Commercial flapjacks are often loaded with sugar and can contain undesirable additives. These moist and chewy flapjacks are not overly sweet, and make an excellent lunchbox addition or snack.

New potatoes are roasted with garlic and fresh herbs for a delicious side dish.

Ready-made cocoa mixes usually contain milk, but it's quick and easy to make your own vegan hot cocoa. Soya milk or another non-dairy milk can be used.

This easy, protein-packed chilli uses dry soya mince in place of meat, along with beans and lentils. Delicious served with tortilla chips and salad, or as a filling for jacket potatoes.

Quick-cooking red lentils are combined with carrots and seasonings to make this delicious, warming soup. Serve with crusty bread and a salad to make a light and wholesome meal.

Minestrone is a hearty Italian soup full of vegetables, beans & pasta. Serve with crusty bread for a delicious light meal.

A quick and tasty starter can be made as follows.

When time is short, an impressive dessert can be made quickly using tinned pineapple and bought sponge flan cases.

Roasted peppers have a delicious smoky & sweet flavour and can be used in a variety of ways. They can be cooked either on the barbecue, or in the oven.

This simple and spicy potato salad gets its heat from fresh chillies and raw garlic. Use either a mild chilli such as jalapeno, or a hot one like Scotch bonnet, according to taste.

Unlike English pancakes, American ones are thick & fluffy and are served for breakfast with syrup. These tender and delicious pancakes can be made with or without blueberries.

Although there has been a fall in the rate of inflation, the price of food is still rising at a rate of 3.5pc year on year, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.

Tofu scramble is the vegan's answer to scrambled eggs, and is easy and quick to make. The secret to a great scramble is cooking the tofu in a hot pan until it is golden.

Avocado makes this vegan pesto creamy and delicious, without the need for cheese.

Bursting with dried fruit, nuts & seeds, this granola makes a great breakfast food or anytime snack. It has a lower fat and sugar content than commercial granolas, and is much more economical.

The perfect romantic supper dish.

Supper in minutes. Just add your favourite pasta.

Perfect over salad or warm new potatoes

Dried beans are a wholesome and inexpensive food, and are easy to cook at home.

Commercial taco seasoning mix is expensive, but it's easy to make your own at home for a fraction of the cost.

This creamy and delicious salad dressing is based on tahini, a nutritious paste made from ground sesame seeds.

These wholesome and delicious bran muffins can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries. Vegan powdered egg replacer is very economical and is used instead of eggs.

Smoked paprika adds a wonderfully rich flavour to this delicious and healthy soup. It makes an excellent light meal when served with bread and salad.

Elderflower cordial is a wonderfully fragrant and refreshing non-alcoholic beverage. Fresh elderflowers are combined with lemon, sugar and citric acid in this easy to make recipe.

Quinoa (keen-wah) is a nutritious food that is used as a grain, but is actually a seed.

This is another simple recipe that does not take much preparation. The ingredients are reasonably priced. You may also wish to use other ingredients to your own taste.

For many years I have prepared a trifle in the folowing way and it has been very popular with family and friends. Other fruit can be used, but our favourite is raspberry.

This is a step by step guide for making Skittles flavoured vodka.

This is a reliable, easy recipe for cooking rice perfectly in around 20 minutes.

This is another one of my simple recipes that is good for a winter meal. Again it does not need any scales. It is another mince recipe which can go along way if you are on a tight budget.