christmas in naples | Living Unbalanced

Let’s talk cookies & workouts. Those two things go together, right?

Cameron has been raving about his mom’s peanut butter cookies ever since we first started dating in college, but I hadn’t tried them until last weekend. Well, he was right – they are the best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had! I asked his mom for the recipe and she kindly shared it so do yourself a favor and make these. I’m giving some away as gifts for co-workers and Cameron is really mad about it.

The BEST Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
2 Cups Bisquick
1 cup Peanut Butter
1 can condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
Granulated sugar for rolling cookies in
Hershey kisses of your choice

Directions:

preheat oven to 375.
Blend together pb and condensed milk, add in bisquick mix well, when almost blended add in vanilla.
Roll into approx. 1.5 inch balls and then roll in sugar.

If making blossoms: Place balls on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and cook 7-10 min. Pull out of oven and press kiss into ball while hot. Let sit until cool. You can transfer to a wire rack after a few minutes of cooling if you need to alternate your cookie sheets.

If making pb cookies: make balls and roll in sugar as above. Once they are place on cookie sheet mash with fork once then turn fork 90 degrees and mash again (Makes cute grids).

Weekly Workouts

The workouts this week were TOUGH. I can’t remember the last time my whole body was this sore.

Monday: Rest
I flew home from Birmingham this day and was not feeling a workout. We did get to workout with Cameron’s mom and dad while we were in B-ham! Iron Tribe is headquartered there, so there are about 5 different locations and it’s so fun to visit.

Tuesday: Iron Tribe

For Time:
30 Box jumps (20#)
30 Push press (I did 75#)
100m Farmer’s Carry (I did 35#)
25 Box jumps
25 Push press
100m Farmers carry
20 Box jumps
20 Push press
100m Farmers carry

Wednesday: Iron Tribe
20 min EMOM:
1st min: 100m Row then max reps of KB front rack lunge (I used 35#)
2nd min: 5 hang cleans (I used 90#)

I guess I always underestimate EMOMs because this was WAY harder than I expected. It rivaled the 12 days of Christmas WOD. It also initiated my soreness that continued through the rest of the week.

Thursday: Iron Tribe
7 Min AMRAP of:
7 Thrusters (I used 65#)
7 Knees to elbows
-Rest 2 min-
7 Min AMRAP of:
7 front squats (65#)
10 V-ups
-Rest 2 min-
7 Min AMRAP of:
7 Barbell push ups
10 Jumping squats

Friday: Iron Tribe
“12 Days of Christmas”
*Follow the same structure of the song..for example:
1 run
2 Deadlifts, 1 run
3 Burpees, 2 Deadlifts, 1 run etc.

For Time (30 min cap):
1 100m Run
2 Deadlifts (I did 135#)
3 Burpees
4 Box jumps (20#)
5 Push ups
6 Pull ups
7 Sit ups
8 KB goblet squats (35#)
9 KB swings (35#)
10 Wall balls (14# ball)
11 Double unders
12 Handstand push ups

I started way too hot out of the gate with this one. I was cruising along until we got to the wall balls. At that point, the person I was trying to stay in front of caught up to me and passed me, and then my motivation to go fast just went out the window. I ended up being in the middle of the last run when they called time for the 30 min cap. It was pretty heartbreaking, but I think I’ll get over it.

The rest of Friday was spent at the Iron Tribe Christmas party! We ate tacos, drank margaritas and danced to country music. It was fantastic.

Saturday & Sunday were deemed rest days because my body was done for. We did some Christmas shopping and hit up the beach. Winter in Naples is pretty awesome.