Category: Baking with CSID
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3-Ingredient Strawberry Jam
There’s something special about homemade strawberry jam that goes beyond just its sweet taste. From the smell of fresh strawberries to the satisfaction of preserving something you grew in your own garden, making strawberry jam has always been a nostalgia trip for me. It reminds me of being in Germany with my mom in the…
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Blissful GF Cranberry Muffins
Since being diagnosed with CSID I felt like I had to give up quite a lot of treats I really loved, but I also found that I didn’t really have to give them up I just had to take the time to learn how to make things with ingredients that I could have. I started…
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Almond Flour Pancake Bites
So, as I’m returning to university for nutrition and food science, I realize how essential breakfast is! If I don’t eat breakfast each morning, I start to feel sluggish by lunchtime, and it’s just a downhill battle from that point of trying to feel nutritionally balanced and alert. We all know how hard it is…
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CSID-Friendly Kiwi Bread
I love kiwi and was so happy to learn that I could eat it when I was diagnosed with CSID in 2020. CSID, or congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency of the sucrase-isomaltase (SI) enzyme complex within the brush border membrane of the small intestine. This basically means that…
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Classic Fruity Oat Bars
You know how you sometimes watch your friends eat something like a granola bar and only dream about what that used to feel like, well, with this simple oat bar recipe you can make your dreams come true again! I absolutely love a granola bar for breakfast or a quick on the go snack so…
Sugar and Starch Free, No Problem 