You hate to shop? We hear you! To help make grocery shopping more productive and less of a hassle, we've developed a plan to show you how to shop smart and lowfat. You'll lose weight and slash calories without wasting time in the supermarket or your kitchen. To help you master this time-saving strategy, we enlisted Kathleen Daelemans, author of Cooking Thin With Chef Kathleen (Regan Books, 2001) and host of the weekly television show Cooking Thin on the Food Network. A former spa chef, Daelemans lost 75 pounds after ditching her bad shopping habits (like eating HoHos while pushing a cart). She says she'll do anything to avoid an extra trip to the supermarket, including figuring out how to use the leftovers from one meal to create several more.

Based on one supermarket trip, Daelemans created four core recipes (plus a separate shopping list for each recipe), then turned the leftovers into two more dishes each -- or "morphs." You get 12 recipes for the price of four plus an instant solution to what to do with leftovers. In fact, morphing is such a cart-smart way to save time, money and calories that we recommend you try it on your own favorite lowfat recipes. For tips on streamlining your shopping and cooking, see "7 Steps to Become Cart Smart and Pounds Lighter" on page 92 and our "Supermarket Cheat Sheet" on page 94.

SHOPPING LIST 1

* 1 1/2 pounds extra-large frozen uncooked shrimp

* 2 limes (or juice)

* 1 lemon (or juice)

* 1 orange (or juice)

* vodka (optional)

* 1 medium red onion

* 1 Jalapeno pepper

* 1 small bag Israeli couscous (pearl pasta in kosher section)

* 1 bag frozen shelled edamame (soybeans)

* rice wine vinegar

* salt

* 1 (3-inch-long) piece of fresh ginger

* sesame oil

* peanut oil

* lowfat mayonnaise

* 1 small sweet red pepper

* 1 bunch celery

* 1 baguette

Chef/weight-loss guru Kathleen Daelemans and author Monica Gullon created these modular recipes to maximize your efforts in the kitchen. Each main dish morphs into two more. Read all three recipes through before you start.

1. Spicy Citrus Party Shrimp

This refreshing appetizer is perfect for an office party.

Serves 4 (with leftovers)

Prep time: 7 min.

Cook time: 3 mm.

60 frozen extra-large (about 1 1/2 pounds) uncooked shrimp, peeled, cleaned, with tails left on

2 tablespoons lime juice

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons vodka (optional)

1 medium red onion, thinly sliced

Zest of 1 lemon (yellow part only) in strips