Wah?

Unless you are a clown, this is just funny, weird-O, funny.

I think these little silk embroidered pouches to hold your cosmetics are cute. I found them at theknot.com

Jamie - one of my best friends, bridesmaids and bride-to-be had her wedding shower today at 11 Water Street Restaurant in Exeter, MA.   Her wonderful sister and MOH, Stacy organized the shower and sent me a sweet email tonight to let me know that it was “fabulous…”  I am sure that it was.

Only 6 more weeks until Jamie’s big day.  I can’t wait to be there to celebrate this special moment in time with Jamie, and her friends and family.

Song for J.

A few summers ago, Jamie came to visit us while we were living in Horseshoe Bay, BC.  We drove up to Whistler one night for fun and Jamie kept playing By Your Side by Sade over and over again in the car.  She said that she just couldn’t get tired of it.  I think it was the ONLY song we listened to on the drive to and from Whistler and I am not exaggerating.  Now, every time I hear this song, I can’t help but think of Jamie.  It’s fitting too because I will be “by your side” very soon, J.    Love you.

Sade, By Your Side.

“And off they went, two 7 year olds alone on the road…”

Instead of getting married with the ocean behind us, Dan’s Mom, Bev suggested that we have our ceremony on the grass in front of some trees.  We agreed.

Bev told me she had some “ideas” for our ceremonial stage and promised it would not be tacky. I wasn’t worried.  I was happy to just be getting married there and didn’t expect anything more than grass, trees and maybe some urns full of flowers.

As you can see from the pics below, where we are getting married is much more than I ever expected and her “idea” turned out amazing.  I can’t wait (well, I can…) to stand up on this deck, say our vows to each other, all the while biting my lip to hold back any tears that are bound to try and escape.   Only 3 more months to go.

Many thanks to Allan and Roger for all of your hard work and Bev for your vision.

Before:

After:

I stumbled upon this recipe on Epicurious.com years ago.  You can make this dish in a snap and everyone seems to love it.  I make a lot of recipes on my own and by tweaking things I come across to fit our tastes.  I’ve made this for about 40 people before and it is a crowd pleaser.  Great flavor.

Preheat your oven to 350F

Pork Tenderloin (remove silver skin)

Make a rub with roughly a 1/2 tsp of each:

• Cinnamon
• Chili powder
• black pepper
• salt
• a dash of cumin

Coat the pork in the rub, set aside.

In a bowl on the side, add (per tenderloin):

• 1/2c. brown sugar
• 1 cloves of chopped garlic
• a couple shakes of tobasco

Add a little olive or canola oil to a skillet and heat it until it is nice and hot but not smokin.  When it is hot, add your spice rubbed pork tenderloin to the pan and sear the meat on all sides.   Remove from the heat and coat with your brown sugar garlic mixture.

Finish cooking in the oven for about 20 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let stand for about 5-10 minutes before slicing up.  The sugar makes a nice caramelized sauce.

Yummy with mashed potatoes and salad.

Seared sea scallops with a touch of aioli.

cc Brides.com

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It has been a crazy busy couple of weeks. From launching our site, Strutta.com to a weekend of indulgence and debauchery in Vegas for my bachelorette, I have a lot to catch you up on. I definitely owe you a detailed post but need some time to think and write.

While searching and writing my to-do list, I decided to take the Brides.com quiz: What Kind of Bride are You?  Turns out that: I’m Beach Casual. You don’t say…

Everyone knows that the Strutta crew works hard but knows how to have fun.  We are getting close to launching Strutta to the public.  Only 6 more business days until we go live.   w00t!

On Thursday afternoon around 4pm, the Strutta crew took a break to film our very first office lip dub.  We had so much fun picking out a song and filming this together that I think there will be more videos in our future.  Check it out and if you have one to share, send us a link.