Sustainable cookbook helps raise money for New Zealanders living with incurable breast cancer

The Sweet October Cookbook, featuring recipes from well-known Kiwis, is helping the Sweet Louise community to raise $100,000 for people living with incurable breast cancer. Once diagnosed, the average life expectancy is less than two years. Annually, Sweet Louise supports around 900 Kiwis with incurable breast cancer!

The Sweet October Cookbook features 31 recipes for the 31 days of October with many of the recipes supplied by the members of Sweet Louise – that is Kiwis with incurable breast cancer. Among other supporters are Al Brown, Matilda Green, Shavaughn Ruakere, Sarah Gandy, Jesse Mulligan, Karla Goodwin (Bluebells Cakery), Jordan Rondel (The Caker), esteemed dietitian Angela Berrill and others.

“My recipe is called a ‘Kitchen Sink Salad’” says Hannah Barrett, Sweet Louise’s official celebrity ambassador. It consists of quinoa, feta, pomegranate and yoghurt, as well as whatever else you have handy. “The idea is to chuck in whatever you have in your fridge! I love the book because it offers a range of recipes and I can just open them on my phone. You can gift this book to other people too, it would make a wonderful Christmas present or birthday gift!”

Funds raised from the sale of the cookbook will help the charity provide $500 in vouchers to each Sweet Louise member to redeem on practical support such as meal delivery, garden and home maintenance, wellness experiences and family outings. Over 280 books have been already sold!

Sweet Louise CEO Philippa Reed says: “We’re on a roll, but we want to encourage more Kiwis to buy it! The book is beautifully designed, the recipes are straight-forward and the photography a work of art. It’s an environmentally sustainable option too, something you can download to your digital devices and use anywhere.”

Professionally styled by volunteers, photographed by Shaun Cato-Symonds and designed by Kaz Design, download the e-book for $31 from sweetlouise.co.nz.