When my kids were younger, I started calling our Friday dinners “Fiesta Friday” as a way to celebrate Thank-God-It’s-Friday days, and somehow just by attributing the name, I got them excited. Ordinary dinners had been transformed into special events.
Mostly, I served finger food that they could nibble on while watching TV or a movie. They were free to move about with their plates. It made them feel like they were at a party, and they loved it! I loved it, too!
So when I started adding recipes to my gardening blog The Novice Gardener, I thought about bringing this similar concept to the blog. Why not join in with other bloggers and have a Fiesta Friday virtual party? And so, Fiesta Friday Link Party was born.
Since then, it has become a venue for a bunch of food bloggers to gather and get to know each other, swapping recipes, engaging in conversation and camaraderie, and generally celebrating the good life with good food. All virtually, but the fun is real.
Fiesta Friday has grown into a community deserving of its own website. This is that website, to which you can come and join in for a weekly Fiesta Friday gathering and be sure that you will be welcomed with open arms.
In time, I hope FiestaFriday.net will turn into a community-driven website that serves as a recipe resource and platform for all food lovers to find each other.
Your Fiesta Friday host and friend,
Angie
Shake and Sizzle says
November 17, 2016 at 7:23 amBest idea ever! love it love it love it!
Angie says
November 17, 2016 at 4:45 pmThanks! Come join the Fiesta Friday community! 😃
PriyaPandian says
March 15, 2017 at 10:20 amGreat Idea!!
Angie says
March 19, 2017 at 3:35 pmThanks!
Jenny says
June 5, 2017 at 2:36 pmHi Angie, I just stumbled across this and I am definitely interested in getting to know other food bloggers. Such a wonderful idea you had!. Seriously, you feature every week? Kudos to you. I will try to understand and follow and I am very excited to meet others 🙂 Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
Angie says
June 5, 2017 at 6:15 pmHi, Jenny! Welcome to Fiesta Friday! Yes, this is a weekly Link Party and yes we have featured posts/links every week 😄 I’m looking forward to getting to know you, as I’m sure the other participants are!
SharSam says
November 20, 2017 at 3:11 pmI LOVE THIS IDEA! Being new to the food blogging world, this is a great way to get myself aquainted! I hope I can understand and follow what I am supposed to do!
Angie says
November 20, 2017 at 6:54 pmWelcome to Fiesta Friday, Shar! If you need help joining the party, just let me know.
Vayia Skinner says
May 11, 2018 at 8:52 amLove your blog! Your photos are gorgeous. As a new blogger myself, I have bookmarked your page for inspiration and to try out some of your delicious recipes. Congratulations!
Angie says
May 11, 2018 at 8:55 amThanks so much! That’s so sweet of you to say. Come and join our weekly fiesta!
Rita says
October 12, 2018 at 1:35 pmThanks for the welcome. Like the pineapple. It is a welcome sign! Rita
Angie says
October 12, 2018 at 3:16 pmYes! People assume I chose the pineapple as a logo because I love the fruit. While that’s true, I also did it because it’s a symbol for hospitality, and goes well with the “fiesta” theme. I think you’re the first to recognize it 👍