Time to partaaay…it’s Fridaaay!! With two awesome co-hosts! Quinn @Dad Whats 4 Dinner and Naina @Spice in the City.
As you know, Naina is an old Fiesta Friday friend… I mean she is NOT old, just an old friend…oh, you know what I mean!
Quinn, however, is a new co-host for us, and he was like… Am I going to be the first guy? And I am so sorry to have to burst his bubble, but unfortunately, he is not the first guy to co-host. Or the second, for that matter.
We’ve had other guy co-hosts before. It’s an equal opportunity party over here. Right, people?
So, whether you’re a man or a woman, or a Caitlyn, you’re welcome to the party, and you can be a co-host if you want. Just let me know.
Co-hosting can be a eye-opening experience, by the way. Many of my co-hosts have told me that. I guess you need to be one to find out.
Moving on to the fabulous posts from last week’s party. I had such a hard time selecting features. So many excellent posts! This happens every week! Thank goodness I have co-hosts to help me! These are our combined picks:
Tuna and Watermelon Soldiers, Beef and Kimchi Filo Cups Canapés from Petra @Food Eat Love
“The soldiers and filo cups look so fancy. I am impressed by how Petra created these amazing dishes. They are made perfectly and presented very beautiful. I just don’t know how to put my amazement in words.” — Jhuls
Pav Bhaji from Sonal @Foodbound
“I always like hearing about the history behind a certain food or dish, and this vegetable curry with bread certainly satisfies that. Who can resist the description of serving the warm, flavourful vegetables slathered on buttered and toasted bread? Stirring a pat of butter into the sauce at the very end really brought it over the top (at least for me and my love of butter!). Finally, Sonal also offers a very pretty way of serving it in glasses with small chunks of bread, proving that this dish can be as elegant or possibly as messy as one desires!” — Laurie
Vegan avocado, coconut and lime tart from Margy @La Petite Casserole
“This is such an unusual recipe, but I find myself drooling at the thought! I was surprised how much this appeals to me. The combined flavors of avocado, coconut, lime and raspberries just sound so fabulous. I am going to make this, that’s a definite! And despite what Margy said, I thought the tart looked beautiful!” — Angie
White Bean Meatballs from Sarah @ Sarah ‘n Spice
“Sarah provided such a creative substitute for breadcrumbs in meatballs–cannellini beans! Then end result is a meatball full of vegetables and full of flavour. I don’t usually think of meatballs as being a summer-y sort of food, but these ones certainly are, from the vegetables and fresh herbs to the touch of summer immortalized in sun-dried tomatoes.” — Laurie
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Happy FF Angie! Yummy features this week, as always!
If you need a co host for next week, I’m available – although I’m sure you have loads lined up, I’m just so busy at the moment that I won’t know if I’ll be able to do it much more than a week in advance! I’m here if you need me anyway 🙂
You’re it!! Thank you so much for offering to help!! You’re a doll!! I still need to find you a partner. Will let you know. XOXO
woop I’m looking forward to it! My sister just started a blog and I’m trying to get her to come join us, should have an easier time now I’m co hosting!
That is so exciting!! You should start a website together! Can’t wait to meet her and get to know her!
Thanks a lot! It seems that this weekend has started with the right foot!
No, thank YOU! For bringing the tart to FF. I love it!
Hi, Angie. I am just done with half of the general cleaning stuff. Too much to do tomorrow. Glad to finally hold my phone and get to party with you. Thanks again for another amazing party. I am so hungry I might eat too much from FF. 😀
Luckily for me, I already had 2 bagels 😀 😀 You gotta come to FF prepared, Jhuls! It’s like grocery shopping, you know. Don’t go on an empty stomach or else you’ll buy the whole aisle! 😀
Oh, I am prepared. I really emptied my stomach intentionally to eat more. 😛
Hahah…:D 😀
First time joining the celebration! Thank you so much for Fiesta Friday! <3
Welcome, Shani!! So glad you decided to join us. Looking forward to getting to know you! 🙂
Lovely picks to complete a lovely week of partying! I love being here and always fascinated by the amazing creations!
