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Hello friends! Hope this finds you having a wonderful weekend. I first want to announce the winner of the Neiman Marcus tote bag, congrats goes to-<\/p>\n
#12 KAREN<\/h2>\n
Its neat your son wants a blue and white dorm room \u2026.how cute !! I love the # 1 blue and white rug and the #9 tote bag its beautiful
\nThx Tina<\/p>\n
Please contact me at theenchantedhome@gmail.com to claim your prize<\/p>\n
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Supposed to go to a party today in the city (rooftop party and just found out this little detail\u00a0 so now yours truly is considering trudging up almost 20 flights)! On the other hand I may not,\u00a0 given my slightly torn ACL and in that case,\u00a0 would spend time outside and tend to my little garden which is showing the first batch of tomatoes and teeny tiny cucumbers, very exciting!<\/p>\n
This post has a real summer vibe to it, if not in late July then when? This is also a chock full post as you will not hear from me again until Wed.\u00a0 There is so much to love and savor about summer….and with the way time is flying, we better enjoy every single minute while we can.\u00a0 As I do every Sunday I share with you seven things that are on my mind:) Ready? Here we go……<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n 1 MONTAUK HIGHLIGHTS. Having such fun even though I am doing a lot of back and forth to the Montauk beach house. I miss those carefree days where I could go and really unpack and stay for weeks, now I go for a few days come back catch up on work and head back out.\u00a0 I will say it sure makes me appreciate the simple pleasure of being at the beach at sunset, with a great book in hand, the waves crashing and a huge iced coffee to keeping me hydrated.<\/p>\n I love having friends come out, trying new restaurants and hitting farm stands. I am in a totally different frame of mind when I am there, it’s so relaxing. Of course (enter Jaws music) that is until the weekend arrives, then all bets are off as the “hipster brigade” marches into town, fedoras, cut off jeans, and quench for a $38 lobster roll LOL. That’s when I hightail it out of there back to my little slice of civility, aka home:) Here are some highlights from this past week or so-<\/p>\n 2. INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST. Never at a loss of amazing images to share with you and love my weekly discoveries of new accounts. This week, its all about summer, flowers, great food and happy living.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. A NEW SALAD WORTH SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS ABOUT.\u00a0 St. Ambroeus in Southampton is a favorite lunch spot when I am out that way, one of my favorite salads is very simple and oh so good. I came home vowing to replicate it and that I did, in a way-<\/p>\n Unfortunately I missed the memo about artichokes now being an endangered species ( kidding but went to FIVE markets and none were to be found)! So I instead replaced them with Brussel sprouts and it actually came out great and added grilled chicken for protein\u00a0 to make it a “meal”. Suffice to say this was good…..very<\/em> good. And best part? Super healthy!<\/p>\n So easy- all you need is a big bowl of mixed greens of your choosing, chickpeas, artichokes thinly sliced and sauteed (Brussels sprouts for a back up plan), 3-4 thinly sliced marinate chicken breasts that are grilled and razor thin pieces of Parmesan. For dressing I used 1\/2 light virgin olive oil, juice of 2 lemons and a dash of white wine vinegar and a pinch sea salt, shake it up and serve. Add pepper if desired.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anything that starts with a gorgeous x large platter\/shallow bowl like this beauty, you just know it’s gotta be good:)<\/p>\n Got the grilled chicken off the grill and sliced it thin<\/p>\n Sauteed brussel sprouts ready to go<\/p>\n In a skillet I browned and sauteed the halved brussel sprouts, added them to a huge serving of mixed green, threw a can of chickpeas in there, added some radish=<\/p>\n I had this Hamptons book\/cookbook nearby to channel my beachy vibes while home:) and yes the Rose was nearby too!<\/p>\n And voila a guilty free dinner is served and let’s face the blue and white adds an extra dose of deliciousness:)<\/p>\n Had an impromptu dinner guest and it was a perfect amount for the three of us:)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. HAVE A YEARNING TO HIT THE SOUTHERN COAST OF ITALY? OK how about settling for a virtual one instead:) Two places I have not been that I am dying to go to are Capri and Postiano, was hoping for this summer but alas it did not happen. These well done videos about a day spent in each place are probably the next best thing to going since it looks like this summer it isn’t happening. Think you might enjoy these….<\/p>\n Welcome to Positano-<\/p>\n![\"10136-CalligraphicDesignElementsSet1_2-1024x215-300x6311212-1-1-1-1-1\"](\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/10136-CalligraphicDesignElementsSet1_2-1024x215-300x6311212-1-1-1-1-1.png\")
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