Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
This cranberry orange pork loin will be the star of your holiday table, and for good reason! Strikingly beautiful bright cranberry and orange jam covers the outside of the pork loin, keeping it oh so tender and juicy. The tart cranberry mellows with the sweet orange and honey make for a perfect glaze. Paired with … Read more
Every Christmas, one of my favorite side dishes was my mom’s copper penny carrots. Crinkle-cut cooked carrots in a sweet tomato-based sauce with crunchy onion and bell peppers. While I do have fond memories of this dish, I have reinvented it to have more of a sweet glaze than a sauce and have replaced the … Read more
These apple, brie, and cranberry bites are the perfect easy holiday appetizer! Crisp, tart granny smith apples make the base of this elegant finger food. Followed by creamy rich brie, and sweet cranberry and orange jam. All topped with a sprig of earthy rosemary, it’s enough to make you say happy holidays! My favorite flavors … Read more
Growing up, every Christmas my mom and I would always make all sorts of cookies and treats. It was something I always looked forward to all year long. One of my all-time favorites? You guessed it, thumbprint cookies! Something about the sweet sticky jam in the middle of flakey buttery dough is enough to send … Read more
This is the perfect festive holiday drink that the whole family will love! Pomegranate has been used for centuries as medicine and for good reason. Containing more than 100 phytochemicals this powerful fruit helps with cancer prevention, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, blood pressure, and memory to name a few. Just be sure to get pomegranate … Read more
This soup takes me back to my very first official culinary class in school; Soups, Stocks, and Sauces. Here we learned the very basis for all of cooking. This included things like how to make a roux, proper stock, demi glaze, béchamel, and you guessed it, French onion soup. I remember being mesmerized by using … Read more
When I am craving Chinese takeout, this is always what I make! Beef and broccoli are a staple of all Chinese takeout places here in the US, and we love it. On average, one third of all Americans consume Chinese takeout at least once a month (chinadaily.com). For a more accurate picture that’s roughly 110 … Read more
In the fall and long winter months especially, I love making this hearty, warming, and protein packed soup. Split peas pair perfectly with pork for a satisfying and filling meal. The coriander, cumin, and paprika give a hint of warm spice in the background with the herbaceous lemony thyme up front. The split peas make … Read more
A while back I researched my ancestry and found that my DNA is 80% British/ Irish. I knew I had heritage there, but I never realized how much! I think that’s why I love shepherd’s pie so much! Growing up, there was a great Irish restaurant that we rarely went to, usually when the whole … Read more
Turmeric has been used for centuries for a variety of ailments, but is particularly good for inflammation. As someone with IBD, inflammation is your number one enemy and your body automatically tends to make extra. This is often what leads and contributes to IBD flares, sore joints, and fatigue. This soup is a great way … Read more