Recipes of Life is a cookbook created by GIANTS- our peer-led group for men who have migrated and who are advocating for better mental health support. It’s packed with delicious recipes and stories of migration and brotherhood.
Food allows us to connect, to share our cultural heritage, to express our love and care for each other. Recipes of Life was developed by each GIANTS member cooking a meal for his brothers. Together they shared the meaning behind the meals and stories of home. With open dialogue, support, and a lot of good food, the cookbook was born!
GIANTS IS A FAMILY
GIANTS is a dynamic interactive, compassionate, self-help, motivational, social, educational group of adult men of all ages who have migrated to the UK and are surviving the government’s hostile environment. GIANTS is a family, we stand together, grow together. After so many years of holding back, of holding everything together, we can finally share with men who understand what we are going through. We can tell our story and get advice. We can find strength in each other and help to be positive.
In our times of need, GIANTS are there for each other. At immigration court hearings, we stand together. In the good and the bad days, we stand together. I always say: "Praxis is my GP and GIANTS is my medicine". It has made me the man I am today. There is so much joy that comes out of this group. There is a culture of belief.
To us, the members of GIANTS group, this book is a lot more than just a Cookbook. In fact, it is a durable tangible reminder of all the unforgettable memories that we share.
Donate and order the Recipes of Life cookbook
Packed full of heartfelt stories and delicious recipes, you can get your very own copy of Recipes of Life. The perfect Christmas present for your foodie friends, get your copy today with a donation of just £18 per book!
Please note, as we are a small team your order may take a few weeks to reach you. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Check out the preview of the cookbook below:
GIANTS on tour!
The Recipes of Life cookbook will be on tour visiting community groups in Tower Hamlets to share the cookbook and speak on the power of food for mental health and migrant justice. If you are interested in supporting the project or hosting a visit please email robin.white@praxis.org.uk.
Tim anderson
“With the GIANTS project, Praxis has created something remarkable in how it mitigates issues that face all migrants, fostering connection within their new home country while celebrating and honouring the ones they left behind. I have had the enormous privilege of sitting in on GIANTS sessions and assisting with the editing of this book, and the stories shared have been truly moving, uplifting, and inspiring.”
Tim Anderson is a chef, cookbook writer and MasterChef winner
Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard
This is a wonderful, life affirming publication, filled with recipes curated from the heart by our GIANTS, a group of men who are part of the wider Praxis group of service users. To our amazing GIANTS: thank you for producing this book and providing us with a glimpse into your stories from home.
Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard is Praxis Chair of Trustees and London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice
A special thanks to the Tower Hamlets Community Psychology Team, photographers, editorial team and book designer. The group programme was funded by Reaching Communities Lottery Fund and Tower Hamlets Department of Public Health and the book was funded by East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Donate today to support GIANTS
It is only with the help of incredible people like you that we can continue running GIANTS, a vital space for migrant men to come together and support each other.