Anna’s Food Blog - ANNA COLLINS NUTRITION

Leftover chicken/turkey and broccoli curry

Leftover chicken/turkey and broccoli curry 1 large onion peeled and sliced finely250 g leftover cooked chicken off the bone, shredded1 can (400g) chopped tomatoes2 large cloves garlic, crushed1...

Salmon curry with mustard seeds

This salmon cooked in sauce is DELICIOUS. If you want make the cook-in sauce in advance to save faff if you’re having people around. The original recipe by Madhur Jaffrey involves marinating the...

One-ingredient buckwheat sourdough bread (GF)

I’ve never made sourdough bread before. I've always thought minding a sourdough “starter” or "mother" seems like a big faff and I'm a more lackadaisical cook. I never found a good recipe – until...

Christmas Pudding Truffles (no-cook!)

Want to have a few Christmas-with-a-twist treats? These have those seasonal flavours. Try them - they're lovely as well as being super-easy to make. Thankyou to Parry Marsh, whose recipe this...

Gorgeous mild-spiced lentil soup

Now Autumn's here and with it some crazy storms I've rediscovered this high protein immune-supporting soup that's a bowl full of sunshine. To make it into a complete meal add a cupful of cooked...

Gretl’s gingerbread cookies biscuits (SC Diet)

Naturally gluten-free and grain-free, I really like these. This recipe is from Raman Prasad’s Specific Carbohydrate Diet Cookbook. The SC diet can be magical for getting people with inflammatory...

Best ever potato salad (Greek style)

This is my all-time favourite potato salad. A far cry from the claggy, low-grade ones made with health-sabotaging refined oil. Amazingly, cold potatoes have very different health-giving...

Hummus (or houmous?)

There's nothing like home-made hummus for flavour. It's super-easy to do and if you like it, make a big batch and freeze some for the future. 1 mugful of cooked chickpeas (or haricot,...

Black forest gateau with a twist

This is LOVELY! Unlike most gluten-free cakes this stays moist and delicious for days. Just don’t tell anyone that its high protein, gluten-free, almost grain-free and almost totally free of...

Greek style feta, aubergine and mint salad

Just invented this last week from what we had in the fridge. It's LOVELY with its blend of salty, smokey and fresh flavours. Lovely with a fresh mixed salad. Make sure to buy actual feta which is...

Anna’s mulled non-wine

Nov 30, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Desserts & drinks

We drank this out of a flask today after a winter woodland walk when we were all frozen. I concocted it a few years ago so drivers and other non-drinkers got something interesting to drink at our...

Italian meatballs in tomato sauce

Nov 27, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Cook-in sauces, Main courses, Recipes by category

This is a real crowd-pleaser that an Italian lady taught me to make when I was au-pairing in Rome. Rather then being fried, the meatballs are actually cooked in the tomato sauce. You really need...

Indian lentil dhal

Oct 11, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Main courses, Recipes by category

This is a nice, comforting weekday recipe and is great value too. It freezes well to give you a stash of ready meals. Indian lentil dhal For 3 See "larder & shopping" section for unusual...

Autumn apple & berry (or plum) crumble

Sep 29, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Desserts & drinks

The most gorgeous crumble I ever ate was made by my flatmate John from a glut of Victoria plums in the front garden. This jewel-red crumble from apples and berries reminds me of it. Use apples...

Blackberry and avocado thickie (or smoothie)

Sep 10, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Breakfasts & smoothies

Just concocted this for breakfast today. I had lots of foraged blackberries in the freezer and had taken out a cupful to thaw overnight. I have to say it was fab, and SOOO SIMPLE. I make mine so...

Chocolatey cashew cream

Aug 29, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Desserts & drinks

This super-simple dessert used carob powder to give a lovely, chocolatey flavour. Carob is a tropical pod that contains a sweet, edible pulp and inedible seeds. After drying, the pulp is roasted...

Green tea macaroons

Aug 17, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Cakes, biscuits & bars

These are a simple-to-make confection from Sarah Jane White, whose book, The Extra Virgin Kitchen, is a favourite of mine. I made them today and they turned out a totally delicious treat that’s...

Coriander pesto

Aug 7, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Dressings, rubs, spreads, sauces & more, Sides, starters, soups & snacks

This unctious, tangy pesto is one I'd call a real crowd-pleaser and people will think you spent hours making it! Today we grilled some salmon darnes and had a huge dollop of this on the side with...

Apricot & Brazil nut protein bars

Jul 30, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Cakes, biscuits & bars, Sides, starters, soups & snacks

I made these raw protein bars for snacks a few weeks ago, adapted from Christine Bailey's recipe. I meant to bring the leftovers in to my nutrition clinic to share with colleagues but somehow we...

Chocolate & avocado smoothie

Jul 16, 2014 | Anna's Best Recipes, Breakfasts & smoothies

This is a gorgeous, thick smoothie and really creamy. It's my favourite breakfast at the moment. I like to make it so thick I can eat it with a spoon but that's just me. To thin, add more...

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