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Warming recipes that heal the fourth trimester

A taste of Emily's sitting-month kitchen — nutrient-dense dishes designed to rebuild the body and support mood after birth.

Emily Montague's postpartum recipes are built on warming, blood-building ingredients — goji berries, red dates, ginger, longan and black sesame — that are naturally rich in iron, zinc and magnesium, the nutrients most linked to postpartum recovery and mood.
Goji and Red Date Recovery Soup — a warming postpartum recovery recipe by Emily Montague, the postpartum chef

Goji & Red Date Recovery Soup

The signature sitting-month soup — goji berries, red dates, ginger and longan simmered into a warming, blood-building broth for the first weeks after birth.

Iron • Antioxidants • Warming Get the full recipe →
Ginger and Longan Milk-Support Tea — a warming postpartum recovery recipe by Emily Montague, the postpartum chef

Ginger & Longan Milk-Support Tea

A gently sweet medicinal tea traditionally used to support energy and milk supply while keeping a recovering mother warm from the inside out.

Circulation • Lactation support Get the full recipe →
Black Sesame and Date Energy Bowl — a warming postpartum recovery recipe by Emily Montague, the postpartum chef

Black Sesame & Date Energy Bowl

A blood- and mineral-dense breakfast bowl built on black sesame, red dates and warming spices — one of the highest-iron dishes in Emily's repertoire.

Iron • Magnesium • Protein Get the full recipe →

These are just three of the dozens of recipes in Emily's full recovery program.

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