And we love having you, Sridevi! I’m with you on the amazing creations! There should be no need for any FF participants to buy a cookbook now! 🙂
Happy Fiesta Friday! Thank you so much for the feature 🙂 Let’s get this party started!!
I’m comin up so you better get the party started… 🙂 🙂
That was a great idea using beans as the binding agent in your meatballs, Sarah! I’m going to give that a try!
Happy Fiesta Friday Angie! I could relate so well to what you said in your post last week. Both my posts this week are done while I travel. Time so well spent….but I fear that with the glare of the sun, I have not goofed a lot….my excuse is that I could not see well:)
The creations at Fiesta Friday always blow me away! What an amazingly talented group!
It’s so much easier to sit and stare at the computer while traveling, isn’t it? ‘Coz there’s nothing else to do! Especially when you’re on a plane. It’s not like you can walk outside! 🙂 Thanks for checking in on us even whie on travel, Sandhya!
Oh Angie, I would not miss the fiesta no matter where I am!
Aaw…you’re so sweet!
Such wonderfully creative selections, and so colorful, great features Angie and co-hosts from last week. Welcome Mr. Quinn, no worries, everybody is just so kind and accommodating, we promise not to give you a rough time :). Thanks for hosting again Lovely Angie 🙂
When can you co-host, Loretta? Let me know! I can use your help!
Angie, I can’t do next Friday, we’re away for the weekend. I can either do the following week -26th June or July 3rd. I’ll choose another date when I’ve looked at my calendar to co-host again in between all of our summer trips. Hope it helps.
Thanks, Loretta! I’ll put you down tentatively for the 26th, FF74.
Got it! Will wait for confirmation from you.
Thanks for hosting as always Angie and allowing me to co-host. What a great bunch of Fiesta Friday creations this week. I will have my work cut out for me. Happy FF!
You’ll find out what I’ve been saying, Quinn, how hard it is to select features! Thanks for co-hosting! Happy FF to you, too!
Its been a long day. Went to bed at 12:00 last night and got up at 5:00 to finish my posts. Its been fun. Happy FF!
So happy to be co-hosting this week Angie! Thank you for FF!!
So thrilled to have you as a co-host, Naina! Thanks so much! XOXO
Yay, fiesta friday time!!! I love coming to this every week and seeing what everyone has to share! It’s all so inspiring and motivating!
This week I don’t have a food post to share but my post is all about how I have been spending my recent weekends and how I will spend many more to come, so I though it was only fitting.
Thanks Angie for bringing us Fiesta Friday and thanks Quinn and Naina for co-hosting this week!
xx Have an awesome weekend!
That’s great! Recipes are fabulous, of course, but we love stories, too, or just ramblings 🙂 They tell us more about you sometimes. Happy FF, Stef!
I love Fiesta Friday and a week without it wouldn’t be the same. I can’t say how much it means to me to get mentioned. I was thinking just the other day about when I got the invite from Angie to join Fiesta Friday and how many so talented foodie friends I have meet, I just love it!
Thank you again, you guys really made my day! 🙂 xx
So glad to hear, Petra! One of these days, you’ll have to co-host, too, ok? 🙂
hi Angie
Oh… I would give it a go for sure! 🙂 x
Great! I’ll put you down on my list. When is a good time for you?
hi Angie
I will come back to you later this week, sorry about the delay in my response, I just need to check something but I would love to co host! 🙂 x
Okey dokey, no problem, no rush!
hi Angie I could do week after next, w/c June 29th or the week after that if that would work for you? No worries if not, I will find other weeks 🙂 x
I have a co-host for June29th and am still waiting for a reply from another. And I think I’m covered for the following week after, need to check to make sure. I’ll let you know!
Just let me know and I will make time! 🙂
Ok, will do!
Made it this week… finally! Computer problems (almost) fixed- Thank you AppleCare!! Happy Fiesta Friday, Angie, Quinn, & Naina! 🙂
Yay!! I love AppleCare myself!! Saved my iMac a couple of times now. So happy to see you at the party! Happy FF, Josette! When are you going to co-host?
