Today’s guest post comes from a dear friend (and girlfriend of my brother), Elizabeth.  She is quite the talented baker, and has long been involved in the “farm to table” movement.  Liz and my brother, Jason, just moved into an awesome historical loft in downtown Salisbury, NC.  Here, she talks about her relationship with Jason (who is quite the cook himself), and how their home is built around the kitchen.

Jason and I nearly didn’t meet. It was complete happenstance at a bar in Pittsboro, NC on a night neither of us should have been in town. But we were and we did and here we are a few years later sharing the kitchen in our pre-war loft in Salisbury, NC. The meals I tend to cook are extremely simple. I feel that quickly sauteed vegetables speak for themselves. Add a slice of homemade bread, a bit of good cheese, and a glass of wine and I’m in heaven. Jason on the other hand likes production. A good meal from him requires planning, a trip to the grocery store, a finely cut slab of meat and the use of every kitchen utensil we have.

We’re just starting our lives together. We go to farm dinners, save our money for far away restaurants, look at food books together, walk downtown holding hands talking about our next adventure. We spend time in the kitchen together and eat leisurely meals on the weekends. We make plans to cure meats and sausages and shop at the farmers’ markets all year long. A well spent Sunday includes a nice hike, listening to the Grateful Dead, and drinking coffee then Bloody Mary’s. We sit with a copy of the Sunday NY Times, and look at menus online of restaurants we’d love to visit. Food is central to our lives–our home and life will grow from there.

To see more pictures of the delicious food that Jason and Liz are constantly whipping up, check out their Instagram pages! (Jason, Liz)