Food with Friends: Part I

The whole point of this blog is to open up a conversation about food, to get people excited about food again and all of the wonderful things it does for us. Therefore my new favorite thing is getting messages from friends who are sharing what they are cooking or eating. It is such a joy to connect through food in this way and learn new fun things to make from friends. No one is going to be excited to text a picture of the Big Mac they are eating (well, maybe some people), but it is exciting to share delicious and creative homemade meals.

Here are is a meal that was sent to me by great friend and cook, Chris Bodkin: Quinoa with fresh dill, jalapeños and feta cheese.

This dish could not be easier to make or more delicious. 

The only thing that needs to be prepared ahead of time is the homemade pickled jalapeños. I just threw sliced jalapeños into leftover pickling juice that I used with cucumbers a day before making this dish. 

Other then that, it is just a matter of cooking the quinoa and mixing it with fresh chopped dill, the jalapeños and feta cheese. I also added a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Thanks Chris, this is amazing! 

I ate this for dinner with balsamic soaked portobello mushrooms sauteed with onions and garlic and some toasted jalapeño pepper jack bread.

This is the first of many installments of Food with Friends, so stay tuned and keep the food ideas coming my way!