Low Calorie and Vegetarian Recipes

Please remember to bookmark our site to ensure you can always get hold of our free daily recipes. Before we present today's recipes, here are a few tips for pantry planning:

• Look in your cupboards and pull out all the jars of herbs, spices and jams, chutneys and whatever else is there. Start by throwing out all the products that have passed their Use By date. Next, out go the jars with one tablespoon of elderly jam or chutney left in them. Now make a list of those ingredients you wish to replace and buy them next time you are shopping.

• If you store herbs and spices in alphabetical order, they are easily located and you can quickly see them when they need replacing.

• Growing a few herbs of your own such as basil, coriander, rosemary, mint, chives and parsley means that you always have these on hand. These fresh herbs are often the secret to delicate flavours in meals.

• Keep a good selection of frozen vegetables. Peas, beans, spinach and corn are great standbys and only take minutes to cook in the microwave.

• Keep a variety of breads and rolls in the freezer and defrost in the microwave for delicious instant sandwiches.

• Cooked pasta and rice freeze well, reheat in minutes in the microwave and save time on busy nights.

• Getting to know your local suppliers of meat, fish and chicken often means that they will suggest new and interesting foods for you to try. Don't be shy, ask "What's good this week?"