I’ve saved my iMac twice too… I guess it’s par for the course. :/ I would love to co-host again- after school and July 4th- if that’s okay with you!!
That sounds good. I’ll make a note! Thanks, J! 🙂
Oh my, just where did that week go! I’ll have to write up a FF post soon! Co-hosting was definitely an eye-opening experience–all those amazing posts I would have otherwise overlooked! (I do tend to just go for the sweets 🙂 ) Thanks again Angie!
I’m always shocked myself to find it’s already Friday every Friday 🙂 But then I get happy, yay it’s Friday! And then I start to panic oh, no, I haven’t done my FF post! This happens every week and did I learn to be more organized? No!!! 😀
Hi Angie, I can’t believe it’s already your 72nd party! I absolutely loved the co-hosting so I hope Quinn will have as much fun as I had. I didn’t get round to cook anything this week but I thought I’ll share my tricks for lazy pictures with you guys instead. We’ll see what I can come up with in time for next week!
When can you co-host again, Ginger? Please let me know. I’m trying to get a list going for several weeks so I do t have to scramble weekly. We always appreciate tips & tricks of any kind! 🙂
So happy to be a part of this party.. New people, new posts, new shares, its a lovely feeling to learn or should I say party together.
Would also love to join your pinterest board. Can you please send me a invite??
Thanks for joining the party, Sushma! Happy to have you! And would be happy to send you the invite to the group board as well, but first you’ll have to follow one of my boards (Pinterest rule, not mine) and be a part of Fiesta Friday at least 3 times (or 3 weeks – now that’s my rule) 🙂
Hi Angie.. Enjoy being a part of FF..
I am already following our FF pinterest board and also have been a part of FF blog party thrice so I guess all the rules have been followed.. 🙂 Thank you.. 🙂
Just sent you the invite, Sushma! Sorry I couldn’t find you at first. Then I finally found you w/ last name Iyer
Ohhh so sorry about that..
But Angie due to connectivity problem the request got declined. Can you please re-send the invite. Really sorry about that.. Hope you understand. Thank you 🙂
No problem, I sent you another invite!
Thats very sweet of you Angie. Thank you so much.. 🙂
Thank you Angie.. 🙂
OMG! I’m shocked! Happily surprised! 😀 Thank you so much Angie, Laurie and Jhuls! Touchdown Delhi and this is the first thing I see! 😀 yay! Thank you again! xxx
So glad to hear it made your day, Sonal!! Now make sure you take lots of pictures and tell us everything about your trip. I mean everything!! Oh how I wish I could be there with you!! 🙂
More great features Angie – I still buy cookbooks – I guess it’s the teacher/librarian/cook and gardener in me. Have a good weekend 🙂
That’s great, Juju! The. Then you can share with us the best of the books, haha… Can you co-host with Michelle next week, FF73?
Sure, I enjoy co-hosting and with Michelle we will definitely have a good time! It’s on my calendar 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
Hi all! Sorry I’m late to the party – been waiting for my jam to set! Lol! (Not really, busy decorating the guestroom before a guest arrives next weekend!) Missed you all while I was in France and taken me a week to get myself together again post-holiday, but some photo posts with plenty of ridiculously amazing French food coming soon, I promise! Have a great weekend everyone, enjoy the party! 🙂
You’re not too late, we’re still partying!! Looking forward to the delicious French food. I’m going to make sure you keep that promise! Have a great weekend, Anna! 😀
Thanks Angie! First one will be up next week, with lots of photos from a village market, but the best food I had was in Toulouse and Carcassonne and those posts will be a while, still sorting the hundreds of photos! 🙂 x
Happy Fiesta Friday 72 to you all, and thank you Angie for answering my email! I join the party but no recipe this time …! Next time I’ll try to make up for it! 🙂 xxx
I’m holding you you to that promise, Laura!
Hi Angie, Thanks for hosting another lovely party.
You’re welcome, Sadhna!