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’ve been really into workout videos online and would love to start my own collection. Oh, and I just love cookies 🙂
I would love to win because I am a workout DVD-aholic. I usually go with more hardcore DVDS like Jillian, so these would be a great change of pace!
I would LOVE to win, because Yoga is something I think I can handle with my health issues and I really NEED to do SOMETHING! And My son’s girlfriend is Gluten Free, and I think she would LOVE having a treat like those GF Choc chip cookies! She tries so hard to not cheat! LOL
This would really brighten my month…or even year at this point! LOL
Thanks Gina!
I need some at home yoga for the winter, when I don’t want to leave to go to the studio! I’d love to win.
Ummmmm I’m gonna need workout videos to get me back into shape after this holiday season is over!! And cookies? I’m a sucker for cookies 🙂
I want to win since I am starting to do yoga once a week & the Yoga for Strength and Energy would be a perfect way to get a yoga workout in 🙂
I was somewhat interested in the videos, but then you really pulled me in with those cookies!
I’m always looking for some new workout ideas so those DVDs would be great!
I would LOVE to have a dvd with some quick workouts. Always looking for new ways to get my sweat on quickly and efficiently. And the cookies…well, who wouldn’t want the cookies? 🙂
I desperately need to change things up with my workout. I’ve been running on the treadmill before work in the mornings because I don’t have to think about it, but I need to get my strength training back on track. Plus I’ve been very neglectful of yoga lately. I love that the videos are short and sweet, tough to pack in a long workout every morning and feel that I’ve done enough!
And um, who doesn’t want homemade cookies that someone else bakes?!!
I’d love to win because I’m always looking for a new way to work out at home.
Always looking for new workouts to do at home and hello, cookies? heck ya!
I love a good, quick workout that I can get through in the morning before work. Plus, I’m always looking for good gluten free goodies, since I can’t have the “real” thing!
We have snow here and I feel a bit unmotivated to bundle up and go to the gym in the cold so a new home workout would be awesome. Plus, I think the cookies would definitely have a warming effect!
Need inspiration! Just getting back into workouts after a hiatus. Got seriously busy and one excuse begets another and too much time passes. New workouts with a cookie celebration sounds perfect!
First of all, I love this blog, and following you on Instagram. Your blog is part of my unwinding routine. I would like to win this giveaway, so that I can add this into my “at home” routine. I am a nanny, and I don’t always make it to the gym. This would be a great addition to my regimen.
I really don’t know much about yoga…or their dvd’s. But I have always wanted to try them out, just never knew which ones to chose. Also, I mean cookies…the cookies sold the deal!
I love workout DVDs to do at home.. and cookies are great!!
I’ve set up part of my basement as a workout room and these would be a great way to initiate it. Also, I’d love to try some gluten free cookies, esp at Christmas time.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Susan
I am estimated to give birth on January 2013. I’ve been planning on getting some exercise videos so that I can get in shape while staying at home with my baby. These videos would be so helpful.
Also, I can’t resist chocolate chip cookies! Thank you, Gina!
I have only done yoga once and would love to start learning more about it and start doing it! And of course the cookies sound/look amazing 🙂
I would love to win so I can further motivate my self to lose the baby weight!
I’ve always been a bit curious to try bacon cookies. Something about the sweet-savory combo really appeals to me. You’ve got great self-control to not try them though.. I”m impressed, girl!
Mmmm sounds goood. I want to win so I have some new workout vids to add to the rotation for my morning sessions. Love not having to leave the house in the chilly temps and just working out inside!
I would love to win to try out some yoga. Never tried but always been curious! Hey and the cookies are an awesome bonus
I’d like to win because I consider myself a workout-DVD Queen! Plus, I had my son in July this year and would love two new unique workouts to help me keep in shape and shed these last few pounds of baby weight. And, lastly, those cookies sound delish!
I would love a way to workout at home! I’ve been hard pressed to find time with three little ones, the mans crazy hours and a home business!
I have been big into working out at home and DVDs lately! I actually just saw the canyon ranch workouts and was going to buy them! And with cookies?? Yes please! 🙂
I’d love to win because I am a wuss and my motivation to exercise outside goes way down when it gets cold outside 🙂
I’ve been looking for some good at home DVDs! I hve a newborn and a 2 year old so nap time is the best time for me to be able to get a good workout in
I’d love to win the DVD so that I have more exercise options. Currently I am limited in what I am physically able to handle, and yoga is one activity in which I’m permitted to participate.
Canyon Ranch is on my to do list. Can’t wait to try yoga from there. I bet tasting those cookies will move the Ranch right up to number 1 on my list!
I love working out at home! I’m always looking for some good workout dvd’s. Also who doesn’t love cookies?
I’d love to win because I really need more yoga in my life. (Don’t we all? 🙂 )
what a fantastic giveaway! I am fine on cardio… but have been trying to get more into yoga & am always at a loss for strength/core workouts. I love workout DVDs so these would be awesome.
I would love to win because I need more at-home work out options so it would be great to add a new DVD to my sparse collection! The cookies are a delicious bonus 🙂
I was actually just looking on Amazon for a yoga DVD because all of my at-home DVD options are strength/cardio-based and I want something different! And cookies of all varieties are always awesome : )
Those cookies sound so good right now. A lil’ cookie and an at-home workout to balance it out? Perfect!
I would love to win! I would love to visit Canyon Ranch and DVDs from Canyon Ranch are almost the same thing, right???? And cookies??? Cookies are just awesome. If I use the DVDs I can have a cookie, right?
I’d love to try out some new yoga DVDs. I’ve done cardio DVDs before, but I am looking to work more yoga into my routine.
I want to win because I’ve been getting bored with my workouts and I need something new to try!
What a great way to get in yoga from the comfort of your own home- theres no way I would blow off yoga if it was that convenient
I would love to win! My doctor just recently suggested yoga to me (I’ve never tried it…gasp!) because I have been having some anxiety issues. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m not sure I can get into bacon in cookies, but I’d love the other ones 😉
I would like to win because my cable’s “video on demand” no longer has any yoga. I am looking for some good DVDs to use instead!
These look great, especially for winter when I don’t feel like heading out to the gym on a cold night!
Great giveaway! I would love to win – I definitely need to incorporate more variety apart from running into my routine.
I’m not gonna lie…the main reason I want to win is to try those gf cookies! 🙂 But I also love workout DVD’s for those days that i’m just not feeling motivated .. thank you!
Thanks for the giveaway. The yoga dvd sounds like a great way to start the day 🙂
I’m trying to get back into yoga after a few month stretch with just weight training. I feel more comfortable doing it in my home with a video rather than diving into a class setting, so this would be perfect for me! And I like cookies more than I like breathing most of the time.
I love quick workouts that I can do between classes, or as a break from studying without feeling like I’ve wasted too much time going back and forth from the gym, so the DVDs would be a perfect treat for exam time! Delicious cookies would also be awesome as study snacks!