Trunks Beach Couture: July 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012

Trunks is back in action after a wonderful vacation celebrating co-owner Kathy Long's birthday. We were in North Captiva and it was a wonderful opportunity to wear all of our TBC gear and take some great pictures. We will share more soon!

Friday, July 27, 2012

Recipe of the Week: Mango Salsa

We just had this salsa on tuna tacos. But it is also wonderful on chicken too! You can add more or less of anything. It is a hard salsa to mess up. Instead of the green onion we used a handful of finely chopped red onion and added more mango and it was delicious.

1 mango - peeled, seeded and chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper

1 green onion, chopped

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

1 fresh jalapeno chile pepper, finely chopped

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 tablespoon lemon juice

In a medium bowl, mix mango, red bell pepper, green onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and lemon juice. Cover, and allow to sit at least 30 minutes before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes.com

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Pic of the Week

Mario Testino Vogue

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Summer Style: Miranda Kerr

Friday, July 20, 2012

Trunks Beach Couture Guide to Summer: Day 5 Hostess Gifts

Whether your plans for the summer include going to a neighbor’s barbeque or being a guest at a family member’s house for a week, we have a list of great items in a range of prices to make sure you do not show up empty handed.

Here are some picks from our site www.trunksbeachcouture.com

The Bosun Bag-Fill it with some of your favorite summer items for an extra special gift…wine, beach reads or some flip flops.

The Beach Sheet in coral, mint or periwinkle-Roll it up and put it in a picnic basket or tie on a little bag of sunscreen for a cute presentation.

Sun Essentials Bag – Fill it with some of your favorite travel products…..sun screens, shampoos and lotions.

Here are some other great hostess gifts:

Casa Di Francesca Diffusers come in a ton of great summery scents like Coconut Cove, Mediterranean Lavender, Sicilian Pink Grapefruit and Lemon Tree. All available at www.casadifrancesca.com

Mason Jars are a great gift. They can be used for sweet tea or little flower arrangements. Fill with homemade jam for an extra special treat.

We love picking up T-shirts (some designs above) from Right Coast Waterman, a locally owned company with great outdoor gear. www.rightcoastwaterman.com

Potted herbs like basil or cilantro make an easy gift for a chef!

Vintage hand towels or cocktail napkins also make a sweet hostess gift. There are tons of fun finds on ebay.com and etsy.com. Get them embroidered with their initials for a nice personalized touch!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Trunks Beach Couture Guide to Summer: Day 4 Summer Beauty

We are all about spf, bright colors and citrus scents when it comes to our hot weather beauty routine. Here are some of the products we will be using this summer:

Body: Perlier Milk and Mango Bath Mousse and Body Mousse. Available at hsn.com

Hair: Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil. Available at Aveda.com

Face: Chanel Vitalumiere SPF 15. Available at Nordstrom.com

Cheeks: Nars Bronzing Powder in Laguna

Lips: Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15. Available at Sephora.com

Nails: Essie Polish in an assortment of bright shades

Sunscreen: Neutrogena Dry Touch Sunblock

Eyes: Makeup Forever Waterproof Liquid Liner. Available at Sephora.com.

Self-Tanner: St Tropez. Available at Sephora.com

Trunks Beach Couture’s Sun Essentials Bag is the perfect place to corral your own must-have products. Available at www.trunksbeachcouture.com

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Trunks Beach Couture Guide to Summer Day: 3 Simple Summer Dressing

Trunks Beach Couture Designer Caroline Sands is sharing tips for easy summer dressing. Her secret is one versatile piece that can be styled several ways. For her, that piece is the Trunks Beach Couture Perfect Shirt.

The Perfect Shirt is easy, breezy and beach-ready!

The Perfect Shirt in blue and white check left open with rolled sleeves as a chic cover-up.

Knot the Perfect Shirt and throw on denim cutoffs and you are ready for a stroll on the beach.

A few other ways to wear our favorite TBC item:

Knotted and paired with sherbet colored shorts for daytime bohemian cool.

Paired with white denim and flats for a summer evening cookout.

With some strappy sandals and a straw hat for evening cocktails.

The Perfect Shirt makes summer dressing easy! Please visit trunksbeachcouture.com for additional colors.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Trunks Beach Couture Guide to Summer: Day 2 Summer Entertaining.

Today Co-Owner of Trunks Beach Couture, Kathy Long, will be showing us how she sets a summer table. We asked her to throw together a festive tablescape and share one of her favorite hot weather recipes!

Kathy uses the TBC Beach Sheet for everything……picnics, beach time, covering up napping grandchildren and as a table cloth! Here she is using the periwinkle version of our beach sheet available at trunksbeachcouture.com.

Kathy is wearing the Trunks Beach Couture Key Hole Tunic. Other colors available at trunksbeachcouture.com

Here is one of Kathy’s favorite summer recipes. Hope you enjoy her Lemon Soufflé!

Cold Lemon Soufflé
Serves 6

Prep time: 45 minutes
Chilling time: 4 hours

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
3/4 cup Splenda (or other sugar substitute)
5 egg whites
3/4 cup Splenda (or other sugar substitute)
1 cup whipping cream
1 10-ounce package frozen raspberries
Fresh raspberries for garnish

Sprinkle gelatin over water. Set aside.
Combine egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon rind and 3/4 cup sugar in the top of a double boiler.
Cook mixture over simmering water for 20 minutes.

Remove custard from heat and stir in gelatin.
Put custard in refrigerator or freezer to cool, about 15 minutes.
When custard is cool, beat egg whites until they hold their peaks.
Gradually add 3/4 cup Splenda.
Whip cream until stiff.
Fold together whipped cream, egg whites and lemon mixture.
Pour into 2-quart dish or 6 individual servings. Cover and chill.

Purée raspberries in a blender and spoon over soufflé, when serving. Garnish with fresh raspberries.

Adapted from the Jr. League Cookbook: Jacksonville & Company : Junior League of Jacksonville, Florida, Inc.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Trunks Beach Couture’s Guide to Summer: Day 1 The Beach Bag

Of course our beach tote for the summer is the TBC Bosun Bag! A locally made beach tote with authentic sail maker features. The bag is hand frayed and has nautical rope-woven handles. Local artisan sail maker Tom White handcrafts the grommets at his shop “Wind Dancer.” It is a truly beautiful, indestructible summer staple.