Date Night In

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.