What did you say? What?! W-H-A-T?!
I can’t hear you!
I think I’m certifiably deaf.
Not making fun of a true life disability here, but after living with industrial grade dehumidifiers turned on full blast for the past 72 hours, I think my eardrums are blown out!
So, that’s what’s happening right now in my life, folks.
The roofers came to do an emergency temporary fix. Of course when I agreed to it, I had no idea what it entailed.
There are now 3 gaping holes on the ceiling of my bathroom! But hey, at least the room is dehumidified!
And guess what? They won’t be fixed until the insurance claim is approved. And guess what? It takes a month to get the claim processed, give or take. And guess what? That give or take is very concerning.
What if I give more than I take? You know what I mean?
Now what? Your guess is as good as mine. We’ll just have to wait this one out.
I think that’s enough complaining for now. There are worse things. Like… apple picking season is well on its way and I haven’t gone picking! Tsk tsk tsk…
But there’s always Fiesta Friday! Yay! This time we’re partying with Effie @ Food Daydreaming and Lindy @ Lindy Mechefske. It’s Lindy’s first time, yay! Are you all as excited as I am? Well, then, let’s party already!
But first we look at these awesome posts from last week:
Eating The Forbidden Fruit: Fabulous Apple Recipes from Naina @ Spice in the City
“I have to say I’m partial to apples. It’s my favorite fruit for cooking. And Naina gives you 8 fabulous recipes in one post! Gotta love that! Thanks for the inspiration, Naina!” — Angie
New Orleans Barbecue Shrimps from Juju @ cookingwithauntjuju
“I think the winner is Juju with the delicious recipe of New Orleans Shrimps. I’ve never heard of such recipe before, and when I saw Juju’s photos, the only wish was to tuck into that plate with shrimps! 😀 She provided two recipes, and I can’t choose which to try first. Both sound amazing. I’m sure it’s gonna be one of the fav dishes among shrimps-lovers like me.” — Mila
Cilantro-Orange-Sriracha Chicken from Anjana @ At The Corner of Happy and Harried
“From the get-go, this dish had my mouth watering. The bright colors and citrus flavors in this dish are so inviting. As I read further along, I loved how Anjana brought us into her thought process as she cooked. And, most importantly, the cilantro yogurt sauce provides the perfect balance of flavors. Every aspect of this dish was well thought out, and it turned out beautifully.” — Kaila
Beef Rendang from Petra @ Food Eat Love
“Petra posted the recipe of mouth-watering beef ragu, which is awesome for autumn season! The recipe contains so many aromatic and tasty ingredients (like lemongrass, turmeric, chilli, cinnamon and many more), that you want to go to your kitchen and immediately start cooking!” — Mila
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I hope your roof is fixed up soon! That give or take does sound very concerning, but maybe the dehumidifiers don’t have to run that whole time?! At least, your ears will be a bit happier. Thanks for hosting FF as always! <3
I wish I could have turned them off at night! But I survived 😀 And hopefully things will speed up since it’s starting to get cold. Hoping to be less busy this weekend so I can pick apples 🙂
We’re going to pick apples this weekend too! Have fun! ?
Yay! I’m getting Fuji, my favorite!! Maybe some pink lady, too.
It never fails to amaze me that when we solve one problem,life throws another one at us. That’s life I guess. There is rarely a dull moment or a moment when we can say : “finally everything is ok”. Does that sound like I am complaining? Anyways..that’s why we need blogging and fiestas! Happy FF!
You said it, Su! I was just thinking the same thing! I was hoping that last week was a relaxing week and I could go apple picking, etc., but things just have to wait. I’m not so good at waiting, haha…
ohhh…Inspite of ll the troubles you still going on with the party!! great of you Angie dear..Thank you so much for being such a nice host.. and i wish your roof gets fixed up fast and be happy in your lovely home with family..:)
happy Fiesta Friday 90..we are close to the FF100!! wowwwww…..big party..
Yikes! FF100! Haven’t thought about it!! What should we do?
hmmm…!! well…we should make it a big one..and above all we should party hard:-)!!
Hear, hear! I’m all for the partying hard part! 😀
ha ha:)
Thanks so much for the feature Angie and your nice comments
Mila. The Geek Squad has my computer since Sat. Hopefully, I will get it back today and respond to all of the comments and join the group again. What a pain!!! Sounds like you had a bad week too Angie
It was stressful! And I hope you’ll get your computer back soon since I’m hoping you can co-host next week! 🙂
My computer is running good with a new hard drive – I have a lot of data/pictures – food blog of course. I should be able to co-host, certainly nothing more can happen to my computer. Let me know for sure… 🙂
Sounds great! Your partner is Indira@I’ll cook you wash. Thanks!
