Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
These flakey, melt in your mouth, buttery scones are my favorite out of all my scone recipes! Tart and floral cherry notes harmonize with nutty sweet almonds for the ultimate Spring flavor profile. Topped with a silky, sweet, almond infused glaze I think this is exactly what breakfast, brunch, and afternoon tea were made for! … Read more
Spring is in full swing and strawberries and kiwi are now in season. This smoothie is a great and easy way to enjoy both! Fresh and fruity strawberries and tropical kiwi come together for a classic flavor profile quintessentially Spring. Blended with smooth and nutty almond milk, rich and creamy cashew butter, and sweet date … Read more
The biggest game of the year is almost here, and what would it be without some wings? As the quintessential football finger food, I wanted to recreate a classic wing flavor SCD style. Where are my lemon pepper fans at?! These lemon pepper baked wings are bursting with bright clean citrus and fresh pepper spice … Read more
Happy Halloween! Celebrate with these gooey rich caramel apple slices! Halloween is just around the corner, and this holiday is undoubtedly about the sweet treats. Every year growing up we would carve a pumpkin and go to a Halloween party. There they had a candy apple station and it was something I always had fun … Read more
It’s officially fall and I don’t know about you, but nothing gets me in the fall mood more than pumpkin recipes! These pumpkin muffins are anything but ordinary. Soft, moist, spongy cake texture is immersed in pumpkin and spices. Topped with crunchy toasted pecans and a sweet, baking spice infused glaze. You will wonder where … Read more
Smooth, sweet, and with a hint of baking spice, apple butter is one of my all time favorite fall apple treats. Traditional apple butter uses brown sugar, which isn’t very gut friendly. My SCD version replaces the brown sugar with honey which gives it a very old fashioned appeal. If you didn’t know, refined sugar … Read more
We are in the last days of blackberry season, and I couldn’t let it pass me by without creating a recipe featuring this summertime berry. What a better way to start your day than with a blackberry lavender scone? This scone makes grab-and-go breakfast a breeze and is a little something sweet to make waking … Read more
School lunches, rainy Saturdays, or a sick day in; this lemon jello is sure to add a little fun and flavor. While not using the oh so familiar box jello mix can seem daunting, this recipe is a breeze and even one the kids could do on their own. (With a little supervision of course.) … Read more
Warm summer night air, a crackling campfire, and a showcase of stars. The only thing that could make it better? S’mores! This American classic surfaced in the early 1920’s in a cookbook calling it a ‘graham cracker sandwich’. However, in the text it mentions it is already a hit with boy scouts meaning it got … Read more
Golden and crispy with a hint of honey, graham crackers are a childhood essential. From snack time to s’mores these crunchy crackers made food fun. Drawing on these memories, I set out to recreate the childhood treat to be SCD compliant. What ensued is this recipe and I’m happy to say it’s everything I remember. … Read more