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greek lamb burgers
July 15, 2020

Surf and Sand: Part 2

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When we left off in part 1 of my typical day at our beach week recap (read that first if you missed it), we had just arrived at happy hour!

Happy hour on the beach is the BEST, so many of the nights we were in the Outer Banks we walked back down to the beach for snacks + drinks around 4:30 or 5 o’clock. 

Long time readers will remember that Matt’s dad does not mess around with his appetizer spreads, and the beach was no exception! We had some serious feasts.

beach happy hour

beach happy hour

Oysters + the beach = perfection. 

oysters duck nc

For dinners, we cooked at the house every night with the exception of one night when we ordered pizza (and had it with some homemade salad – I went hard on the appetizers that night so I wasn’t too hungry and just had the one slice)!

pizza and salad

We had some really delicious home cooked meals last week – I’m missing them already! It was so nice to share cooking and dish washing duties… 🙂

Lots of fish was involved. One night we had fish tacos with a yummy homemade slaw and a homemade cilantro lime yogurt sauce:

fish tacos

Another night we had locally purchased tomato pie with grilled tuna, rice, a green bean, feta, tomato, and olive salad (dressed with a little oil and vinegar), and roasted broccoli and roasted cauliflower. 

tuna with tomato pie and veggies

Another night we had a delicious grilled salmon with mango salad, a homemade cucumber and onion dill salad, and pan fried okra with corn on the cob and some homemade bread Matt’s dad brought:

grilled salmon with corn, cucumber salad, and bread

More grilled tuna, corn, and salad with pearled couscous!

tuna with corn and salad

We also had peanut pasta (see the “creamy peanut sauce” in my mix and match pasta post for a similar recipe), grilled chicken with BBQ sauce, and salad one night when we needed a break from fish:

peanut pasta with chicken and salad

And Matt and I made my Greek Lamb Burgers one night, too.

greek lamb burgers

These burgers are one of my favorite blog recipes – the ground meat (you could use turkey or beef if you’d rather) is mixed with chopped spinach, sun dried tomatoes, olives, and feta for a super savory and flavorful combo. 

greek lamb burgers on the grill

The sauce on the burgers is a cucumber, lemon, and garlic Greek yogurt sauce – it’s so good and super easy to make. We didn’t have a blender/food processor so we just chopped the cucumber really small and it worked beautifully too!

Served with a Greek salad to keep the theme going.

greek lamb burgers with lemon mint yogurt sauce and greek salad

After dinner, Matt or I would get Riese to bed and then we’d all relax. I usually didn’t last long after Riese went down because we had such full days I was wiped! 

I did walk back down to the beach a couple of the nights to see the sunset, though – gorgeous. Water + sunset is my favorite combo. 

sunset over duck nc beach

sunset duck nc beach

The next day we’d be up to do it all over again. We could see the sunrise from our bedroom balcony – so pretty. 

sunrise in duck nc

Such a treat of a week. It went by too quickly as it always does but I’m so glad we got to go! 

I’ll be back on Friday with an easy new recipe. Stay tuned – I hope you are all having a nice week!

- anne
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9 comments
  • Lisa of Lisa's Yarns
    July 15, 2020 · 9:26AM:
    Your vacation looked dreamy! You guys ate so well. I love fish so would have loved everything you made. I need to make your Greek burgers with turkey sometime (have a weird aversion to lamb - even though I probably wouldn't know it was lamb unless someone told me!). We love greek flavors so that is right up our ally!
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    • Anne
      July 15, 2020 · 10:05AM:
      They would be really delicious with turkey too for sure! Let me know how you like them :)
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  • kori July 15, 2020 · 11:12AM:
    All of your meals look incredible!! What a fabulous family vacation. The sunrise and sunset photos are stunning. Thank you for sharing!
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    • Anne
      July 15, 2020 · 11:38AM:
      Thanks Kori!
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  • Ana July 15, 2020 · 12:11PM:
    All these meals look perfect! Not to mention the sunsets (and sunrise!)
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  • Roadrunner July 15, 2020 · 12:52PM:
    So glad you were able to get away like that for a week. Looks idyllic! Do you always go to the same neighborhood at Duck? And how far from the beach were you? Pleased for you!
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    • Anne
      July 15, 2020 · 2:52PM:
      We had a different house than usual this year, but yes we are always in Duck which is a small area! Usually within a block or so of the beach. :)
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  • Melissa Caulfield
    July 15, 2020 · 7:02PM:
    LOVELY is the word I would use to describe this post!? Thanks for sharing! Gonna try that burger recipe this weekend ?I love a good grilled burger on summer nights!
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    • Anne
      July 16, 2020 · 1:08PM:
      Thanks Melissa! Let me know how you like the burgers!
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