Sitting the Month: Postpartum Recipes for Rest & Recovery

Sitting the Month is a beautiful postpartum cookbook by Clarissa Wei, inspired by the Taiwanese tradition of dedicating the first month after birth to rest, nourishment, and recovery. With 88 recipes, it focuses on warming soups, protein-rich meals, restorative ingredients, and dishes that are actually designed with the postpartum period in mind.

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Because postpartum food should do more than just keep her fed. This gives her, her partner, or anyone supporting her an easy place to turn for nourishing meals during those first weeks at home. It’s especially great for meal prep, freezer planning, or handing to someone who keeps asking, “What can I make for you?”

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Because postpartum food should do more than just keep her fed. This gives her, her partner, or anyone supporting her an easy place to turn for nourishing meals during those first weeks at home.

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