When not writing about food, you can find author Ashley Rodriguez foraging, fly-fishing, andspending as much time outside as possible. A Seattle-based award-winning food writer andphotographer, Ashley is the host and cocreator of the James Beard-nominated video series Kitchen Unnecessary and has been featured in Outside, Food & Wine, Saveur, Epicurious, andmore. She is a certified nature and forest therapy guide and an integrative wellness and life coachfocusing on deepening the ecospiritual connection. She is also the author of two cookbooks, Date Night In and Let's Stay In.
“This inventive book will encourage you to delight in each moment and, most importantly, pay close attention to what’s growing right around you.”—Erin Benzakein, owner of Floret Farm and The New York Times bestselling author of titles including Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers “Ashley's book is a stunning display of how we can get closer to our food and make beautiful meals from ingredients found right outside, with directions on how to do it, and explained in the most welcoming of ways.”—Shelby Stanger, host of REI Co-op Studio's Wild Ideas Worth Living and author of Will to Wild “Ashley's passion for the natural world shines in this beautiful collection of recipes that will inspire you to cook seasonal ingredients in new and delicious ways.”—Danielle Prewett, Founder of Wild & Whole “Rooted Kitchen is a soulful walk through the seasons where Ashley teaches us about the abundance of ingredients found in nature for us to forage and cook. This is a timely book that speaks to one’s soul and appetite!”—Aran Goyoaga, James Beard Award Finalist and creator of Cannelle et Vanille “Every sumptuous recipe is rooted in love and passion for the natural world, inviting us into a more embodied, reciprocal, and attentive relationship with all the beings that support our lives. This book is a much-needed map to the beautiful connections between nourishment, wonder, joy, and the wild earth. It’s a true gift.”—Lyanda Haupt, author of Crow Planet, Mozart’s Starling, and Rooted “Rooted Kitchen is more than a cookbook. It’s a rich and beautiful journey through the four seasons. Each recipe and story gives us a chance to engage with Mother Earth in a beautifully sustainable way. Get this book and let it lead you toward a new way of cooking.”—Kaitlin Curtice, award-winning author of Native and Living Resistance