Friday, July 08, 2011

MAC ATTACK #21 ICE CREAM DREAMS

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM…

Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal.
- Voltaire

Summertime, and the living is easy. The hot weather settles in heavy on top of us and all we want to do is find shade and cool respite. Baking? The last thing on our minds; the heat emanating from oven or stove is wearying and even the craving of chocolate, peaches, raspberries or melons isn’t enough to drag us into the sultry kitchen.

Yet…yet… ice cream and sorbet scream summer in a way that nothing else can! Chilly and refreshing, soothing the temper and cooling the body, ice cream and sorbet are the one happiness of summer. One lick of a cone, one icy spoonful and memories wash over us of beach holidays and camping trips and the stickiness of vanilla or chocolate dripping off chins and running down arms; the streets of Rome and the magic of our first Italian gelato; excitedly, impatiently waiting our turn to work the stiff hand crank on the old ice cream machine at camp long ago. Who doesn’t have at least one memory redolent with the sweet goodness of ice cream or the elegance of sorbet? Dreams of ice cream have the power to pull us into the kitchen even at the height of summer and incite us to cook.


Summer is upon us and what better accompaniment to a macaron than ice cream or sorbet? Your challenge this month is concoct a dessert - a simple ice cream sandwich or a more complicated confection – combining your own ice cream or sorbet with your home-baked macarons! Try to make your own ice cream or sorbet, if you can, and pair it with whatever flavor macaron you decide to create. Then use your imaginations to prepare something luscious for summer. And if you are in the deep, dark, cold recesses of winter on your side of the planet? Well, nothing is more delicious than macarons and ice cream for snack or dessert. Are we right?

A simple post, a simple challenge, and you are on your way. Create a favorite family treat or an elegant dessert, fruit, chocolate, vanilla, spiked, spiced or herbed, whatever your desire, whatever your whim, but make sure you make your own macarons and serve it up with ice cream or sorbet! And then we’ll all scream for….ice cream!


Now, just follow the rules:

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 #21 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 Fruity Macs posted on your own blog by July 31, 2011. And being just a little bit late never hurt anybody...

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

The round up will be posted on or about August 5, 2011!



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20 comments:

  1. Mardi MichelsJuly 8, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Well I am most likely out this month unless I am allowed to post about some of the macaron workshops I am taking in Paris. No equipment for macs in my tiny kitchen....

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  2. UnknownJuly 16, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    Mine is up, loved my ice cream macs! http://theartofbeingperfect.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-attack-21-scream-for-ice-cream.html

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  3. Michele faubertJuly 16, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    ok, here's mine : vanilla ice cream MacSandwiches. Hope you will appreciate them

    http://maminicuisine.blogspot.com/2011/07/macarons-la-creme-glacee.html

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  4. TammyJuly 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    mine is up now... here is the link http://tammyroses.blogspot.com/2011/07/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for.html

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  5. LoraJuly 18, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Mine are up. Banana Macsplits! http://t.co/cPgMnW2

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  6. dianne'sJuly 19, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    mine here. :) http://diannesfoodoflove.blogspot.com/2011/07/mactweets-mac-attack-21.html

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  7. Michele faubertJuly 20, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    This one is my favorite ice cream "Tiger Tail", tasty and sooo cool ! Bon appétit !

    http://maminicuisine.blogspot.com/2011/07/macaron-tiger-tail.html

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  8. Macarons ManiaJuly 20, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Here's mine, I'm first time here :)

    http://macaronsmania.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-attack-21-ice-cream-and-brownies.html

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  9. Jehanne@thecookingdoctor.co.ukJuly 22, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Hi Jamie and Deeba,
    Well done on such a great idea, and platform for macs lover to experiment!
    Here's my creation for July challenge:

    http://www.thecookingdoctor.co.uk/2011/07/macattack-butterscotch-and-praline.html

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  10. KimJuly 24, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    I love the theme but don't own a ice cream maker... But here is my creation of ice cream inspired macaron :)

    http://macaron-fetish.blogspot.com/2011/07/rainbow-macarons.html

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  11. UnknownJuly 24, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Here's mine!

    http://www.thesweetart.com/2011/07/cherry-ice-cream-and-chocolate-macarons.html

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  12. Cathy at Wives with KnivesJuly 27, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    After 3 tries I finally got my post up. It's been one of those months. I spaced on the ice cream topic...sorry. Hope this post is OK.

    http://www.wiveswithknives.net/2011/07/27/hazelnut-chocolate-macarons-third-try/

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  13. HI CookeryJuly 29, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    Waaaahhhhh!!! 3x fail on the chocolate mac shells. 1x fail on the strawberry mac shells. Plus vanilla ice cream melts sooooo quickly in this terrible Texas heat wave. But despite the food flops…FINALLY here are our Neapolitan ice cream-inspired macarons!

    http://hicookery.com/2011/07/01/neapolitan-ice-cream-macarons/

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  14. The Kitchen GuardianJuly 29, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Just in the nick of time! Mine's up!

    http://kitchenguardian.blogspot.com/2011/07/camomile-macarons-with-raspberry-froyo.html

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  15. AnneAugust 1, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Mine are up! At the last minute, as always :)

    Here's the link to my horchata ice cream and cinnamon macarons!

    http://yearofcupcakes.blogspot.com/2011/07/horchata-macarons.html

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  16. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    So better late than never, right...? Here's my entry: lemon granita and chocolate macarons
    http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/lemon-granita-with-a-chocolate-macaron-crumble/

    Next month I'll actually try and get my entry in on time!!

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  17. Barbara BakesAugust 2, 2011 at 4:09 AM

    My Chocolate Strawberry Ice Cream Macwiches post is up. http://barbarabakes.com/2011/08/chocolate-strawberry-macarons/

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  18. UnknownAugust 2, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Oh damn I only just saw this and I'd been waiting for an ice cream month!!

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  19. shazAugust 3, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    I am so sorry lovely mac hosts and mac bakers. Just couldn't bake this month. But I'll be back for the next one. Looking forward to the round-up.

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  20. Michele FaubertAugust 4, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    and I am already looking forward for the next Mac Attack... I have caught the "mac-mania" :0

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