Fig, Goat Cheese and Bacon Appetizer

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I love the holidays for creative appetizers, and this one sure fits the bill! Check out these tasty little guys, everyone will want more so make a double batch!

Fig, Goat Cheese and Bacon Appetizer

Here's a great recipe to bring to your next holiday party. Fresh fruit, nitrate-free bacon crumbles and high-quality goat cheese crumbles make a tasty appetizer that is gluten-free and caveman-friendly! Servings: 6

Here's what you need:

 •6 figs, halved

 •1 Tablespoon balsamic glaze

 •6 Tablespoons goat cheese

 •1 slice nitrate free bacon

 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

 2.In a medium skillet cook the bacon until crispy. Allow to cool then crumble.

 3.Lightly grease a baking pan with olive oil.

 4.Halve the figs and line, cut side up, on the prepared pan.

 5.Drizzle balsamic glaze on the cut side of each fig. Sprinkle with goat cheese and bacon crumbles.

 6.Place in oven for 5-8 minutes. Serve immediately.

 Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 98 calories, 3g fat, 68mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate, 2g fiber, and 4g protein

New Bikram Hot Yoga Midwest!

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Recently opened is the new Bikram Hot Yoga Midwest, and I can't wait to try it! I have never done the "real" 26 pose sequence that Bikram is known for but I love hot Yoga!

Well all Yoga actually, that is why I teach it but I would love to check this place out.
Open on Sunday yay! Since I usually teach on Saturdays it is really hard for me to do both but I could do the late Saturday or the Sunday.

The St. Louis Schedule for Bikram Hot Yoga is:• Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 10 am, 4 pm, and 6 pm
• Tuesday and Thursday – 6:30 am, 4 pm, and 6 pm
• Saturday – 10 am and 2 pm
• Sunday 12 pm and 4 pm

Pricing is basically the same as most places, but they do offer a first time one month for $39 bucks so you can't go wrong with that. Also they use Mindbody software so its easy to sign up on line.

Find out more here

New Running Shoes!

I'm not sure how these shoes would be but I think they are a fun concept, and heck with over 200 "Likes" they must be popular!

 I have Fila running shoes I use at lunch, but they are not my favorite brand for my feet. And you have to have the brand that works for you, or the shoe that fits wee.

(Shoe Images: www.Kohls.com)

 

These are my new running shoes, my Nike Initiator yay!

http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-603515/nike-initiator-running-shoes-women.jsp

 

Got them on sale, plus used my coupon = total with tax $26 bucks and some change, cha-ching!

Love Kohl's for workout shoes!

I have no idea why shoes are so colorful now, who wants all these colors? If its true that the baby boomers have all the money they are we the ones buying these?

 

Can't wait to give these a try this weekend, if the rain holds out.

 

Fitness update:

4 more days left on Insanity

Teaching Yoga Saturday

Going to Hot Yoga on Sunday