Journalist Samela Harris is a working mum with a healthy sense of the ridiculous. While raising her two sons, she attracted droves of hungry lads to generous spreads cooked on her shoestring budget. Along the way she learnt how to create a dinner party from two-minute noodles, how to trick the boys into eating and enjoying prunes, and how to make a meal from scraps while accidentally locked in the kitchen.

In On a Shoestring Samela serves up over 100 simple and tasty recipes while she entertains us with stories from her House of the Raising Sons. Brenda Maxwell’s wicked illustrations make a delicious accompaniment.