Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
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
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
Banana bread happens to be one of my husband’s favorite foods. Every time since childhood he has visited his Aunt, she bakes him a loaf and there isn’t much he holds dearer. So, you can imagine I was a little nervous to have him try it. (I didn’t even ask him to try the first … Read more
This is a luxuriously decedent dip with the sophisticatedly classic combination of spinach and artichoke. I usually only make this for special occasions, like New Year’s Eve. While you’ll see many traditional recipes of this dish call for cream cheese, I choose to omit it, and opt for homemade mayo instead. It’s just as creamy … Read more
Crisp, airy, crumbly, and crunchy, these crackers are pretty perfect. I love using them when entertaining, and telling people they are grain free after they try it. No one ever guesses they are made with almond flour! This is as pretty close to the original in flavor and texture as it gets! They’re so good … Read more
It’s Christmas Eve, twinkling lights burn bright on the tree, wrapped up presents await, Christmas music fills the air, and snow flurries flutter outside. Time to bake my Christmas morning breakfast of choice; cranberry orange almond flour biscotti! Cranberry and orange are not only an oh so classic combination, but also flavors that really scream … Read more