Cinco De Mayo!

It's Cinco De Mayo and instead of drinking margs and eating chalupas I'm studying...well not yet but I will be after this post.  I have an overstock of pics so I suppose I'll just post them all so I can get to my studying.  I am jobless for the summer as of now so I'll have more time to post after tomorrow night when my finals are DONE!  (Anyone have any job ideas?)

My fav, grilled with olive oil and parmesan

Homemade pizza with Keefer.  Pesto, tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, mushroom, onion, YUM

First experience with overnight oats.  Verdict?  Not so good.  There was pb in here and as always, I just can't get into pb in my oatmeal.  The strawberries and bananas were the best!

Best part of the salads was the avocado.  I cannot get enough of it lately!

Keefer and I made veggie lasagna but it didn't cut it for me.  I didn't like the cream sauce and I missed the tomatoness, if that's a word.

One of my new fav desserts...banana with choco syrup.  Simple and delishh.

My first LUNA bar experience and I loved it!  So good!  Can't wait to try the other flavors.

More asparagus!

Spinach, cheese, mushroom and onion omelette.  This grapefruit was SO delicious too.  Best part of breakfast!

Sushi craving at the grocery store = mistake.  I really should know better

Before I came back to Chi my parents took me on a big grocery shopping trip and I got a ton of yummy food.  I love having a stocked fridge!

Grilled cheese with tomato and MORE asparagus.  I really think I could eat asparagus at every meal.  Kinda looks like a face doesn't it??

I've been waiting to try this ice cream and luckily it was on sale.  This is 150 calories of delicious goodness.  I'm an ice cream LOVVVVER and now a Skinny Cow Ice Cream lover.  I cannot get enough!  It took all my power not to eat it all and save some.

Kinda looks like yesterday's bfast but with avocado, avocado and more avocado.  I promise there is an omelette under there somewhere!

Off to study for my LAST accounting exam.  YAHOO!

OLE!

Tara (:

Rain Rain, Welcome today

Evenin bloggies!  Just finished up some homework for the night.  I still have more I could do (like always) but I think I'm going to give it a rest.  I had an early morning today getting up to head downtown for that breakfast.  I didn't snap any pics but it was the usual yogurt, bagels, muffins, scones, danishes, fruit, coffee and juices.  I decided on a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese, fresh pineapple, strawberries and honeydew.

When I got home I was so tempted to take a nap because I was working from home for my internship today and it was raining but I decided just to catch up on my LOST (this season is so wild!) and then get crackin on some homework.  Sometimes when I have a lot of stuff to do I like when its nasty outside.  That way I'm not looking out my window being tempted to go out and play.  During homework time I took a study break to hit the gym but when I got there it was SO hot and humid so I just did a 45 min run/walk and came home to to p90x abs.

For lunch I heated up some leftover sweet potatoes from home and made a salad with my leftover taco meat.  I had yogurt with cinnamon puffins too for dessert but forgot to snap a pic.

For dinner I made a burger and green beans.  A roasted potato too but no pics.  

Keefer sent me this really interesting article on food blogging.  I loved reading it because it related so much.  Even though I talk about food so much in my internship and outside my food blog is really what helps me to recall what I ate that day and what I should be eating.  I definitely notice more when I can see that I'm not eating enough fruits or veggies or protein.  It's a great way to keep yourself in check!  Thanks Keefer!

I'm going to go get ready for bed, this early morning wore me out.

Tara (:

Big Burga

You know those monster burgers that you get in restaurants that you can't even put your mouth around?  Well I made one of those tonight!  It was big and delicious!

Rewind....This morning I woke up bright and early to drive Keefer to class and head back to Chi.  I made us some eggs over easy which I forgot to snap a pic of.  The drive back was much smoother than the drive there.  I listened to the third Twilight book there and back and I'm still only half way.  I'm headed home this weekend for spring break so maybe I'll finish it then.  I was so hungry when I got back and was craving veggies with hummus.  I also had some yogurt and Puffins.

I am trying not to go grocery shopping before spring break so I was digging through my cupboards and fridge and found a Lean Cuisine.  These are always okay but nothing special.  I don't think I'll be buying again anytime soon.

