Adventures in food, fitness & living a balanced life
Dinner came together very easily last night, was extremely tasty, and made tons of leftovers. I whipped up a batch of pumpkin enchiladas. This recipe never seems to disappoint, but I always forget just how good they are until I make the recipe … [Read more...]
Dinner last night was AMAZING! I tried the Overnight Kale Salad that I read about on NutritionElla's blog, but I subbed quite a few of the ingredients in the original recipe from Women's Health Magazine for items that I had on hand. Here is a … [Read more...]
The kale recipe I decided to try was the Overnight Kale Salad. The thing that called to me about this recipe? The word OVERNIGHT. As I got home around 8pm last night, I knew that I needed to get some things ready for today like breakfast, … [Read more...]
I hope that everyone had an amazing Mother's Day full of love celebrating mothers, mothers-in-law, and women who have been motherly in our lives yesterday. I'll share more about my Mother's Day celebration in a moment, but … [Read more...]
Hello and happy Saturday! Brian and I celebrated our May date night last night....but it wasn't exactly the date I had originally planned. You can read more about my date night Christmas gift in this post, and if you follow the blog you may … [Read more...]
Potatoes tend to have a bad reputation despite the fact that they are full of potassium, vitamins, fiber, and minerals. Brian, due to his strong Irish heritage, absolutely loves potatoes. Even if they had no nutritional benefit, the top food on … [Read more...]
If you ask me, I would say that Brian had a pretty tasty birthday dinner last night... Brian's birthday dinner request was a meal comprised of fish tacos. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do to make that happen, but at the grocery store … [Read more...]
Last night, Brian and I tried a new-to-us workout at NIFS: Boot Camp! I am working on a project for work that required me to test out the class, and I LOVED it!! We met outside and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. The instructor, … [Read more...]
Head on over to the NIFS blog to check out my Springtime Carrot Spice Muffin Recipe! These little muffins are addicting and delicious :) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Whenever I … [Read more...]
Last week, I wanted to get out of a food rut. I felt as if all I was eating were fish and veggies. Don't get me wrong...I will always LOVE fish and veggies, but I missed cooking and causing some "treble" in the kitchen.<---pun intended! I … [Read more...]
I'm Tara, a 24-year-old fitness and food lover living in Indianapolis, IN.
I have a huge passion for experimenting in the kitchen, living an active life, and pursuing my dreams. As an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and Les Mills Certified Body Pump Instructor, I love teaching group fitness classes and being physically active every day.
This blog follows my life and my interests in fitness, mostly healthy food, family, friends, and living a well-balanced and healthy life.
