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TOP DISH I won an Italian cooking recipe sponsored by Saveur Magazine. I went to Italy, to Tuscany and Umbria for a week with four other winners, and we stayed in all of the Antinori family's private estates. We cooked with their chefs and drank their amazing wines. I had three children under the age of four at the time, so it was a much-needed escape. My winning recipe? Braised lamb shanks. I cooked it [again] for 12 friends for my birthday dinner a couple years ago. We set up tables in the back yard and pretended we were in Tuscany. FITNESS TRIUMPH Drew and I both work out with Wooch Graff at Timberline Fitness. He is incredibly motivating, and we love the challenges he gives us. The gym has this amazing vibe. Everyone there cares about you, and everyone is there to work out and push themselves. Last year, Drew and I did the Tough Mudder race, which was a 12-mile race with 20 obstacles. It was 40 degrees outside, and half the obstacles involved water or ice. Who's in the kitchen with Amy? Anton instructs her sons in the art of mixing a salad from fresh local veggies acquired during the family's weekly trips to the Rice University Farmers Market every Tuesday. Anton reveals, "We bought the house 10 years ago because we loved all the windows and I coveted the eight-burner Dacor stove/oven." CHILD-REARING Healthy food leads to a healthy body, which begets a healthy mind. It is so important to sit down at the dinner table with your kids and share a meal and talk about what's going on in their lives. With regard to healthy food and kids, you just have to keep trying. Keep serving salad. Drink up. Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy adds drama to the well-stocked bar. Tray from Area. What's poured? The house specialty is tequila on the rocks with lime. Drew bartends. The kids drink milk. Drink up. Benjamin Moore's Hale Navy adds drama to the well-stocked bar. Tray from Area. What's poured? The house specialty is tequila on the rocks with lime. Drew bartends. The kids drink milk. JULIA MANZEROVA White cube. On the stairs to the boys' rooms, their artwork is displayed. The flag once flew at Anton's parents' ranch in Wimberley. Farm to table at Casa Anton "Once you share a home cooked meal with someone, they are your friend for life." Study in black and white. In the library/media room, Anton wears a Stella McCartney top and pants from Tootsies with Christian Louboutin shoes from Saks Fifth Avenue. "We immediately painted most of the rooms in the neutral colors Amy is naturally drawn to," notes designer Elizabeth Satel Young, who characterizes her client as "very laid-back." Young selected a carpet by Stark to set a tranquil tone for this high-traffic space. On the sofa, zebra pillows from Area add pop. Above, Joe Mancuso's Cathedral (White), 2004, from Barbara Davis Gallery, is an Anton favorite. "What I love about the Mancuso piece," she says, "is that it appears to be so white, but the closer you get, the more color is revealed — like people! I also loved going to his studio and hanging out with him and picking out the painting." I am not the DJ in the family; Drew and my kids are. When we're not listening to their favorites, we listen to the music we used to play in college: Allman Brothers, Van Morrison, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin. aesthetic. I also have a lot of souvenirs from traveling, which I like to incorporate. Everything has a story here, if you can believe it. Also, everything has to be comfortable for Drew and the kids. We use every room in the house, especially when we entertain, which is often. FASHION DESIGNER DESIGN STOPS Right now, I'm loving Isabel Marant, Stella McCartney and Zero + Maria Cornejo, but I like to pick up things from designers no one has heard about. SUMMER READING HOUSE MUSIC Kuhl-Linscomb, Found and Ikea. Eclectic and easy. I never know when I'll have to run outside and throw the lacrosse ball with the boys. I also tend to wear flip-flops 365 days a year. It's a bad habit. I just finished the new Jonathan Franzen book, Freedom, and Gregory David Roberts' Shantaram is a tome but worth the read. Fave volume of all time? Tie between Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Very different books, but both are journeys with classic life lessons. MUST-SHOP HOUSTON RETAILERS IF AN ACTRESS WERE TO PLAY YOU ... I love small boutiques where I can get one-of-a-kind things, such as Leap and Sloan/Hall. Abejas is a great place for on-the-go travel clothes. NEXT DESTINATION PERSONAL STYLE Cocktail party. Anton rocks an evening frock by Nina Ricci with shoes by Rupert Sanderson, both from Tootsies, while making an entrance at the bar. HOME DECORATION Hollywood glamour mixed with a clean modern Julianne Moore. On my way to Spain in two weeks with Drew. Last trip was to Panama, to dive on an ancient shipwreck. We always have a trip on the books.