***The BLURT! Board Game Giveaway is now closed!***
Wassup, wassup!!
You guys, I was driving home from work today in the pouring rain, traffic was miserable, etc and then…I saw a raaaaaiiiiinboooowww through a clearing in the clouds! Gosh, I haven’t seen a rainbow in YEARS! I took a picture for you, natch 
Aren’t rainbows one of those perfect, instant mood boosters?! Other instant mood boosters include:
- Puppies
- Dessert
- The smell of coconut
- GIVEAWAYS!!
Yes, that’s right – hot off the heels of the PURE Bar + Real Simple Giveaway, comes the BLURT! Board Game Giveaway!
Remember when I was telling you about BLURT!, my absolute favorite game ever, that I randomly found while out at happy hour a few weeks ago? Well the inventor of BLURT! was so pleased I liked his game, that he offered to send me the new and improved version – and to give away an autographed game to two Iowa Girl Eats readers!! Wheee!
Object of the game: Be the first player to move your game piece around the board. Players earn the right to move their game piece by being the first to blurt out a word after hearing its definition or “clue”.
Ok – let’s practice. If I read the following clue: “A series of images and thoughts you have during sleep,” the first person to blurt out the word “Dream” would get to move their game piece!
Enough talk – how can you win?! BLURT out the answer (ie comment below 
) to the following clue:
“A back tooth in the mouth used to grind food”
I will randomly pick two correct answers, and those readers will each win a signed game!! Contest is open to US residents only and will end at 12:00pm Central time on Thursday! Good luck!!
~~~~~
Alright, well after my rainbow and BLURT Giveaway excitement, I made dinner – which was Sweet-Soy Glazed Pork Tenderloin.
This meal actually started by making the marinade last night. I mixed it up in a plastic baggie and this morning I popped the tenderloin into the bag to marinate while I was at work all day. In the marinade (based on the recipe here):
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons mirin
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped red onion
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash of garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
When I got home from work, I took the tenderloin out of the marinade, placed it onto a foil-lined, non-stick sprayed baking dish and let that baby cook @ 350 degrees for 25 minutes (or until the internal temp gets to be ~160 degrees.)
I let the pork rest for about 10 minutes, sliced it and served some freshly steamed broccoli on the side.
There are no words – NO WORDS – to describe how spectacular this marinade is!!! The addition of cinnamon is GENIOUS! I literally could have eaten this entire pork tenderloin…I settled for eating half Muwahahaha…
The brown sugar brings the sweet, but the soy sauce lends a saltiness which balances everything out. I think Ben said it best when he said “This tastes like the holidays.” In a good way though!
If you don’t care for pork – try this marinade with chicken, salmon (that would be AWESOME actually), or even tofu! You will not be disappointed, I promise you!
Ok, I’m going to go sulk about the fact that I ate this so quickly and that I don’t have any more left 
Just kidding. Have a great night everyone!!!
~~~~~
Don’t forget to BLURT the answer to the giveaway clue!
“A back tooth in the mouth used to grind food”
Molar! I had to have one pulled a month ago, bad root canal. Ouch! This would be a great B-day gift….for me! Even us oldies in our mid 40′s love games! This would be a new one for my kids they are your age and HUGE game people.
Molar Molar Molar.
By the way, Brooke and I tried out your Greek Turkey Burger recipe last night. I was great! I’m having it again for lunch today. Thanks.
MOLAR!
Love the rainbow pics! Rainbows are my fave mood booster!
MOLAR!
What is a Molar!
Molar! I love, love, love boardgames!!
MOLAR!!!
Molar!
I always look forward to checking google reader in the morning, but it makes me very slow on the response time!
MOLAR!
This game sounds like it’s a blast. I just found your blog yesterday and I LOVE it! Can’t wait to try some of you recipes.
Molar!
Board games are great. I echo Colleen’s comment above about Google Reader, too.
Molar!
And to add to your list of instant mood busters, what about a child’s laugh!! So contagious!
Molar!
P.S. Is that you on the DM Register home page? I think so, if so congrats
Molar!
And your dinner looks delish! Actually your meals always do
molar
MOLAR! what a fun giveaway
my fiance would be super happy if i won, so i can stop forcing him to play scategories with me!
m-o-l-a-r!!!
Molar!
I need this to take to the lake for family week the end of July! Sounds right up our alley. Good luck to me!
A molar!?!?! Pick me! Pick me!
I’ll be trying this marinade recipe sometime next week! I can’t wait!.
MOLAR
Love your blog!
Renee
Umm I’m going to go with Molar.
Awesome giveaway
It’s molar! With several dental professionals in our family, I’d be embarrased to get that one wrong. Great giveaway!
Molar!!
I love rainbows. We have them a lot in Oklahoma because we have so many random storms! It’s always an instant smile inducer!
Molar. Game sounds Fun!
Molar!
Molar. : ) Sounds like a fun game.
Molar and that game sounds right up my alley
Molar!!
LOVE Board Games!! Cool giveaway!!
Molar! Grinder of course! Lots of leftover food always there LOL!
awww – my beloved Lake Calhoun!!! I miss it!
It certainly is
Awesome – I’m so glad you guys liked them! I heard there was hummus involved…mmmMM!!!
Crap – I chomp on a lot of ice…I hope I don’t get cauliflower molars!
That’s crazy…and cool! What cooking class were you attending?
Best,
Kristin @ Iowa Girl Eats http://iowagirleats.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/iowagirleats