This Baja-style Shrimp Ceviche is summer’s new best friend! Ceviche is one of my favorite healthy lean proteins and no cooking means this is an easy protein to prepare. Fresh and tasty shrimp and mixed with spicy, crunchy vegetables makes it easy to eat.
Grilled Mexican Corn AKA Border Corn
This corn is perfect for your next barbecue. This char grilled border corn always reminds me of summer. Why Is This ‘Border Corn’? In my high school days, I lived in San Diego. Summers always meant the beach. Sometimes we would drive down to Baja, Mexico for the day, get tacos and hang out on …
Pesto!
Not (Just) Your Mother’s Basil Pesto! No offense to Mom, or anyone else in your life for that matter. When people talk about pesto, usually the first thing that comes to mind is ‘traditional’ classic pesto. You know the one, it’s a delicious literal mash-up of: basil, salt, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts …
Easy Spring Pea Soup
Soup Is Always Comfort Food Even as the weather warms up, soup is a great way to get in an extra serving or two of healthy, colorful veggies. The availability of all the spring veggies as the weather starts to warm up has me craving recipes made with the season’s most flavorful vegetables. Trips to …
Roasted Corn Salsa
Bring on barbecue weather! Roast some corn with your grilled meat! While corn isn’t quite in season yet, the emerging Spring sunshine has me thinking ahead to summer barbecues and the taste of sweet corn. Making up a batch of roasted corn salsa is a great way to get a jump start on enjoying those …
Fresh Berry Pavlova
Fresh Berry Pavlova Is A Great Spring Dessert The recent Spring weather we’ve been having is making me want to cook with colorful berries. No more orange, pumpkin, holiday or wintry fare for a while! Bring on the SPRING! This Berry Pavlova is perfect for my Spring mood! It’s fresh, light, and colorful – it’s …
How To Make Easy Chicken Bone Broth
Bone Broth is like a magic elixir! Bone broth is highly nutritive and contains proteins that help to heal your gut. These proteins are also great for the health of your connective tissues – your joints, your skin, your nails, your hair. Once you realize how easy this is to make (and how much more flavorful …
Healthy Brunch Frittata
Easter Sunday is this coming weekend. What better time for brunch? This healthy frittata may just be the perfect dish to serve your family and friends. It is easy to prepare for a crowd, is packed full of nutritious goodness – not to mention it looks like a burst of springtime on your table! Easter …
Fresh Strawberry Mojito Nice Cream
Even though it’s cold outside – ice cream is still number one on my list of favorite indulgences. What? You too? Nice Cream for Everyone! Even though I could eat ice cream every day – I sometimes appreciate having something a little more guilt-free. Strawberry Mojito Ice Cream is the perfect excuse to give this …
Carrot & Apple Matchstick Salad
Need a change of pace? Looking for something different to eat as part of your weekly meal prep? Need some new standby veggie options? Carrot & Apple Matchstick Salad checks all the boxes! It is easy to prepare. It travels well – especially to work for lunch. It lasts all week in the fridge. In …
Easy Roasted Potatoes
Roasted potatoes are perfect for meal prep. I’m talking about sweet potatoes or your regulation traditional white potatoes. I want to say for the record that potatoes are not inherently bad for you. In fact, they contain healthy starches that encourage the population of healthy gut bacteria. You want that! Of course like everything in life …
Tropical Pineapple Salsa
I love having salsas around! They are a great go-to for adding a bright spicy flavor to anything. Traditional salsa fresca is something that I almost always have in the fridge for eating on eggs – or basically anything. This pineapple salsa is a fun, tropical alternative to salsa fresca! The sweet pineapple paired with …
Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner
It can be hard to get dinner reservations for Valentine’s Day. Why stress about it? Make your beau a romantic special Valentine’s Day dinner at home! Better yet, cook it together! I used to work in the flower business. I can tell you that Valentine’s Day tops the list for being the most last minute …
The Best Authentic Greek Tzatziki
This recipe makes THE BEST tzatziki I’ve EVER had! Make Tzatziki with thick Greek yogurt, grated cucumbers, garlic, dill, lemon and olive oil. Tzatziki is traditionally served as a starter with pita or eaten with some kebabs. It really might be the sauce of the Gods!
5 Alarm Firehouse Chili
Winter is the perfect time for a rich bowl of chili to warm your soul! I like it sunny and warm. I’m the first to admit that I’m completely spoiled when it comes to the weather — I grew up in Hawaii and San Diego and have now lived in the treacherous weather of Northern California for …
Homemade Firehouse Chili
Is there really a chill in the air already? Fall is fast approaching! I’m not ready for the cold. But, I’m totally ready for this easy homemade chili and all the other fall food that this season brings. I like it sunny and warm. I’m the first to admit that I’m completely spoiled when it comes …
Paleo Cream of Mushroom Soup
Soup IS Good Food! And this paleo cream of mushroom soup is one of our favorites. When the temperatures drop, eating a warm bowl of soup is just the kind of thing that I crave. I joke that eating enough veggies involves just so much chewing. With a hearty bowl of soup, you can get all …
Mushroom Lettuce Wraps
Spicy, hearty mushroom lettuce wraps – you won’t miss the meat one bit. If you’ve been hangin’ out with us for a while you already know that my daughter is vegan. I honestly thought that it was going to be a phase – but, it’s been two years now and she is still as committed …
Beast Bowls For Breakfast
Paleo Breakfast Hash Salty, caramelized pancetta and sweet potatoes make this hash a super tasty addition to your breakfast routine. The sweet potatoes in this breakfast hash will give you a nice chunk of healthy carbs to start your morning off right. This recipe makes enough to eat all week – or just enough to …
Fried Chicken Beast Bowl
Everyone needs a little fried chicken in their life. This fried chicken is a gluten-free version for all you peeps out there that don’t exactly love the gluten in your life. Let’s face it sometimes gluten-free sucks! But these crispy chicken strips will convince you that you can live without gluten and still have some …
A Revisit to Our Very First OG Beast Bowl
Foodology Geek is a little over a year old! To celebrate I want to Take You Back to Thai Chicken Meatballs. When I started this little blog about food I wasn’t totally sure what Foodology Geek would turn into. My goal has been to create recipes that highlight my love of fresh flavors and seasonal …
Paleo Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes
The Holidays are upon us… If you’re in need of a healthier version of the usual holiday sweet potatoes – This Is It! These sweet potatoes are vegan and paleo. They aren’t loaded with sugar so you can feel great about eating them. Seriously people – Thanksgiving is right around the corner! It’s time …
Paleo Meatloaf Beast Bowl
You know you love a good meatloaf. Why not make it a Paleo Meatloaf Beast Bowl? There are two things that I regularly make for meal prep – one of those is meatloaf, and the other is meatballs. Think of meatballs as bite-sized meatloaf. I love those little protein-packed bites of deliciousness! Why? Because like …
Spatchcocked Turkey – Fun to say, Better to Eat
Dry brining this turkey gives it amazing flavor. I promise you that this will be one of the most flavorful and juiciest turkeys that you ever make. I tried this method for the first time a few years ago. It is now my go-to method for preparing a turkey. There are a few benefits …