I had my first midterm tonight and it went well.  I love when exams are quick.  I got out early so I could come home and make a real dinner.  My burger.  I sauteed up some kale and made a burger with mustard, ketchup, sauteed mushroom and onion, spinach, tomato and blue cheese on a Slimwich.  It was amazing!

I cannot believe I'm about to watch Jake propose to Vienna on The Bachelor.  ICK!  Okay, I really need to study.

Tara (:

Weekend Munchies

It seems that when weekends roll around I become a serious slacker when it comes to blogging.  However, a couple of my best girlfriends were here this weekend so I needed some time to relax and hang with them. What a weekend!  I didn't take pics of everything but I tried to take them when we ate out.

I started my weekend with some maple syrup oatmeal.

Friday night we were celebrating Kate's bday so we were out and about in the city.  Saturday we all had a slow start to our day due to our late night on Friday.  We had tickets to a show at night so we found a cute little restaurant around the bar.  Wishbone was a southern cooking joint.  It was pretty good however I don't know if I would go back.  They did serve rolls and cornbread before which were so good!

I decided to get a burger on brown bread.

The show we went to after dinner was Bye Bye Liver.  It was an interactive, drinking, comedy show.  It was so funny and I had a lot of great laughs.  I would definitely go again.  I think that both men and women would enjoy it although just my girlfriends and I went.  After the show I saw they had one of my FAV beers.  I ordered a Founder's Red Rye and although it wasn't as good as draft, I still loved it!

We also got hungry again later on so we ordered the spinach artichoke appetizer.  (I like having my appetizer after dinner haha.)  It was AMAZING.  I love spinach artichoke dip I just wish it was a bit healthier for me.  haha

This morning I was in a little bit of a rush to get back into the city to meet up with the girls so I made some cream of wheat, banana and agave.  Yum!

We walked around the city until we were ready for lunch at The Cheesecake Factory.  I have never eaten at this famous restaurant but WOW.  My whole meal was delicious and then the cheesecake was amazing of course!  I got the four seasons pizza which had four different sections and a caesar salad.

For dessert, Kristi and I split the carrot cake cheesecake.  It was hard to decide from all the different choices but I think we made the right decision.  It was fabulous!

Like I said, what a weekend!  I had such a great time with my girlfriends but boy am I tired and I really think I'm sick.  They are preparing us for lots of snow here in Chi so I plan on staying in in my pjs, making spaghetti squash and cheering on Team USA in the hockey game!

Tara (:

Super Shoppers!

Greetings from MSU!  I am back on campus to celebrate Keefer's 22nd Bday.  Last night I arrived a little before 8pm, Mitten time and Keefer wanted Mexican so we headed to El Azteco.  MMM.  We started off with chips and super spicy salsa.  YOWZA!  I like the taste of spicy stuff but I really can't handle it.  The chips were delcious though!

We split a Topopo Salad and nachos.  MMM.  They were so big so the salad was also our lunch today!

Even though we were so stuffed, we weren't too full for birthday dessert so we headed to a new fro-yo place called Swirlberry (aka Swirlbirl as Keith calls it.)  We could choose our flavor and add whatever toppings we liked.  They charged $.65/oz. and Keith really loaded up the fruit.  haha (;  I chose cookies and cream and topped with some chocolate chips.

We ended the night with some friends at a local bar where I tried some delicious beer.  They were all VERY good but my favorite was Founder's Red's Rye IPA.  It was so good.  Def may be my new fav beer.  And it's made in The Mitten!!!

This morning I had a hair appt. so I grabbed a bagel on the go and split the rest of the salad with Keefer for lunch.  We ran some errands and stopped and Meijer (fav grocery store) to get our dinner fixins.  I was so pumped to see NuVal on all the labels.  I was running around looking at all of them and having so much fun!  I  did a project on NuVal before I started food blogging so I'm so excited to see it finally hit the shelves.  I think it is such an awesome project and company.  I snapped a pic of my FAV food and the new label.  Luckily it was given a score of 100!  WOOHOO!

We of course had to buy the asparagus to go with dinner along with our roasted potatoes and swiss mushroom burgers.  (Keith snapped these pics on his phone so they aren't too clear.)

We'll see if we make a dessert tonight...

Tara (: