Rekindle the romance at home with a weekly date night, one on one, over an absolutely delicious meal for two.
Sweethearts, spouses, and parents Ashley and Gabe Rodriguez found themselves deep into marriage and child-rearing, no longer with luxurious free time for date nights and instead staring at their individual computer screens in the evenings. Determined not to let their relationship deteriorate into that of ?roommates with children," they instituted a weekly date night: they glitz up, pour each other glamorous cocktails, and sit down for a full-on date night dinner together. What they found, simply, was that it changed their relationship and their lives.
Just carving out time to talk, cook, and eat together became the marriage-booster they needed, and "Date Night" at home is now an integral part of their week. And they're not alone: readers of Ashley's blog Not Without Salt wrote in by the hundreds in response to her posts, saying that they too needed to make together-time sacred, wooing their significant others with food and drink and conversation.
Date Night In, twenty-five date-worthy occasions make up a tantalizing, delicious, packed-with-passion cookbook. With full-color photographs throughout, and featuring recipes like Rhubarb Sours, Fennel Crusted Lamb Chops, and Grapefruit and Olive Oil Cake with Chocolate, this indispensable cookbook is perfect for any couple who wants to spice things up with special seasonal meals at home, at a table for two.
About the Author
Ashley Rodriguez is a Seattle-based food consultant, cooking instructor, food photographer, author of Date Night In, wife, and mother of three. As the creator of notwithoutsalt.com Ashley blogs about life as told through food. Her blog has earned accolades from Saveur.com (Best Food Blog 2013), Babble.com, Brides.com, BonAppetit.com, Glamour.com, Food52.com, MarthaStewart.com, RealSimple.com, TheKitchn.com, and the TimesOnline.com, and for her writing and original photography. Ashley's work has also been featured in several publications such as AllRecipes, Edible Seattle, Food and Wine, Glamour, Martha Stewart Living, The New York Times, and Sunset. Before she began writing, Ashley worked in several professional kitchens including Wolfgang Puck's Spago in Beverly Hills. Now, Ashley teaches in and around Seattle, and in her new storefront, the Not Without Salt Shop.
Industry Reviews
"I have long followed Ashley's blog Not Without Salt. There is a nourishing quality to her being, words, and most certainly, food. Date Night In is full of universal tales of love and Ashley's recipes are sure to ignite, and better even, refuel passion. Food of love." -Aran Goyoaga, author of Small Plates and Sweet Treats "Rare is the book that not only moves us to cook, but to change our very lives. Date Night In is that book! With honesty, humility, and killer recipes for everything from Roasted Strawberry Jam to Dulce de Leche and Nectarine Creamsicles and the best roasted chicken you'll ever eat (really!), Ashley Rodriguez will inspire you to find the romance in your every day." -Molly Wizenberg, author of Delancey and A Homemade Life "Ashley (and Gabe) are as delicious as her recipes. In Date Night In she reminds us that our relationships should be savored, and stirred with love." -Sherry Yard, pastry chef and author "[A] new cookbook offers dinners for two, menus that are simple, inventive and easily assembled." -The New York Times "I'm totally enamored with this cookbook. It's divided by season, and within each seasonal chapter there are menus for every sort of event or party that your family might experience during the year. Think: Cinco de Mayo, Beach Picnic, Campfire Cooking, Lunchbox Ideas, Homemade Gifts and so much more. It's a handy book to have around!" -Parade's Community Table "Every recipe in Date Night In makes me hungry. Potato chips with fennel coriander salt. Thyme and pancetta roasted sweet potatoes. Honey and siracha chicken wings. This is the most flavorful date night food I can imagine. Since I have the good fortune to count Ashley and Gabe as friends, I know that their love for each other is real and their food is unbelievably good. My husband and I have been inspired to start making each other date night dinners and so will you." -Shauna James Ahern, author of Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef "Ashley has woven her creative and delicious recipes between sweet, honest stories about marriage and family. I will move this cookbook between my bedside and kitchen counter. A cookbook and a love story: this book is truly a treasure." -Sara Forte, author of The Sprouted Kitchen
