POSTPARTUM PACKAGES

Postpartum Meal Delivery

Twice a month, we batch cook a seasonal selection of healing soups, hearty stews, energizing snacks, comforting puddings, soothing porridge, hydrating drinks, and energy bites that cater to a general range of postpartum nutritional needs. You can pick a 1 month (2 deliveries), 2 month (4 deliveries), or 3 month (6 deliveries) package. Pick what you want based on what is being offered that week & it is delivered to your home (or to the hospital!) in compostable containers. We help you eat the nutritious foods your body & brain need to heal and thrive while you focus on your baby. Click the link below to get notice of cook dates via email.

*coming back soon!*

Personal Postpartum Chef

$425/week*

Based on your birth timeline, dietary needs, and taste preferences, we build a custom menu that suits you. Meals are prepared at our commercial kitchen & then delivered to your home. We can use your food storage containers, purchase new ones for you, or fill our compostable containers. Choose a 2-week, 4-week, or 6-week package. Your fridge and freezer will be filled with the foods you need without the hassle of grocery shopping, prepping, or cooking!

*starting cost, groceries not included

The Gift of Food

Give the gift of food to someone you know! Add LiLAC SPOONS to your Meal Train! Want to cook for someone but you can’t? The gift of food may not last forever, but anyone who just had a baby doesn’t need more stuff! They need good nourishing food- it will be SO appreciated.

POSTPARTUM MENU OPTIONS*

SOUPS & STEWS

Cardamom Lentil Soup

Adzuki Bean & Root Veggie Stew

Coconut Lentil Stew w/ Spinach & Squash

Sweet Potato Kale Coconut Curry

Miso Carrot Tahini Soup

Roasted Garlic & White Bean Soup

Turmeric Chicken Soup with Parsnips

Mung Bean Coconut Stew

Red Rice Congee with Ghee & Aromatics

Coconut Miso Salmon Curry

SIDES & SALADS

Four Onions & Herbs Frittata

Powerhouse Breakfast Biscuits

Curried Cashew Chicken Salad

Many Greens & Grains Salad

Ginger Coconut Forbidden Rice

Seared Shiitake & Kelp Noodles

Arame with Carrots & Shallots

Sesame Soba with Bok Choy

French Onion Farro 

Crispy Rice with Sweet Shiitakes

SWEETS & SNACKS

Lemon Poppy Energy Bites

Apricot Walnut Oat Bars

Cinnamon Goji Date Nut Bites

Mango Ginger Chia Pudding

Coconut Matcha Rice Pudding

Seeduction Crackers

Pumpkin Spiced Hazelnut Chia Pudding

Coconut Crisp Sesame Bliss Balls

Tahini Pistachio Mini Muffins

Crispy Nooch Kale Chips

Rye Chocolate Ginger Cookies

SIPS & SAUCES

Ginger Anise Bone Broth

Turmeric Cashew Golden Milk

Citrus Electrolyte Sippers

Mother’s Milk Nettle Tea

Spiced Cacao Coconut Milk

Orange, Fenugreek, & Ginger Tea

Refreshing Mint Matcha Latte

Beet Kvass with Sliced Oranges

Cinnamon Clove Warming Chai

Cashew Turmeric Fire Dip

Sun Dried Tomato Walnut Dip

* This is a sampling of some menu favorites. We are always testing new recipes & adding new options!

We collaborate to create a menu that is customized to suit your dietary preferences!

A few days after the birth of my first child, I tucked her snug against my chest in a woven make-shift sling. My husband and I hopped on the subway with a gift card in hand to purchase a baby carrier at a newborn education center a few stops away.  She was probably 6 days old.  That morning, I felt my first postpartum burst of energy.  After being at the center for about an hour, the woman helping us suggested I sit and relax a bit before jumping back on the subway. 

I paused.  I listened.  I considered.  I sat. 

I hadn’t even thought to make use of their plush overstuffed cozy chairs, the fully stocked changing table, or their red raspberry leaf tea - I just wanted to keep going with the energy I finally found.  That 20 minutes of rest was one of the most valuable lessons I’ve had as a parent.  And I didn’t realize it until years later. She gave me permission to sit when I felt I should fly.

At the time, I lived in Brooklyn, NY and had a successful career as an Interior & Architectural Photographer.  I spent my days in other people’s homes capturing their beautifully designed spaces while flowing with the intricacies of their lives.  Over time, I became quite comfortable in other people's kitchens.  Photography filled my bucket for over 15 years and now instead of photographing kitchens, I just want to cook in them!  I will fill your home with wafts of cinnamon, stewing herbs, and the lingering air of slow roasted ginger sweet potatoes.  Food is now my art and I want to share it with growing families.  

My culinary focus is nourishing postpartum parents with nutrient rich healing foods, but I also make a dreamy (sugar filled!) rye chocolate chunk cookie. I cook wholesome soups, stews, and dishes filled with whole foods, fresh vegetables, healing herbs, and warming spices.  I want to fill your belly and allow your mind and muscles to mellow as you focus your energy on healing and caring for yourself and your family.

Based in Western Massachusetts, I support and celebrate families of all kinds, people of every gender, and individuals of all races.  I believe couples, single parents, birthing individuals, adoptive parents , & those who are grappling with bereavement deserve equal care & nourishment. 

I am a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Center at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City (formerly NGI), NOURISH Postpartum Chef Training with Alicia Allison, and I have a Certificate in Culinary Coaching from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine. Now based in Northampton, Massachusetts, I am a Health-Supportive Chef, but I never neglect a sweet tooth.

-Emily