March 2022 – Goldfinch Wellness

delicious springtime dal

Emily Cooney March 29, 2022July 15, 2023 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, health, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals, soups, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged Ayurveda, cleanse, dal, ghee, red lentils, seasonal, soup, spice mixes, springtime recipe, springtime spices

I came up with this ridiculously simple and delicious recipe this morning, and am definitely going to be keeping this one on repeat through my spring cleanse. 1 3/4...

sprouts ~ and a minor crime at the food mart

Emily Cooney March 29, 2022March 16, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, health, medicine of nature, nourishment Tagged antioxidants, children, greens, nourishment, nutrition, protein, sprouts, vegetarian

It’s the early eighties ~ 1983 or so. We’re at the grocery store, cool and brightly lit, it seems like a very enormous place. I’m still looking up to...

polenta

Emily Cooney March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals Tagged corn meal, local ingredients, pesto, polenta, simple meal

It’s important to get non-GMO/ organic corn meal in this recipe. I’m so fortunate to have access to locally grown, organic blue & yellow corn meal from the Tamaya...

arugula beet salad

Emily Cooney March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, health, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged arugula, beets, salads, springtime

An arugula beet salad is so delicious, and especially supportive in the springtime. You can make this with sliced or shredded roasted beets, pickled beets or roasted beets that...

pesto!

Emily Cooney March 26, 2022March 27, 2022 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, health, medicine of nature, nourishment, Recipes, Sauces/ Dips/ Dressings, Stoke the fire/Cleanse, Vegetables / Sides Tagged almonds, arugula, basil, chard, cilantro, ecosystem, edible weeds, greens, kale, microbiome, minestrone, olive oil, parsley, pasta, pesto, polenta, pumpkin seeds, sun-dried tomatoes, sunflower seeds, vegetarian, walnuts

Pesto is one of my all-time favorite ways to bring a burst of green goodness into our meals. Color is so so important, not just because it activates the...

lemon parsley quinoa

Emily Cooney March 25, 2022May 20, 2022 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals, soups, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged Ayurveda, Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, freshly ground spices, ghee, Kate O'Donnell, kitchari, quinoa, simple meal, spice mix, spices, vegetarian

This is so divine. So easy to make. And so satisfying. My son is not a fan of quinoa otherwise but he is totally in love with this dish....

abundance

Emily Cooney March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Blog, education, healing, health, medicine of nature, nature, nourishment Tagged abundance, biodiversity, ecosystem, edible weeds, foraging, local, local ecosystem, macrocosm, microbiome, microcosm, mustard, natural medicine, orach, purslane

these days, i’m super attuned to plants that thrive in my ecosystem. wild arugula, mustard greens, lamb’s quarters, purslane, and amaranth are but a sampling of the species...

why i cleanse

Emily Cooney March 20, 2022February 10, 2024 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, healing, health, inside job, making space, nature, nourishment, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged accumulation, Ayurveda, clearing space, digestion, fall cleanse, fall reset, intuition, lightening up, making space, natural intelligence, nervous system, optimal health, seasonal cleanse, seasonal reset, simplify, spring cleanse, spring reset

Why I’m doing a cleanse/reset this spring (and every spring thereafter, until further notice): Our physiology is primed to clean house at this time of year. Our species consistently...

nourishment and the mirror of relationships

Emily Cooney March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, healing, health, inside job, making space, nature, nourishment, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged balance, cleanse, deprivation, healing, listening to yourself, making space, nourishment, nutrition, vegetarian

I was raised vegetarian. I was a painfully picky eater all the way through high school. And I was unfamiliar with the basics of nutrition until I was nearly...

another delicious supper

Emily Cooney March 15, 2022March 16, 2022 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, habits, health, Kitchen Basics, making space, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals, Stoke the fire/Cleanse Tagged cleanse, clearing space, feast for the senses, habits, kimchi, local ingredients, natural energy, nourishment, quinoa, simple meals

I love cooking. I love taking in the colors, flavors, tastes, and smells… I love the transformative process of ingredients becoming meals. But honestly, I only use recipes about...