Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
Hot honey chicken is a Southern food trend that has taken the US by storm. And for good reason, sweet and spicy have been a long time flavor powerhouse and hot honey is no exception. Floral, sweet honey leads to tangy and spicy hot sauce. All this drizzled over crispy chicken thighs? You really can’t … Read more
This easy one pan lemon chicken piccata is the perfect weeknight meal! Bright citrus, savory and floral capers, accompanied by creamy coconut make for a perfectly balanced sauce atop perfectly pan-fried chicken. Traditionally, when making this dish the chicken is pounded out to thin ½ inch thick cutlets. For simplicity and efficiency, I have decided … Read more
Chicken fingers are an American staple, and a childhood favorite of mine and almost everyone else. Sometimes you just need a breaded, fried piece of chicken to hit the spot, and this recipe does just that! Traditionally chicken fingers are often first coated in the dredging process with corn starch or double zero (finely ground)flour. … Read more
Apples and pork chops is a classic combination that has delighted taste buds for generations, and it has been one of my personal favorites since childhood. Sweet apples cooked to perfection, their natural sugars caramelizing beautifully alongside tender, golden-brown onions. These delectable apples and onions are then lovingly draped over succulent pork chops, each piece … Read more
This apple, cranberry, walnut chicken salad is sure to get you in the fall spirit. Tender, juicy chicken, tart cranberry, crisp and sweet apples, with earthy nutty walnuts, all tossed in creamy mayo with a hint of sage. Chicken salad is one of my all time favorite lunches and the addition of these quintessential fall … Read more
This slow-cooker BBQ pulled pork is sure to become a family favorite! Easy to make, low-maintenance, and absolutely amazing flavor that will leave you questioning if it was really cooked in a slow-cooker! I never really loved BBQ pulled pork until after I moved to North Carolina. Here in the South, down-home cooking and BBQ … Read more
Looking for an easy, light Summer dinner? Try this Squash ‘Noodle’ Skillet! Colorful, peak season produce comes to life in this squash skillet with layers of flavor worthy of being on a restaurant menu. Slicing the squash using a mandolin you get nice even ‘noodles’ and a thickness and texture resembling the popular pappardelle noodle. … Read more
Be transported to the picaresque French countryside by this rustic heirloom tomato galette! What exactly is a galette? While there are few types of galettes this one is a fruit galette. It is a flakey free-formed pie, usually a dessert. However, this tomato galette is a savory example and a culinary summer classic of fine … Read more
These salmon burgers are a quick weeknight meal, packed with nutrition and flavor! They have the quality of a seaside resort restaurant, but the simplicity to easily be made at home after a long day. Another thing I love about this recipe is how little prep there is. Plus you don’t have to chop the … Read more
This easy one-dish pesto chicken bake is your weeknight dinner hero! Ready in under an hour, a cinch to pull together, and flavor to spare you’ll want to add this recipe to your regular recipe rotation. Not only is it easy to make, with little clean up, it’s real-deal delicious too! Tender baked chicken is … Read more