CHOW DOWNS

Chow Downs: Recipes from the Down Syndrome Community of Aotearoa printed by the UpsideDowns Education Trust, contains more than 50 recipes from children with Down syndrome and their whānau, aged from two all the way up to teenagers, including Amber McGillicuddy-Hall (pictured) who shares her recipe for cheese pu s. There are also recipes from celebrity guests Mike McRoberts, Dame Denise L’Estrange-Corbet, and Leisel Shepherd, as well as a collaboration with Garden to Table to bring you a recipe in te reo Māori. A dietary code identifies vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and nut-free options. One hundred per cent of the proceeds support the education of Kiwi kids with Down syndrome, including many in the book itself. upsidedowns.co.nz