Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD
Professional Chef with IBD helping you navigate food, lifestyle, new IBD research, and patient advocacy.
Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp with Oat Topping 🍎 Fall is starting to show up everywhere you look. The grocery stores and farmers markets are overflowing with different varieties of apples, winter squash is making its way back onto the shelves, and fall décor seems to have taken over just about every store. It might still be … Read more
A Breakfast Staple Worth Making From Scratch One of the things I’ve been most excited about since adding oats back into my mSCD diet is getting to experiment with them in the kitchen again. Something as simple as making a batch of oat-based granola feels extra special when it’s a food you haven’t been able … Read more
Soft & Fluffy Lemon Blueberry Oat Muffins (mSCD & Gluten-Free) A Perfect Make Ahead Breakfast or Afternoon Treat These muffins feel especially meaningful to share because they represent a small food freedom win for me personally. Reintroducing oats after years of being grain-free felt a little intimidating at first, and I took it very slowly. … Read more
🎂 A Birthday Cake Made with Memory & Meaning There’s something about birthday cake that feels different from every other dessert. It’s not just about sweetness; it’s about memory, ritual, and that familiar feeling of being celebrated and cared for. For as long as I can remember, Black Forest Cherry cake has been my birthday … Read more
Almond & Oat Banana Bread with Walnuts & Chocolate Chips mSCD Banana bread has always felt like one of those baseline comforts; the kind of recipe you pull out on a rainy day or as a way to say I love you to a special someone. Or maybe when the bananas on the counter … Read more