This four-ingredient recipe comes from a coworker, who himself originally picked it up in Germany. It’s dead simple but I love it with food cooked on the grill, everything from steak to hot dogs.

Red Cabbage Slaw
1/2 red cabbage, shredded
1/2 onion, chopped
3 Tbsp oil
1 T white vinegar

Toss the cabbage and onions with oil and vinegar. Add more vinegar to taste. Serve cold.

My formula for summer meals is to pair something from the grill with a big tasty salad. This Greek salad is great with a marinated grilled chicken breast on the side or on top. You could also pair it with some lamb or pork souvlaki. If you like your salad extra saucy or if you prefer keep the salad and dressing separate to eat over several meals then consider doubling the dressing recipe.

Greek Salad
1 cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced
2 c spinach, torn
2 c romaine, torn
1/4 – 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled or diced
1 small onion, sliced
a handful of black olives (Kalamata FTW)

Lemon Dressing
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/8 tsp pepper

Toss all salad ingredients together in a large bowl. In a small covered container combine and shake/mix the dressing ingredients. Add dressing to salad and toss.

I’ve tried jerk recipes before and never been a big fan, but this one really turned out great. I love that it uses a whole kilo of chicken breast – I prefer to cook with leftovers in mind.

Marinade:
1 onion, minced
6 green onions, minced
2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground black pepper
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp cider vinegar

On the skewers:
1 kg chicken breast, cut into 1″ chunks
2 red peppers, cut into 1″ chunks
Also good: mushrooms, red onion, cherry tomatoes, mango, pineapple, zucchini

Combine the marinade ingredients and toss with the chicken. I like to use a big ziploc bag or a pyrex dish. Cover and chill for 24 hours.

While you heat up a grill soak 16-20 bamboo skewers in cold water for at least thirty minutes.

Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers with red peppers and any other kebab ingredients you have. Grill for 3-4 minutes on each side, turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through.

These are great with a sour-cream or yogurt-based sauce for dipping. Try with Tzatziki.

Warmup
CFWU x 3 (assisted pull-ups, push-ups on paralettes)

WOD
6 rounds:
7 squats
7 bench dips

The workout was super easy today so I did the full warmup. Push-ups still suck. Also, my belly is very obvious in pretty much everything I do now. Not that it’s in the way or preventing range of motion or anything. It’s just…there. I had a little fit of giggles about it.

I also did an hour-long walk with Tika and a friend’s dog today, so I’m totally patting myself on the back for being active.

Warmup
3 rounds:
10 squats
10 good mornings
10 pull-ups (assisted)
+ push-up practice
+ 3 minutes of easy rowing

WOD
3 rounds:
10 thrusters (12# dumbells)
10 push-ups

My expanding bump is now getting in the way of push-ups so I’ve started using paralettes to keep me up off the ground a bit more. Wow, harder than expected. I had to wuss out and do most of them on my knees, and whined like a little bitch about it.