu was a &#8220;keep it simple&#8221; kind of vibe. On the menu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinneratthezoo.com\/chicken-fajita-marinade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chicken fajitas<\/a> with refried beans and guacamole<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/chicken-sausage-kale-and-cherry-tomato-pasta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chicken sausage, kale, and cherry tomato pasta<\/a><\/li><li>grilled chicken sandwiches and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/easy-green-beans-the-whole-family-will-devour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">garlicky green beans<\/a><\/li><li>chicken and vegetable curry over coconut rice<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/moms-homemade-spaghetti-sauce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mom&#8217;s spaghetti<\/a><\/li><li>pizza night (with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/bread-machine-pizza-dough-recipe-fool-proof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bread machine dough<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of our summer dinners have been pretty simple. I&#8217;ve made about 1-2 dinners each week that feel like a level up, but for the most part we&#8217;ve stuck with simple meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for some heat-of-summer dinner inspiration, I hope these &#8220;what we&#8217;ve been eating lately&#8221; meals will give you some tasty ideas for shaking things up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3-655x983.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Grilled chicken Green gyro wraps with our favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/greek-side-salad-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greek Salad<\/a><\/li><li>Crockpot pulled BBQ pork on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/bread-machine-hamburger-bun-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">homemade buns<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/burger-bowls-a-family-favorite-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burger bowls<\/a> with balsamic tomatoes, fresh from the porch!<\/li><li>Grilled sirloin steaks, fresh sliced tomatoes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/kale-pesto-salad-with-roasted-butternut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kale pesto pasta salad<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2-655x983.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/make-onetake-one-chicken-enchilada-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chicken enchiladas<\/a> (makes two pans) with <a href=\"https:\/\/belleofthekitchen.com\/mexican-black-beans-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">black beans<\/a> and guacamole<\/li><li>lemon dill salmon (cooked on convection, which is essentially like air frying), roasted potatoes and broccoli<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/chicken-thighs-oregano-lemon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chicken thighs with fresh oregano and lemon<\/a> or herbed rice and green beans<\/li><li>roasted pork tenderloin, herb rice, garden tomatoes, and roasted broccoli<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1-655x983.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/summer-dinner-ideas-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you love pizza as much as we do, it&#8217;s worth getting a bread machine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/bread-machine-pizza-dough-recipe-fool-proof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perfect dough every time<\/a>! We topped it with mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, mozzarella, pepperoni, and fresh basil.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/marinated-chicken-and-noodles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">marinated chicken and noodles<\/a> with simple arugula salad<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/pinchofyum.com\/coconut-lime-grilled-chicken-and-rice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coconut lime grilled chicken<\/a> over coconut rice and steamed broccoli<\/li><li>throw together salads have been a go-to lunch for me- romaine, cucumber, tomato, deli turkey, boiled egg, celery, carrots, feta, red onion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What tasty summer meal have you enjoyed lately??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy hot &#038; humid summer Monday! Did you have a good weekend? We enjoyed a rather low key weekend for the first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":57866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1746,2243],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}