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We Cook Plants

For people. For the planet. With joy.
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Whether you're new to plant-based cooking or you're a seasoned vegan, join Sarah and the Made In Hackney family as they show you how to grow, cook and eat more plants with over 100 banging vegan recipes that are good for you and the planet. You... Read More
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We Cook Plants

Whether you're new to plant-based cooking or you're a seasoned vegan, join Sarah and the Made In Hackney family as they show you how to grow, cook and eat more plants with over a 100 banging vegan recipes that are good for you and the planet.

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Whether you're new to plant-based cooking or you're a seasoned vegan, join Sarah and the Made In Hackney family as they show you how to grow, cook and eat more plants with over 100 banging vegan recipes that are good for you and the planet.

You care about the planet and the climate crisis. You've been tempted to take the plunge into plant-based cooking, but you never knew where to start. We Cook Plants is the book you've been waiting for! Pioneering vegan community cookery school Made In Hackney use their 12 years of experience to take you on a practical, inclusive and delicious plant-based culinary journey.

Their firsthand experience of the challenges people face when evolving to plant-centred eating - cost, culture, access, housing, equipment, time, physical and mental conditions - makes them an emphatic and informed collective with tips and tricks for almost all life circumstances.

Try over 100 mouth-watering, global recipes. From fermenting your own Kimchi or Mango Kombucha, to sweet treats of Chocolate and Black Bean Pudding or Pistachio and Cardamom Kheer, to feasts of Chipotle Mushroom Tacos or Brazilian Feijoada - there's something for everyone.

Become a better global citizen by understanding the bigger picture around our broken food system, including juicy topics like organic versus regen, what's really causing hunger, how to decolonize the food system and the difference between culinary appropriation and appreciation.

Create eggy, cheesy, meaty and umami flavours with nothing but whole food plants. Work your seasonings and herbs. Learn how to cook the essentials like lentils, pulses and rice in foolproof ways.

Discover everything you need to know to thrive on a plant-based diet, with advice and content from Plant-Based Health Professionals.

Never preachy. Always joyful. Often funny. This cookbook will get you inspired and informed to put more plants on your plate forever.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848994454

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nourish Books

Edition: New edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Sarah is the Founder and 'Chief Eater' at Made In Hackney. A former reggae and dancehall music journalist, writer, radio broadcaster, community gardener, organic food grower and daughter of a home economics teacher, she founded MIH to tackle urgent issues she was passionate about - the climate crisis, health inequalities, food justice and community cohesion. Her TedX talk 'Why The World Needs Community Kitchens' has been watched 9,000 times. Sarah has written opinion pieces for The Independent on hunger, been interviewed many times by radio and TV news reporters about MIH, and in her former journalism career written for Esquire, The Times, BBC World Service, The Face, ID, The Ecologist, Monocle and many other titles. Made In Hackney has been featured in Vogue, Time Out, The Guardian, The Evening Standard, The Independent, The Times, Vegan Food & Living, Vegetarian Living, The New York Times and BBC Radio London.

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