Emily’s Kitchen – Goldfinch Wellness

deluxe peanut sauce recipe

Emily Cooney August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, Sauces/ Dips/ Dressings, simple meals Tagged cilantro, coconut, garlic, ginger, peanut, peanut sauce, protein, raw, summer meal, vegan, vegetarian 5 Comments

deluxe coconut peanut sauce… the kind you want to drink. the kind Everyone asks the recipe for. (the kind I don’t have a set recipe for) but here goes:...

sunday supper improv ~ grounding springtime soup

Emily Cooney May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged beets, blended soup, blended soups, farmer's market, parsley, quick soup, rosemary, simple dinner, simple soup, supper, sweet potato, turnips, vegan soup, vegetable broth, vegetarian soup

another trip to the farmer’s market this weekend filled my house with this rainbow of fresh local goodness, and new ideas to play with! i’d made vegetable broth a...

white bean fennel soup

Emily Cooney February 2, 2023September 21, 2023 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged blended soup, blended soups, fennel, quick soup, quinoa, simple soup, vegan soup, vegetable broth, vegetarian soup, white beans

i invented a new soup this morning. i’d already been thinking about making a super simple winter soup this week, with white beans and greens and homemade broth. but...

nourishing travel menu… road trip edition

Emily Cooney June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, habits, health, nourishment, Recipes, travel Tagged adventure, camping, CCF tea, matcha, morning routine, real food, road trip, travel, travel menu

last june, my son and i drove from albuquerque to massachusetts for an extended family visit… then back again. we camped along the way. it was quite the adventure....

lovage soup

Emily Cooney May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged asparagus, blended soup, blended soups, green soup, lovage, quercetin, simple soup, springtime soup, turnips, vegetable broth, vitamin c

I love lovage! Lovage is a wonderful plant that has been in use for a long time, both as a culinary and a medicinal herb. It is incredibly flavorful,...

farmer’s market inspiration

Emily Cooney May 30, 2022May 31, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, habits, health, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals, soups Tagged farmer's market, homemade broth, lovage, micro-greens, turnips, vegetables

On my first visit to the farmer’s market this year, I was overjoyed to find some lovage. It was on my radar from years past and I never see...

amaranth, traditional foods, and the interconnection of our personal and planetary health

Emily Cooney May 23, 2022June 2, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, health, medicine of nature, nourishment, Recipes, simple meals Tagged alternative, amaranth, biodiversity, connection, diversifying species, Dr. Mark Hyman, Edible NM, edible weeds, food as medicine, food sovereignty, healing, local ecosystem, local food, microbiome, porridge, regional food, Standard American Diet

A nutritious weed. An ancient storehouse of ancestral wisdom and powerful healing. A symbol of food sovereignty, a powerful connector of peoples and generations. A tiny seed, which also...

pumpkin seed dip

Emily Cooney May 19, 2022May 24, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Sauces/ Dips/ Dressings, Vegetables / Sides, Vegetables/ Sides Tagged cilantro, delicious, dip, hummus, lycopene, protein, pumpkin seeds, roasted tomatoes, seasonal recipe, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian, zinc

Soon it will be tomato season. In general I avoid tomatoes, though I’ll make an exception from time to time. A simple caprese in mid summer always feels like...

simple green soup

Emily Cooney May 12, 2022March 10, 2023 Blog, cleanse, Emily's Kitchen, nourishment, simple meals, soups Tagged balance, blended soup, Caen, cress, farmer's market, garlic, kale, light meals, local vegetables, Normandy, outdoor market, roasted garlic, seasonal vegetables, simple soup, spicy greens, spinach, springtime soup, vegetable broth, watercress

I’ve just returned from a trip to France. It was beautiful and complex and rich and satisfying. There’s a lot to reflect on and some of that reflecting will...

Sun-Dried Tomato Jam

Emily Cooney April 27, 2022May 12, 2022 Blog, Emily's Kitchen, Recipes, Sauces/ Dips/ Dressings Tagged avocado toast, flatbread, polenta, savory jam, spread, sun-dried tomato, tomatoes

I first discovered this jam atop a delicious serving of avocado toast. I’m a huge fan of sun-dried tomatoes in general. I don’t consume a lot of tomatoes, though...