Writing down a recipe that has never been written down
Measuring a handful, a pinch and a pot, so anyone can cook it.
Vegan home cook
Family favourites, cooked without meat
I’m Kwesi. I make short videos about cooking the stews and rice dishes I grew up with for a vegan household, and I sell recipe packs, planners and two video courses.
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What my family ate this week, all plants
Seven dinners, one shopping trip and no one asking where the meat went.
Replacing fish and egg in the dishes I grew up with
Mushrooms, beans and a good spice mix that carry the old flavour.
Black-eyed beans for breakfast
A pot of beans, a spoon of pepper sauce and a slice of bread.
YouTube
Latest videos
A new video every Saturday from the courtyard kitchen: one dish, one skill and a pot big enough to share.
The pepper base I use in almost everything
Peppers, tomatoes, onion and a little oil, cooked down until it shines.
A vegan jollof for twelve
The rice, the tomato base and the pot lid that makes the bottom crisp.
Online course
My course
Video course · 6 lessons
Cook Plant-Based Stews
Six short lessons on building a rich, thick stew from peppers, beans and groundnuts.
- The pepper and tomato base
- Choosing and soaking beans
- Groundnut stew from start to finish
- Making a stew thick without meat
- Rice to go with it
- Cooking in big batches
Downloads and merch
Shop
Downloads arrive by email. Merch is printed to order and shipped by Printful.
PDF
Sunday Stews Recipe Pack
Eight slow-cooked stews for a vegan table, each with a shopping list and a simple method.
PDF
Plant-Based Swaps Cheat Sheet
What to use instead of meat, fish and eggs in your favourite family dishes.
PDF
Weekly Meal Planner
A planner for seven dinners, a shopping list and a space to note what the family liked.
About
Hello, I’m Kwesi
My family has been vegan for six years, and the question I heard most was whether I had to give up the food I grew up with. I did not. I learned how to build the same deep flavour with peppers, tomatoes, groundnuts and beans, cooked slowly in a big pot in the courtyard behind our flat.
Each week I film one dish or one skill: how to grind a pepper base, how to make a stew thick without meat, what to put on the table on a Sunday for twelve people. What I sell is the part you can print and keep in the kitchen: recipe packs, a pepper base guide, a weekly meal planner and two video courses for anyone cooking for a vegan home.
Newsletter
The Sunday Pot Letter
A free letter every Sunday: what is in the pot this week, one recipe to try and one swap for the family.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”
Questions
How do the downloads arrive?
After checkout you receive an email with a download link, and the same link is shown on the confirmation page. The recipe packs and planners are PDFs made to print on ordinary A4 or Letter paper.
Is there merch?
Yes: aprons, tees, hoodies, caps and stickers with my own drawings of chillies, pots and plantain leaves. Each is printed to order and shipped by Printful, and the cost and delivery time show at checkout.
How often does the letter come, and how do I leave?
One every Sunday. Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom, and it works at once.
Do I need special ingredients?
Most of them are in any large grocery shop: tomatoes, peppers, onions, beans, groundnuts and rice. Each recipe lists a simple swap for anything harder to find.
Which should I buy first?
The Pepper Base Guide is the cheapest and the one I use every day. If you want dinners planned for you, start with the Weekly Meal Planner.
Are the recipes good for children?
Yes. I cook every dish for my own children first, and the second course has a lesson on making the same pot work for little ones and grown-ups.