Collection of short-cut recipes for cooking for the average family. Intended as an alternative to celebrity cookbooks. Recipes covered include chicken, seafood, pasta, pizza, salads, sandwiches, snacks, desserts, savoury pies and quiches, bread, soups, school fetes and cake stalls, and cooking for children. Recipes are accompanied by anecdotes. Includes illustrations and index. Author's previous title is 'Mothers Behaving Badly'.