Stern is a master of the cheap and cheerful, tasty and easy to prepare dish Allan Hunter Glasgow Herald
Contains recipes for independent living. This book is suitable for college starters, gap-year travellers and first-jobbers alike. It is grouped into chapters based on food types.

Celebrity cook Sam Stern returns with his fourth cookbook, reaching out to an older audience.

The world-famous teenage cook is back with a delicious book of tastebud-tempting recipes for independent living. Here Sam champions good food as the best preparation for student life, and shows that it's fantastic fun to create - even on a budget. The book's eye-catching symbols offer a speedy guide for checking on costs, while variations show how to adapt each recipe, whether you're feeling flush or feeling the pinch. Perfect for college starters, gap-year travellers and first-jobbers alike, Sam's cookery bible is grouped into user-friendly chapters based on food types. You'll find a dish for every occasion - cooking and eating well for whatever life throws your way - accompanied by glorious full-colour photographs.

Teenage author of the acclaimed cookbooks, Cooking Up a Storm and Real Food, Real Fast. Susan Stern, an acting and voice coach and playwright, helped her son Sam write his cookbook, Cooking Up a Storm.