Tory Burch: Tunics

Loving Tunics.

They say summer.
They say chic.

Look what I found
over at
Tory Burch

Carine Tunic

Tory Tunic

Kids Tory Tunic
(how cute is that?)




Embellished Tory Tunic



Tory Mini Dress
(don't think I don't love those shoes, too!)

Adelaide Tunic



Tunic Keyfob

Is today a tunic day
for you?

Do share...

summer eats

Interested in a new, tropical, summer meal
that is fresh and healthy?

Well I have just the recipe for you.

chicken with coconut sauce



This is definitely one of our Brookes Family go-to meals

Here is what you'll need:

1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk (not non-fat)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts ( I like to use strips)
coarse salt and ground pepper
2 jalapeno chiles
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
cooked white rice (or brown)

1. In small saucepan, bring coconut milk to gentle simmer: cook until thickened and reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, heat grill to high; oil grates. Rub chicken all over with oil; season generously with salt and pepper.
Place chicken and jalapenos on grill; cover. Cook turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and jalapenos are blackened all over, 12-16 minutes.

3. Transfer chicken to platter; keep warm. Peel skin off jalapeno, remove ribs and seeds; transfer to blender. Add reduced coconut milk, lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Blend on high speed until smooth.

4. Slice chicken and place over or next to rice. Spoon coconut sauce over the top. Serve with lime wedges for added drama.

Voila!

I paired mine with an easy caesar salad in a bag (soccer night).
Delish!

What is one of your go-to meals for this summer?

I'd love to hear about it.
As usual, thanks for visiting.

Summer List Check Off

In May I posted a
"25 Things To Do This Summer"

We have been working hard trying to tackle just those things.

Some things we've checked off...
others, well, we are still working on.

One of the things we did do was

4. Use the Ice Cream maker that we've owned for 2 years now
and have yet to use

Why, I ask, had we not gotten our ice cream maker out sooner?

Actually we have had it out, just failed to put the ingredients in it and turn it on.

Now we know.

Easy peasy...

All we needed was:

Heavy Whipping Cream


Whole Milk


Vanilla


Sugar



How's that for 5 ingredients or less?

Oh, and don't forget your ice cream maker!

Turn it on for 30 minutes and voila!
Summer treat ready to eat.

You can even get tricky and make gourmet flavors like:
coffee
peaches & cream
eggnog
mint chip
butter pecan
fresh strawberry
...and more

Check out this summer treat, Homemade Popsicles

Tell me what summer treats you have made this season?

As always, thanks for visiting

Masquerade Masks...Summer Projects Continue

More homemade ingenuity.

Hand Crafted Masquerade Masks

My oldest daughter and her friend decided to plan
and host a summer Masquerade party for the up and coming High Schoolers.
(I know, how much fun does that sound?)

These two hip and chic teens organized and planned it all:
games
food
prizes (and they were good ones)
decorations
invites
...the whole shebang.

And the two hostess' even gave the twin
rising middle schoolers a courtesy invite.
Can you say, sisterly love?
Boy, were they excited.

Well, immediately the twins went into "mask mode".
And in the typical Brookes fashion, one trip to the
craft store and the mask making project had begun.

Here are their creations:

We used swirly scrapbook gem stickers
and some colorful feathers...

I love their creations

Tess did not like the "funky" nose...
So she cut it out. Not bad, actually.

Homer didn't think so, either.

Which is when we knew we had to bedazzle him.
What do you think?

As always, thanks for visiting...

Friendship Bracelets Galore!

Summer Break,
5 reunited buddies from across two different coasts,
and a whole lot of string...

and you've got yourself a friendship bracelet factory!
(if you look closely you can see all their little wrists are adorn...)

The girls looked on the internet for different patterns

Mom even got one...yeah! I'm their friend!

Tess hit the mother load. You go girl.

Madison kept it simple with the twisty one...two shades of pink. Her fav...

This is how they reacted when they knew they were going to start
their summer home craft!

We miss our friends dearly and will relish the time we had together.

Those friendship bracelets remind us just
how lucky we are to have the great friends we do.

We miss you Sunny and Cassadilla...and Freckles, too!

As always, thanks for visiting...
friendship bracelets anyone?