{"id":981,"date":"2021-06-23T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingdeliciously.com\/?p=981"},"modified":"2024-01-27T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T19:39:37","slug":"summertime-and-the-livin-is-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookingdeliciously.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/23\/summertime-and-the-livin-is-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Summertime and the livin&#8217; is easy&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summertime is here and the livin&#8217; is easy again. The season brings some lightness and simplicity to the everyday. I feel so grateful to have more freedom and see more light and hope for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started.<\/p>\n<p>My thinking and doing have shifted from dormant to curious and energized. I bought a few pieces of outdoor furniture in hopes of having visitors. My plans for entertaining are the lightest they have ever been which is reflected in the furniture choices: a coffee table and a free-standing umbrella surrounded by a few comfortable chairs.<\/p>\n<p>We had a lot of rain and cooler weather around here and the garden is wild and green. The late afternoons are refreshing and very inviting. What a pleasure it is to sit outside, quietly and alone and let our thoughts wander.\u00a0 I love it.<\/p>\n<p>Summer changes the way I cook. My food becomes lighter and less fussy. The season of roasting and slow cooking has passed. Time to make wraps, salads and no bake desserts.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my latest favorites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingdeliciously.com\/index.php\/recipes\/tortilla-wrap\/\">Tortilla wrap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingdeliciously.com\/index.php\/recipes\/broccoli-slaw-with-sweet-and-sour-vinaigrette\/\">Broccoli Slaw with Sweet and Sour Vinaigrette<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingdeliciously.com\/index.php\/recipes\/no-bake-cheesecake-with-peaches\/\">No Bake Cheesecake with Peaches<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope this summer finds you in good spirits and looking forward to brighter days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summertime is here and the livin&#8217; is easy again. The season brings some lightness and simplicity to the everyday. I feel so grateful to have more freedom and see more light and hope for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. My thinking and doing have shifted from dormant to curious and energized. 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