Tuesday, February 16, 2010

SPRING FLING ... Mac Attack 5

SPRING IS IN THE AIR ...  (or we are wishing it to happen)

I know, it’s still February and in most parts of the world icy wind is blowing, snow is piling up at the door or rain, sleet and gray skies greet us every morning. Our one ray of February sunshine, Valentine’s Day, has come and gone and now all we can do is hunker down and wait for spring. So we at MacTweets have decided that the very best way to get through the rest of winter, to carry us along on a wave of optimism is to think Springlike thoughts, thoughts of warm breezes and sunshine, running barefoot through the grass or squishing our toes in warm sand as waves splash up around our ankles.
SPRING ...
... Flowers blooming, their heady fragrance making our head spin, crocus and daffodils pushing their dainty heads up through the dark, damp dirt, window boxes filling up with colorful geraniums and gardenias stretching their petals in the warm sun, parks inviting us for a flower-strewn stroll and tiny buds sprouting on tree limbs then bursting into bloom. Ahhhh. Close your eyes and breath deeply, listen to the birds chirping and the bees buzzing, bury your nose in an armful of flowers and wash the winter blues away.
This month’s Mac Attack theme is:
SPRING FLING : Baking Your Favorite Springtime Flowers
Let your favorite flowers influence you in the kitchen as you sift sugar and nuts and fold in meringue. The colors, the flavors, the shapes, just close your eyes and let your imagination roll into Spring time and think of your kitchen as a magic garden with macarons blooming, bursting forth into a bouquet of flowers.

Now, go forth, MacPassionate friends, go forth and create!

Please have your Mac Attack Post up no later than March 10 '10.
Here are the rules of the game:
  1. Once you have posted your Mac Attack macarons on your blog, please make sure you leave a comment with a link here on this post.
  2. Please link back to this challenge on your post.
  3. Please feel free to use the Mac Tweets logo. It isn't mandatory but is a nice way to get the word out!
Round up will be on March 15, 2010.

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

"MacAttack 4"... the round-up


"Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?"
Frida Kahlo



Love is in the air, Cupids fly here and there, shooting their arrows of love straight into the unsuspecting hearts of bakers everywhere. Valentine's Day, that pinkest of days, that reddest of nights, veils of delicate lace and swags of pale chiffon, silk and satin slide over our skin as we light candles, fill vases with roses and pour the champagne. How to show our love, offer our heart when a bounty of treats tumble from our oven each and every day? To create something truly special, truly spectacular is something we aspire to on this most romantic of holidays. And this month, the passion of Valentine's Day has truly inspired.

Our fabulous Mac Bakers have outdone themselves with creations that leave us breathless, our hearts pounding, and we feel the sudden urge to throw ourselves at their feet and whisper, nay, shout our undying love. Scroll down and peruse this incredible collection of Valentine Macs, better than any ordinary box of chocolates, if you dare, because you are well warned: you, too, once you behold this delectable, fabulous array of Macarons you may very well give in and become a MacPassionate Fool, too.
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Faithy @ Faithy, the baker with Ispahan Macarons: Rose, Raspberry & Lychee (Litchi)

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Kim @ her FaceBook page with Macarons, Macarons, Macarons!!

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Oz @ Kitchen Butterfly with Macaronimo bars.....not!

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Tiffany @ Food Finery with Mac-a-Valentine

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MamatKamal @ Moroccan Cuisine Marocaine with Macarons Rings / Bagues Macarons

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Julia @ Melanger with Triple Chocolate Macarons

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Casey @ Kitchen Witch with Happy Macs

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Amrita @ Once Upon a Dessert with Cinnamon Red Heart Macarons

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Fanila @ My Kitchen Treasures with Valentine Macarons

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Clara @ POO. with Valentine Macarons

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Jasmine @ Fizzle Out with Pink Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream

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Barbara @ Barbara Bakes with Pucker Up Mac-a-Valentine

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Sabine @ Berry Lovely with Key Lime Pie Macarons

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Nicole @ Cherrapeno with Chilli Chocolate Love Macarons

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Joy @ Gourmeted with Macarons with Lemon Curd

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Renee @ Flamingo Musings with The Valentine Edition

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