Jess Rowe – 'I'm happy being a crap housewife!'

A domestic goddess she is not, but Jess Rowe is happy with that KSZOIN

- By Wade Sellers

Jessica Rowe giggles when asked if she's made any of the recipes in her new cookbook Everyday Not-So-Crap Family Meals

"I mean, if it were up to me to write the recipes, there wouldn't be a cookbook," the 52-year-old tells Woman's Day. "There'd be a spag bol, baked beans on toast, spaghetti on toast, and tacos."

The self-professed "crap housewife" credits the "amazing" Australian Women's Weekly team, who she's collaborated with, for coming up with the recipes.

"They've made them foolproof - but I worked with them to make sure it's filled with everyday recipes," she assures us.

"There are jars in there, there are packets, there's a cake that you just buy from the shop and decorate it yourself. They're full of shortcuts because that's what I love and what I'd actually cook!

COOK SMARTER, NOT HARDER

The TV star makes note of the elaborate MasterChef-style cookbooks that are saturating the market, acknowledging that while they may be great for the coffee table, they're "impossible" for the average home cook to recreate.