Tag: cooking
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CSID-Friendly Three Cup Chicken
I realized I hadn’t written a blog post in a while, but I finally got inspired to step back into the kitchen last night. We’ve been busy doing a bit of travel this summer and moving, but I’ll keep better tabs on doing more updates than I have been. One of the cool things about…
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Apples & Oranges: A Deeper Dive into the Hard to Digest Fruit for CSID
When I was first diagnosed with CSID–I knew absolutely nothing about the food and nutrition world. I didn’t even know how to read a nutrition label and had to get a lot of assistance in those first few months of navigating the disease. I’ve always felt slightly embarrassed about asking for help, and that didn’t…
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CSID-Friendly Valentine’s Day Menu
Are you stumped on what to eat today with your loved ones? I’ll make it easy for you with a specially crafted menu that includes dinner, desserts, and drinks to inspire and wow those special people in your life. If you’re like me you find yourself meal-planning or considering ingredients ALL the time because that’s…
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Turkey Picadillo
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I love using my leftover turkey for every meal as creatively and inventively as I can. This is the perfect recipe to do just that! I learned from a friend a few years ago about how to perfect picadillo and I’ve paired it with everything from ground turkey,…
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6 Tips to Survive the Holidays with Food Allergies
Have you ever stopped and literally drooled while “window shopping” for food or snacks? This sort of thing happens to me ALL the time, especially now that I have to be way more conscious about what I’m eating and how it makes me feel. You would think that after three years of working with my…
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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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Coconut Chicken Korma
If you know me, you know how much I love coconut milk! That’s why when I was first diagnosed with CSID, I was shocked to discover a lot of coconut milk contains sugar. There are alternatives, of course, and you can find coconut milk without it, but it does take some digging. You’re probably like…
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Super Simple Döner Recipe with Special Sauce
If you’ve traveled to Europe then you’ve most likely stumbled across a late night shop offering a delicious fast food treat called the döner. The döner kebab, a popular Middle Eastern street food, traces its origins to the 19th century Ottoman Empire, with potential roots in the Anatolian region of Turkey. The dish evolved from…
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Guilt-Free and Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake Donuts
One of my fondest memories revolves around a warm, freshly baked chocolate donut. I can still recall the enticing aroma that filled the kitchen as I watched the donuts rise and turn a rich, decadent brown in the oven. The anticipation was palpable, and as I finally took that first bite, the delicate crunch of…
Sugar and Starch Free, No Problem 