Wilderness retreat recipes, TCM broth formulas, and the art of feeding men who do the hard work.
From the man who's cooked for 1,000+ men at wilderness retreats across Arizona.
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While you wait, the broth kits are launching soon:
Explore the JING broth kits →Every retreat weekend, 20–40 men arrive to do real work — qigong at dawn, breathwork sessions, physical challenges, and the kind of honest conversations most men never have. They leave changed. The food is part of that.
After years of the same question — "what was in that broth?" — this cookbook captures everything. The recipes. The philosophy. The tradition behind why these herbs and techniques have endured for 2,000 years.
This isn't a diet book or a meal prep guide. It's a philosophy manual that happens to include recipes. It starts with the question our founder kept asking: what are you feeding the men who are doing the real work?
"The superior doctor prevents sickness. The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness."
Every recipe in this book is built around that principle. Bone broth simmered for 12 hours because that's how long it takes to pull the minerals from the marrow. TCM herb blends chosen for their specific effects on kidney energy, blood nourishment, and adrenal support. Fire-cooking techniques developed over hundreds of nights in the Arizona desert.
You maintain everything else. This book is about maintaining yourself.
Long-simmer bone broths and TCM herb stocks — the base layer of every meal. Includes the Blood & Kidney Broth formula served at every retreat.
Open-fire cooking techniques developed for off-grid retreats. Dutch ovens, cast iron, camp stove adaptations. The food that comes from real heat.
A practical guide to cooking with Traditional Chinese Medicine herbs. Which herbs do what, how to source them, how to prepare them correctly.
The teas, tonics, and light meals that set the energy for the day. Based on five years of morning rituals at men's wellness retreats.
Scaling these recipes for groups of 20–40 men. The logistics of cooking real food in nature. How to maintain quality under pressure.
Why food is medicine. The tradition behind these recipes. How to build a kitchen practice that supports the life you're trying to build.
The JING herbal broth blends are launching before the cookbook ships. The same formulas from the retreat kitchen — now available for your kitchen. Pre-order interest open now.
The foundation blend. Restores Jing essence — the deep reserves that govern vitality and longevity. Simmer 45 minutes, drink weekly.
Adaptogens and nootropic herbs for sustained focus. The morning protocol from every retreat — without the crash. Steep 5 minutes.
Both blends launching before the cookbook ships — so you can start your practice now, then deepen it when the book arrives.