Both sides of the spectrum (+ a giveaway!)- ENDED!
My oven has seen both sides of the spectrum today.
When I was home for my lunch break, my brothers were here hanging out with the Pilot and Oliv, and Kyle asked me if I’d help him make something for a Bacon Party he was headed to tonight with Meg. (For anyone lacking theme ideas for a holiday party, you’re welcome. Haha) Kyle always helps me with random errands/tragedies/life, so I knew I could help a bro out. The thing is, I don’t really speak bacon.
I like the turkey variety ok, but it’s just not really my thing. He knew he wanted to make something sweet, so I knew just where to go. I typed “bacon cookie” into the search bar and whaddaya know? Bacon cookies.. with peanut butter.
Thank you to Jessica for sponsoring 90% of our holiday desserts thus far 😉
(We doubled the recipe- that was about 1/3 of the final amount)
We made the bacon cookies, with incoherent stammering and victory dance moves from the happy guys “taste-testing” the candied bacon along the way. Word on the street is those cookies will rock your world (Kyle tried to peer pressure me into tasting one, but I opted out. They smelled divine, though.)
After Meg and Kyle headed to the party, I made some dinner using farm box ingredients that I didn’t want to go bad.
Butternut squash rounds with tomato goat cheese and roasted garlic-balsamic chicken.
Not.too.shabby.
We still haven’t Christmasified anything, but our neighbors are already on it! I’ll never forget the Pilot peering through the garage and swearing when he found out we moved onto Christmas Lane. Bring on the 10 ft inflatable snowman.
I hope you’re all enjoying the weekend so far! It’s been a beautiful and relaxing one.
Long run in the morning and then there are some crepes with our names on them….
Have a great night!
xoxo
Gina
Giveaway time! My PR friend at Canyon Ranch asked me if I’d like to give away two Canyon Ranch workout DVDs: “Strong and Sculpted”
(three 20-minute segments: yoga, strength and core, bonus segments on bone strengthening and protection, muscle building and foods to reduce inflammation)
and “Yoga for Strength and Energy” (two 20-minute yoga flows, a cool down and bonus features, including eating and sleeping for energy, healthy lifestyle changes).
The DVDs will be amazing additions to a quick and effective at-home workout routine, and here’s the kicker: you know those gluten-free chocolate chip cookies I’m obsessed with? I asked if they’d throw in a batch for the winner and the chef said yes 😉
This giveaway has ended as of midnight EST 11/26!
Thank you so much to everyone for entering and congrats to the lucky winner (chosen via random number generator: page 1, comment 37)
Sam, who said:
I’d love to win because I need to start working out at home- I’m a med student and life is just too crazy to make it to fitness classes often enough! My major goal would be to wake up early and get my workout done before class, but this night owl does not like 6am!
Congrats, Sam!! Send me your info (fitnessista at gmail dot com) and I’ll forward it along to the Canyon Ranch fairy 🙂
Stay tuned for more amazing giveaways! xoxo
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I want to win because you can never have enough workout DVDs! 🙂
mmmmm….cookies! Great giveaway! I try to get to yoga classes often, but adding the drive it’s about a two hour time commitment which is hard to squeeze into my day. An at home option would be great!
I love bacon but Im not sure I like it in baked goods, the cookies do look delicious though!
I would Love to win because I have an 8 month old and it is so hard for me to get to the gym during the week. We don’t live near family and I haven’t found anyone that I feel comfortable with to leave him with during the day. It would be so great to have a workout dvd to do at home!
We put up our tree and Xmas decor last night, so fun 🙂
I would love to win it because I can really use some yoga in my life!
I would love to try the DVDs…I am always looking for new workout videos!
Hi Gina! I had a baby 5 weeks ago and would LOVE some at home workouts!!
It would be so nice to have new DVDs to switch up my at home workout routine!
I would love to win because I just had Quadruplets and need something to do at home!
i’ve had trouble getting to the gym regularly with a new overwhelming job and would love to have some new workouts to do in the leisure of my own home (and in whatever odd outfit that’s clean), and umm…cookies fuel workouts? yum:)
Cool!! I have been looking for some GREAT DVD’s to start doing yoga!! I have been having some issues with lower back, hip pain and people have told me to start doing yoga and to get better core training in. These would be PERFECT!!! Oh and YUMMY cookies as a bonus….Yes please :0).
I don’t know if I could do bacon baked goods…but I’m not a bacon fan to begin with!!!
What a cool giveaway!!! I’ve been trying to get myself to really make a strength training type of routine since I am Cardio Queen all the way. This could be a great way to start that routine in the new year 🙂
I would love to try the workout videos to expand my exercise routine and do something new!
