Postpartum healing begins with rest.

Having someone prepare wholesome, homemade meals for you means you can rest and focus on what truly matters: recovering and bonding with your newborn.

Postpartum individuals often face societal pressures to quickly return to their pre-pregnancy routines, bodies, and careers. It’s easy for your own needs to be overlooked as you prioritize others. I’m here to help you put yourself first.

I provide fresh, homemade meals designed to support your postpartum recovery. Comforting and nourishing dishes are crafted to soothe the stresses of childbirth and sustain you as you care for your baby—and yourself. With the support of a Postpartum Chef, you can enjoy the healing power of homemade food & the time to rest deeply and fully.

Personalized meals are prepared weekly in the homes of new families, while others can opt to receive a delivery of delicious, nutrient-rich meals that I prepare in a local commercial kitchen once a week.

Why Hire A Postpartum Chef?

MY COMMITMENT FOR THE FUTURE

As I deepen relationships with local birth professionals & create strong partnerships with established social service organizations in the area, together we will be able to provide these essential meals to new parents in Western Massachusetts who are underserved & also in need of nourishing foods. 

MEALS for MAMA is committed to

serving all growing families.

Postpartum nourishment

shouldn't be a luxury.

POSTPARTUM MENU OPTIONS

SOUPS & STEWS

Cardamom Lentil Soup

Golden Beet Borscht

Sweet Potato Kale Coconut Curry

Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup

Rosemary White Bean Soup

Fennel Leek Soup with Walnuts

Parsley Oil Chickpea Soup 

Chicken Soup with Parsnips

Squash, Chicken, & Lime Stew

French Onion Farro 

Mung Bean Coconut Stew

Scallion & Miso Congee

Beans & Greens Turmeric Stew

Coconut Miso Salmon Curry

SWEETS & SNACKS

Lemon Poppy Energy Bites

Berry Cacao Nib Yogurt Bark

Apricot Walnut Oat Bars

Cinnamon Goji Date Nut Bites

Cardamom Berry Baked Oatmeal

Mango Ginger Chia Pudding

Fresh Berry & Hemp Parfait

Coconut Matcha Rice Pudding

Seeduction Crackers

Ginger Cherry Cashew Granola

Coconut Crisp Sesame Bliss Balls

Mini Tahini Chip Muffins

Seasoned Crispy Kale Chips

Chocolate Molasses Cookies

SIDES & SALADS

Four Onions & Herbs Frittata

Mushroom Walnut Meatballs

Butter Braised Beets

Baked Sesame Salmon Nori Cups

Buckwheat Berry Waffles

Fennel, Squash, & Apple Tian

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

Shiitake Stuffed Mushrooms

Sweet Potato & Sage Gnocchi

SIPS & SAUCES

Ginger Anise Bone Broth

Turmeric Cashew Golden Milk

Citrus Electrolite 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

Sumac & Shallot Dressing

Cashew Turmeric Fire Dip

Sun Dried Tomato Walnut Dip

Smokey Tahini Red Pepper Dip

Lemony Basil Artichoke Dressing

PACKAGES

Postpartum In-Home Chef

Once your baby arrives, I will cook in your kitchen 1x/week for 1-6 weeks. While I’m there, I’ll feed you, make you tea, and fill your fridge (and freezer too!) with delicious & healing food for the week to come.

Packages starting @ $325/week + the cost of groceries

Postpartum Meal Delivery

Once a week, I batch cook a selection of soups, stews, snacks, dips & sauces. You pick what you want based on what is being offered that week & it is delivered to your home or to the hospital so you can eat the nutritious foods your body & brain need to heal and thrive while you focus on your baby.

Not currently available, but please inquire if you are interested!

Fill That Freezer

Prior to the arrival of your baby, I will come fill your freezer with easy to defrost, easy to heat, and easy to eat nourishing meals so when you are in the whirlwind of the first few weeks, you have go-to meals that will give you energy, nutrients, and one less thing to think about!

Packages starting @ $300 + the cost of groceries

Snack Packs

I come to your home & prepare a slew of quick grab snacks that are homemade, hearty, sometimes savory, sometimes sweet, and easy to eat on-the-go, while nursing, or in-between meals.

Packages starting @ $250 + the cost of groceries

The Gift of Food

Give the gift of food to someone you know! Add MEALS for MAMA 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.

Any amount!

Meet Emily, The Cook In The Kitchen

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 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