Sunday, February 06, 2011

Mac Attack #16 - MACS ARE IN THE AIR

Love is in the air
Everywhere I look around
Love is in the air
Every sight and every sound

And I don't know if I'm being foolish
Don't know if I'm being wise
But it's something that I must believe in
And it's there when I look in your eyes
- John Paul Young, Love is in the Air

THE WHISPER OF SWEET LITTLE NOTHINGS


Ah, who cannot but think of Valentine’s Day as soon as we turn the corner and come nose to nose with February? As hard as we may try, there is just no escaping it. Just try and come up with a different theme as the month of Love and Romance rolls around. We may avert our eyes, look the other way, even stay indoors to avoid any and all temptation, but there it is for all the world to see, shop windows filled with Cupids, bows and arrows at the ready to shoot straight into the heart of every innocent (and not so innocent) passerby, plump satin ribbons wrapped carefully around the most tempting of delicate treats, tumbles of chocolates spilling out of crisp white tissue paper, heart-shaped cookies edged in frosty royal icing curlicues the color of angels’ wings, dense, seductive chocolate pastries and creams, luxuriously rich, decadently smothered under whipped creams and ganaches, dusted with rose petals, kissed by shimmers of spun sugar. How to resist all of these signs of love and romance?

Yet resist we don’t! No matter whether we love or loathe this most controversial of holidays, we are all swept up into the spirit of the day, even the hardest hearts melt under a wave of irresistible romance. Armfuls of roses, red, pink and white, boxes of chocolates and diamonds nestled in tiny velvet boxes, how does one avoid Valentine’s Day and all the expectations, the excitement of both giving and receiving a sign of love to and from the one we love?


February’s Mac Attack is dedicated to Valentine’s Day. There is just no choice, no escaping it! So, with Chet Baker crooning My Funny Valentine, take your romantic heart and scurry into your kitchen and bake a batch of French macarons for that special someone, the lover, the spouse, the best friend, the children, the one whom you want to offer up something special, the one whom you want to make smile. Create something new, something exciting, something wildly romantic! Nothing says I Love You like a sweet little something, the size of a kiss, the flavor of your wildest desire, the macaron.


Here are the rules of the game:

1. Once you have posted your Mac Attack macarons on your blog, make sure that you mention the Mactweets Mac Attack challenge in your post and link back to the Mactweets blog. Please make sure that your Mac Attack #16 macarons are inspired by the theme!

2. Please link back to this challenge on your post.

3. Feel free to promote the Mactweets blog by proudly displaying the Mactweets badge in your Mac Attack post as well as in your sidebar! It isn't mandatory but is a nice way to get the word out!

4. Have your Valentine's Day Macs posted on your own blog by February 25, 2011.

5. Once your post is up, simply leave the link to the post as a comment to this Mac Attack Challenge post!

Round up will be on March 1, 2011.


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30 comments:

  1. Sarah, Maison CupcakeFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Oh yippee this theme coincides with something I wanted to do anyway!

    Xxx

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  2. loraFebruary 6, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    awwww Love!

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  3. shazFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    makes the world go round *wink*

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  4. Mardi MichelsFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    I have an idea of what I want to do for this theme but in the meantime, I experimented with mini dime-sized macarons to decorate a "mac-candy apple"

    http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2011/02/mac-candy-apples-for-the-mcintosh-apples-200th-birthday/

    Look - FEET!

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  5. Linda McCubbinFebruary 9, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Conversation Heart Macarons for February MacTweets blogged here:

    http://bubbleandsweet.blogspot.com/2011/02/conversation-heart-macarons-for.html

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  6. LadyMacaron20tenFebruary 13, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    From the bottom of my raspberry red heart... Happy Valentines Day tomorrow!

    http://ladymacaron20ten.blogspot.com/2011/02/mactweets-mac-attack-16-raspberry-rose.html

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  7. KatieFebruary 14, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    I've been lurking Mactweets for a few months and finally got the nerve to post for the first time! Here are my Valentine's Day macs, they're filled with rose flavored buttercream and raspberry jam.

    http://duncandiaries.blogspot.com/2011/02/mactweets-challenge.html

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  8. HI CookeryFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Happy Valentine's Day to the MacTweets 'ohana (family). Guava macarons are made with aloha (love)!

    http://hicookery.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/guava-macarons/
    http://hicookery.wordpress.com/macattack/

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  9. Honey @ honeyandsoyFebruary 14, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    Happy V day everyone! Here is my contribution to our theme this month.

