Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
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These creamed spinach stuffed chicken breasts are great for inexpensive entertaining, Sunday dinner, and everything in between. Sweet coconut cream, savory onions and garlic, and fresh spinach all wrapped in chicken and topped with a crispy parmesan crust make for a winning combination every time! If you don’t have fresh spinach, you can always use … Read more
It’s hard to believe, but it has been a year since I started my blog Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD. As I celebrate this milestone, I could not have done it without YOU! Thank you for all your support over this last year! I have been able to meet and work alongside some amazing … Read more
To celebrate the one year anniversary of my blog Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD, I wanted to share your most loved recipes over this last year. It has been an amazing journey thus far and I have been able to connect with so many wonderful fellow IBD warriors! I have been humbled and honored … Read more
I am a sucker for a good cheesesteak and wanted to recreate this classic to be SCD compliant while using peak-season produce. Well, here it is folks! Behold the stuffed pepper cheesesteak! I have kept the same timeless flavors, but removed the bread and stuffed a pepper instead, and I couldn’t be more thrilled with … Read more
These old-fashioned apple spice cake doughnuts are one of my all-time favorite fall treats! The soft spongy cake is encompassed by warm baking spices with a touch of sweet apple in the background, making for the perfect flavor combination in each bite! I refer to these as old-fashioned cake doughnuts because they are baked rather … Read more
If you are new to the world of IBD or are having to have a conversation about surgery for IBD it can be confusing when presented with so many similar sounding procedures. The most common confusion in this area is the difference between a colectomy and a colostomy. A colectomy simply means that surgery is … Read more
The FDA has just finished its comprehensive review of the popular JAK inhibitor Xeljanz, with some new warnings and safety precautions. The JAK inhibitor has been previously approved for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis. This new data collected shows increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events, blood clots, … Read more
Wassail can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon England, and is derived from the words ‘waes hael’ meaning ‘good health’. It was traditionally drunk on New Year’s Eve or the Twelfth day of Christmas in the apple orchards. This tradition came to be known as wassailing. It consisted of people singing, dancing, and drinking to scare … Read more
This simple yet sophisticated dessert brings some of my favorite fall flavors; warm baking spices, ripe juicy pears, and the indulgence of smooth caramel without all that refined sugar and cream. Back in Culinary School, French Cuisine was one of my favorite classes. Learning all the old classic techniques and flavor combinations it had to … Read more
For those with Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis remission is their long-term goal. Remission can be defined as a period of time where the patient experiences little or no symptoms of their chronic illness. Many IBD patients do not realize there are actually five different types of remission. I have personally had UC now for seven … Read more