Round up Macttack #17 ... Sugar & Spice & everything nice...and Fruity

"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity."
Voltaire

In like a lion, out like a lamb? The food passionate tend to think of the passing calendar and welcome the changing seasons not in terms of animals but rather by what they see at the market. And this change of season from Winter to Spring or from Summer to Autumn, depending on where you are, is measured in fruit. We say goodbye to oranges and grapefruit, figs and pears and get ready for cherries, peaches and plums. We wait impatiently for the first strawberries and raspberries, grab up the late-season tangerines, revel in one more dish with pomegranates and the excitement has already set in! And, of course, as bakers and cooks we cannot think of fruit without wondering which herbs or spices will marry best with our favorite berries, citrus or stone fruit.

And this month of March as she makes way for April has us back in our MacKitchens selecting the perfect fruit and pairing it with the perfect spice, or maybe even two, creating something with which to weather the changing weather, to nibble on as we feel the change of the breeze from warm to cool or back again, something exciting, vibrant and flavorful to jazz up, add a little zip to this usually turbulent period of the year.

And we have! The March Mac Attack challenge had us each cooking up something sweet and fruity with a dash of spice, something sensational to start off the new season! Here, once again, is the amazing roundup! It just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?

Miel @ Face Your Batter with Light of the Forest {Bamboo Cake} with Macarons

Keksle @ Let Them Eat Keksle with Lavender Macarons with Orange Buttercream

KG @ Kitchen Guardian with Lavender Chamomile Macarons

Roller Scrapper @ Pink Kitchen with Thai Peanut Chili Lime Macaron
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Cherimoya White Chocolate Macarons with Tajin 

Lora @ Diary of a Mad HausFrau with Sumac Macarons with Apricot Filling

Lady Macaron @ Lady Macaron 20ten with Griottines Macarons

Mardi @ Eat,Live,Travel,Write with Lemon Macarons 

Deeba @ Passionate About Baking with Matcha Macarons with Preserved Brandied Cherries in Mascarpone

Arthi @ Soul Curry with Blackberry Cardamom Macs with Vanilla Buttercream
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Strawberry Holy Basil Macarons

Katie @ Duncan Diaries with Strawberry and Black Pepper Macarons

Sharky Oven Gloves with Blood Orange & Five-spice Macarons
 

Amrita @ The Sweet Art with Pandan Coconut Macarons with a Ginger Cream Cheese Filling

Shaz @ Test With Skewer with PineLime Spice Macaron

 

Jamie @ Lifes A Feast with Vanilla Cardamom Macarons with Cherry Mascarpone Cream

Emma @  Poires au Chocolat with Ginger Apple Macarons

 

Linda @ Bubble and Sweet with Orange & Poppy Seed Macarons

 

 Lea @ Aeroflot Reh with Pineapple & Curry Macarons

 

Hi Cookery with Lavender Macarons filled with Lavender-Blueberry Dark Chocolate Ganache

 

Kim @ Macaron Fetish with Swirly Strawberry Macarons with Green Anis

 

Cecilia @ One Vanilla Bean with Meyer Lemon, Violet, and Vanilla Bean-Rum Macarons

 

Janna @ Try It You Might Like It  with Blueberry Ginger Macarons

 

Tina @ My Domestic Bliss with Cinnamon Macarons with Durian Ganache

 

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