    Fruits noir macarons

    http://www.honeyandsoy.com/fruits-noir-macarons/

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  10. NicFebruary 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Happy V day to all!
    My macs are up (don't faint, lol, I am EARLY for once!)
    http://www.cherrapeno.com/2011/02/macarons-with-white-chocolate-cream-and.html

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    We made it just in time <3

    http://emboite.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/a-dozen-rose-macarons/

    Happy Valentine's day to all macaron lovers :D

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  12. Mardi MichelsFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    My second lot of macs are up. Very challenging this month. Sigh.

    http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2011/02/eggs-and-bacon-to-make-someone-smile/

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Mine are up. Sea of Love Macarons http://tinyurl.com/6fvbdyb

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  14. JanineFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Like Kathy, I've been lurking around Mactweets, but was afraid my macarons were not up to standard because I've just started out and the results haven't been consistent. Anyway, this theme coincided with what I was planning to do anyway, so here's my Pink Vanilla Macarons :)

    http://not-thekitchensink.blogspot.com/2011/02/pink-vanilla-bean-macarons-for.html

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  15. LaurenFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    This is my first time! Here is the link. Love this!

    http://gluten-lesssweettooth.blogspot.com/2011/02/where-are-feet.html

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  16. DebugcookingFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    My post is up
    Strawberrt Rose Macarons with a hidden secret http://debugcooking.blogspot.com/2011/02/mac-attack-16-macs-are-in-air.html

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  17. Sarah, Maison CupcakeFebruary 20, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    My post has been up for a few days, nearly forgot to tell you about it!!
    http://blog.maisoncupcake.com/pink-praline-macarons/

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  18. VictoriaFebruary 20, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    I made a bouquet of red velvet macarons for mine http://districtchocoholic.blogspot.com/2011/02/red-velvet-macaron-bouquet-february.html

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  19. Bake for a QueenFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:11 PM

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  20. SusanFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:25 PM

    My love Mc'Bites: Honeysuckle Pink Raspberry Mc'bouquets, Red Hot Devil (chile pepper), Passion Fruit, Raspberry Hearts, Double Chocolate Mc'Polka Dot, Conversation Macs, Honey Bunny, Sugar and Spice and everything nice macs,Red Velvet Macs and Dulce De Leche are all ready to say I Love you at http://greeneyedsusan.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-day-treatslove-bites.html

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  21. ValFebruary 24, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Belated Valentines to All !
    Here's mine - Rose and Sarah Bernhardts

    http://ascrumptiouslife.com/mactweets-february-2011-roses-and-sarah-bernhardts/

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  22. KGFebruary 24, 2011 at 9:59 AM

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  23. KGFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Hi all! Missed Valentine's Day, but here's Rose Macarons for you all! Enjoy!

    http://kitchenguardian.blogspot.com/2011/02/rose-macarons.html

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  24. Roadtrek GirlFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Just finished putting mine together tonight, can't wait to visit everyone else's blogs-you all are incredibly talented and creative !

    http://seattlepastrygirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/yuzu-macaron-with-candied-grapefruit.html

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  25. Deeba PABFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    Got mine up last night....
    http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/2011/02/baking-mousse-a-cotta-with-macs-in-the-air.html

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  26. shazFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Better late than never :) My post is up here: http://testwithskewer.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-conquers.html

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  27. TinaFebruary 26, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    I missed the last two Mac Attacks, but here's one just in time!

    http://myinnerdomesticbliss.blogspot.com/2011/02/feb-macs.html

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  28. LiliaFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    Here's my first entry :)

    http://faceyourbatter.blogspot.com/2011/02/macaron-madness.html

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  29. AnnapetMarch 1, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    My entry is super late. Red Velvet Macarons are in the air. http://thedailypalette.com/?p=318

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  30. liyasApril 10, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Clean your Mac before it is too late.

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