What a nuisance Angie, hope your insurance claim goes through quickly. Thanks for hosting FF 🙂
Pretty stressful, Sarah, but hey, I survived! 🙂 One of these days, you’ll have to co-host! 🙂
I hope everything will be okay very soon, Angie. That sounds stressful.
We have lovely features for this week, Angie. I love that Beef Rendang, but of course, I always love everything. 😀 Thanks for hosting and have a lovely weekend. xx
Thanks, Jhuls! I’m sure everything will be ok. I’m just impatient to get things done. That beef rendang looks fabulous! Are you going to give it a try? 🙂
I don’t have kaffir lime leaves and I don’t think I’ll ever find one. And I am not sure if it will make difference to the dish if I don’t use it. But most definitely, I am going to give it a try – no matter what. 😀
I hope things get back to being normal soon for you…Thanks for hosting Angie! Happy FF and have a great weekend! xoxo
Thanks, Ranjana! I hope you’re enjoying the party! XOXO
Tanks for the party dear.
No problem, Sadhna. I hope you’re having fun! 🙂
Hope things go through quickly with the insurance company! What a drag 🙁 Wishing you a wonderful FF and awesome weekend 🙂
Thanks! We’re half way there already. Inspection happened this afternoon so the process has been started. I’m satisfied 🙂 Have a great weekend, Sarah!
That sounds so annoying Angie, hope it gets sorted soon. I feel slightly like I posted and ran last week so am determined to do a better job at visiting others this week – there are always so many good recipes! Thanks for hosting despite the stress!
You’re welcome! I feel like this is my way to escape the stress, anyway, so I don’t mind. I’m determined to have a great weekend, though. I think I’ll go apple picking. That should relieve the stress, don’t you think? 🙂
Definitely – we went a couple weeks ago (when my little one was a week old!) and it was great, a lovely day and my older son had such a good time. He has since been again with his preschool so we have a lot of apples, even trying my best to use them in almost everything!
I did go! Was so great! Now I have the same problem you do. Way too many apples! 😀
Oh my goodness, I hope you get things sorted as quickly as possible xxx
I hope so, too, Elaine. Keep your fingers crossed for me! 🙂
I am x
I hope that everything will soon be back to normal.Take care and have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Thanks, Linda! I was able to go and pick apples, yay! Now what to do with all those apples? 🙂
Have a look to my new post today Angie 😀 Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Great! I’ll take a look asap, thanks! 🙂
So I am arriving late again but at least I didn’t miss it and oh my, thank you for liking my version of the Beef Rendang! It wasn’t the most photogenic dish but oh my it had sooo much flavour and am so glad you liked it!! Happy Fiesta Friday and I hope you are enbjoying a lovely weekend! xx
I’m planning to make that beef rendang today. A few things to shop for and I should be set. Great recipe!
Oh! I hope you will love it as much as we did! 🙂 happy Sunday! Xx
Oh noo!! Angie, I hope the roof gets fixed soon and things get back to normal 🙁 I hope you do get to pick apples soon too!! And thank you so much for featuring my apple recipes! Lots of hugs coming your way xx
I did get to pick apples! Yay! Now what to do? Wait…wasn’t there an 8 apple recipe link? 😀
Oh Angie that sucks! I hope everything gets resolved soon!! Sorry for arriving late as co-host… I kind of spent the whole day making puff pastry, but I’m here now and busy checking out everyone’s great recipes 🙂
I know! But I survived! Even if just round one. But I’m staying positive… Making puff pastry sounds daunting! You are brave! 😀
I’m a bit late to the party.. Does anybody want a bowl of delicious porridge? Sounds weird for the party, but it’s so good! 😀
Anything delicious is welcome to the party, even if it is porridge, haha… I’m sure they’ll be many takers! 🙂
Well for once Angie, I was on time. But then I forgot to comment here!
What a screw-up in your bathroom. It’s sadly reassuring because I thought that kind of thing only happened in Canada! ??? I’m glad to know it’s somewhat more universal and I hope it all gets sort sooner rather than later.
And I hope you get to the apple picking before the season is over. It snowed here today…
Snow already?!! Well, actually it did frost here last night. I have to say it looked pretty, though, even if it killed my potted plants. Forgot to bring them in! Too busy having fun! I did get to pick apples 🙂 And went on a nature trail and found these wild incredible edible berries, so everything is good! I hope you’re having fun co-hosting! XOXO
Ohhhh I already cooked the Happy and Harried meal, oh my it was so so good, was going to do a post on it, but just didn’t get around ot it but will make sure to and sing some praises hehe x
You’re like Speedy Gonzales! Before I know it, you’ll be trying out all these recipes while I’m sleeping! How do you do it all? A business to run, a family to raise…you’re quite wonderful! 🙂
hah I managed it because I was hungry lol and by magic had the ingredients 😉 Now the latter is rare! x