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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Risotto is a classic Northern Italian rice dish with roots in the 14th century Milan. Risotto, meaning rice, is cooked slowly with broth, until the rice becomes creamy giving the dish its signature texture. This became one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy as the price of rice became affordable to … Read more
Now I’ll admit that when I saw my first recipe using celery root, or celeriac, I was skeptical. It was something I was unfamiliar with, and had no idea what it tasted like. (even though I have a Culinary Arts degree!) Nonetheless, I found celeriac at a specialty food store and gave it a go. … Read more
The Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis has published a study that could lead to a new way of prescribing biologics to those suffering from IBD. Researchers have found two particular strains, one fungal the other bacterial, in the intestines of IBD patients that failed to respond to Infliximab (Remicade). Infliximab is almost always the … Read more
I love zucchini bread! I remember as a child getting extra produce from my Grandpa’s farm in the summer. One year I remember loading up our minivan with plastic grocery bags full of zucchini and other produce. Zucchini bread was a guarantee that we were all looking forward to! Reaching back to this memory, I … Read more
Over the last several decades cashews have gotten a lot of love and attention here in the U.S. In fact, cashews are an ever growing 6-billion-dollar industry. However, since they cannot grow in the North American climate, many Americans don’t know much about this ‘nut’. If I asked you about how they grow, are harvested, … Read more
In a recent Phase 3 study by AbbVie, Risankizumab (Skyrizi) was found effective for people with moderate to severe Crohn’s. In fact, in both Phase 3 trials patients showed not only clinical remission, but endoscopic response as well at 12 weeks. This study was done in two groups named ADVANCE and MOTIVATE. They had slightly … Read more
Homemade chili is a comfort food for me, as it was one of my childhood favorites in the cold of Midwest winters. My mom would make it in the slow cooker and the whole house would smell so good and enticing. It made you wish it was dinner time by three o’clock in the afternoon! … Read more
This recipe is an ode to an imported chevre goat cheese I had years ago from a specialty food market we went to maybe twice a year. It was from Great Britain and was coated in candied lemon rind. My dad and I had picked it out together from the dozens of imported varieties, and … Read more
Hair loss in patients with IBD is seen more frequently than you may think. In fact, according to a study published back in 2015, approximately one third of IBD patients experience hair loss in some capacity. As an IBD patient myself, I have experienced this disheartening ‘side effect’. Hair loss can occur for a variety … Read more
Scientists at Rutgers University have developed an artificial intelligence that could help in detecting and understanding Crohn’s disease. This study was published in the journal of Genome Medicine, and aims to improve treatment by understanding the genetic signatures of those with Crohn’s disease. This AI computer method was proven to correctly and accurately predict thousands … Read more