The photocopied book was titled The Aussie Dumb Arse Cookbook and given to a few nieces and nephews for Christmas but demand grew with more and more people who heard about it approaching her for a copy.

The catalyst to publish book was when a travelling book seller saw the photocopied book and said it would sell really well, convincing her to publish it.

A trial print run sold out last year and the full colour updated version is ready for re-release.

Although the book was initially put together for young people Ms Fitzgerald said it was for all ages and she hopes the entertaining style - and the quirky name - will appeal, especially to those who would not normally pick up a cook book.

"The name of the book (The Aussie Dumb Arse Cookbook) may not be everybody's cup of tea but it's definitely meant as a term of endearment and for a lot of people it was what attracted them to the book in the first place," she said.

The book is full of basic recipes using stable ingredients that everyone has access to but there are also plenty of tips and it is marketed as a general survival guide for the domestically challenged.

"It's pretty much how to cook and not end up at the hospital," Ms Fitzgerald said.

"I'm just an ordinary mother; there's nothing Master Chef or Margaret Fulton in there.

"It's the book parents would like to have time to write for their kids but don't."

There are some familiar faces in the book that many readers will recognise with lots of family and friends roped into some fun photo shoots to illustrate the book thanks to the expertise of Kerri Cliff from Fresh Eyre Photography.

Mrs Fitzgerald will have advance copies of the book and take orders at the launch at the Ladies Night at the Tumby Bay Yacht Club on Friday and the books will be delivered on December 1.

The books will be available from Neindorf's Friendly Grocer and IGA Fresh in Tumby Bay, Volume Books and the Visitor Information Centre in Port Lincoln, and Fresh Eyre Photography in Kimba.

To order a book contact Mrs Fitzgerald at farmyardantics@gmail.com or visit www.theaussiedumbarse.com