I’d love to win because I really want to start doing yoga again, but it’s hard for me to get to my favorite classes. I’d love to try the DVD’s!
I LOVE this giveaway!!! I live in a freezing cold, snowy filled state and can’t always make it to the gym. I hate feeling stranded in my house, but I can’t get to the gym with so much ice! I’d love to yoga my way through the winter to warm UP!
Being a college student, and having 20-minute workouts on a DVD is fantastic!!! Plus the cookies for a self treat. Its a win-win situation!!! 😉
xoxo from NYC
Would LOVE to have these for mornings the weather is just too nasty to make it to the gym before work here in New England! And I would never say no to a gluten free chocolate chip cookie!!
I could use some variety in my at home workout options and would love to try the cookies too (just to balance it all out haha)
I’d love to win so I can add some workout DVDs to my routine that I try to do while my daughter naps! Plus I want cookies 🙂
I would love the DVDs! I’m trying to transition to at-home workouts only to make more time for the family. I bought a trainer for my bike for @home spin, and have a few yoga downloads, but nothing really for strength training!
I work out at home so I’d love to add new DVDs to change it up a bit!! Those cookies look delish!!
With the holiday season here, quick at-home workouts are often the only way to get it in! These DVDs would be a great addition to the repetoir!
Hey Gina!
I’m a student without a car and I would absolutely love the at-home workout DVD so that I can get in my workouts without trekking an hour in the snow to get to the gym… and try to relax with some yoga during my final exams!
And the gluten-free chocolate chip cookies?! Much better than studying for finals 😉
I would love to try the strong and sculpted! I am trying to change my diet to help my ulcerative colitis symptoms. Those cookies sound delicious!
I’d love to win the strong and sculpted DVD! I just moved back home after graduating college and it’s been hard not being a 5-minute walk from the school gym 🙂
I would LOVE to win these DVDs because the ARMY just placed us in Lawton Oklahoma. I’m not complaining but…it’s tough to find a great yoga class around these parts. We’ve tried two different ones so far and none of them have cut it. We were JUST talking about purchasing ones online for us to have at home, so this would be perfect!
I would love to win some dvds to take home with me for the holidays so i don’t get lazy!
I would love to win the DVDs because the Seattle rain has arrived for the winter so working out at home is the way to go!
The giveaway looked great to me after seeing the workout DVDs (I’ve been trying to switch up my strength training routine lately), but after seeing those cookies, I REALLY want to win!
I would love to try some new workout DVDs and those cookies!
The Strong and Sculpted looks perfect for a quick at home workout I could do when I don’t have lots of time. It will add a nice change to the mix of my daily workouts. Plus, those cookies look pretty amazing!
I always like to try new workouts and these workouts look great!
I am 30 weeks pregnant and cant wait to start doing a regular at home DVD workout again! My workouts right now consist of…walking. This DVD looks great!
I’ve been looking for some new Yoga dvds. These look great! And of course, I wouldn’t mind the cookies either. 🙂
I’d like to win because I love working out at home and I’m obsessed with yoga! 🙂
I want to win, because I need more yoga in my life. Happy Holidays!
I would love to win b/c my gym doesn’t have childcare. So I’m always going at random times (early AM or after baby’s bedtime) or working out at home. I get bored with at home workouts so I’m always looking for something new!
I just bought a new yoga mat and need to use it!
I would like to win because I need to get my butt in gear!
I used to vacation at Canyon Ranch every year and now that I am back in grad school, I unfortunately have to take a couple of years off. I would love to win the DVDs to get a great CR workout from home. Oh, and I would LOVE to try their GF cookies! 🙂
I love to work out at home, so new dvd’s would be fun! I also love to eat cookies at home!
I would love to win those workout videos (and of course the cookies)! As a busy kindergarten teacher and a proponent of creating a healthy balance in life, I would thoroughly appreciate both!!!
I would love to win these DVDs- with the weather getting colder, I love to do workouts that don’t require me to walk a mile to the gym!
I would love to win so when I take a break from studying I can do a quick workout and then get back to the books!
I just quit the gym and have been loading up on at-home workouts! These would be PERFECT!!!
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I love working out at home a lot of the time and am always looking for a new DVD to add to the routine! (and those cookies look ahhhmazing ;))
I practice yoga at home and would love to add new variety! And who wouldn’t want those cookies?!?!
Perfect way to stay fit in the winter!
I was lucky enough to attend some classes at CR Miami, and would love to add some great workouts at home.
Fun give-away! I like the perspective shown by someone who gives away fitness videos with cookies! You understand real life, for sure! 🙂