ROUND UP MAC ATTACK #27 - MACARON DAY!

HAPPY MACARON DAY!

Birthdays and anniversaries roll around but once a year and we long for the day to arrive with the excited anticipation, the eager enthusiasm of children. How should we honor the one celebrated? What kind of fête do we organize? Presents and party hats, cake and ice cream, music and parades... This won't be an ordinary day, just like all the others! Oh no, this calls for something special; an event this important deserves our every attention, festivities, gaiety and merriment!

Yes, it's that time of year again! Today is Macaron Day the world over and this certainly deserves a huge hullabaloo in the Mactweets kitchen! And haven't we just pulled out all the stops and created some incredible macaron memories!? A little hoopla for our favorite little treat is certainly called for, and our Macpassionate Bakers put their heart and soul into this special day and created an amazing array of fabulous macarons!

Happy Macaron Day! Let these fabulous treats inspire you to bake your own, try new flavors, add a little humor, a dash of spice, your own special flair...

Jamie and Deeba wish all of our MacPassionate Bakers a wonderful, inventive, delicious Macaron Day and thanks to each and every one of you for spreading the Mac Love!

Aarthi @ Soul Curry with Salted Peanut Macarons with Dark Chocolate Ganache

Kim @ Macaron Fetish with Grey & Orange Cat Macaron

Kate @ Food Babbles with Macarons with Champagne Buttercream

Guilia @Cucina in Musica with Macarons falliti e Cioccolatiniriusciti

Barbara @ Barbara Bakes with Samoa Macarons

Jill @ Mad About Macarons with Campari & Blood Orange Macarons

Emma @ Of Agates & Madeleines with Almond Chocolate Ice cream Macaronwiches

Michèle @ Mini Cuisine with Maple Sirup and White Chocolate Ganache Macarons
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Bailey's Flavoured Buttercream Macarons

Roller Scraper @ My Pink Kitchen with Baby Shower Macs

Fazya @ Fazya ♥ to be me with Chocolate Burger Macarons

KG @ The Kitchen Guardian with Vanilla Bean, Hazelnut with Nutella Ganache, Pistachio with Lemon White Choc Ganache, David Lebovit's Double Choc and Illy Coffee and Caramel Buttercream macarons

Mardi @ Eat Live Travel Write with Chocolate Macarons with Banana Buttercream

Strawberry & Cream Macarons

Banana Split Macarons

Raspberry Macarons

Marilyn Macroe

Andy MacWarhol

Bob MacMarley

Billie Holidaymac

Albert MacEinstein

Barmac Obama

Lora @ Diary of a Mad Hausfrau with Famous Macarons in History

Angela @ Ai Love Baking with Birthday Cake Macaron Push-up Pops!

Gemma @ Whisk It For A Biscuit with Aussie Green and Gold Vegemite Macarons

LadyJ @ Lady J's Musings with Popcorn Macarons with Salted Caramel Buttercream

Beyondumami with Pierre Herme inspired Ispahan Macarons with Chocolate-lychee Ganache and a Raspberry Jelly

Mira @ Marmottes et Chocolate with Hazelnut Truffle-scented Macarons (inspired by Pierre Hermé)

Jen @ Make it Pop with Salted Caramel French Macarons

Hi Cookery with Sunny Yellow Macarons for World Macaron Day

Jodijojo @ Biscuits & Bobbins with Green Tea and Chocolate with Nutella filling

Deeba @ Passionate About Baking with Blood Orange Macrons with Maple Orange Chocolate Pastry Creme

Cecilia @ One Vanilla Bean with Blood Orange & Meyer Lemon Macarons

Margarita @ M5cake with Lemon Macarons with Lemon Curd & Starwberry Macarons with Strawberry Buttercream

Shabs @ Shabs Cuisine with Orange Macrons with Cream Cheese & Marmalade

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Rosewater Macarons with Cardamom Infused White Chocolate Ganache

Janine @ Not The Kitchen Sink with Strawberry Milk Macarons

Sandy @ Confiture de Vivre with Apricot & Peach Macarons

Jamie @ Life's a Feast with Raspberry-Coconut Macarons

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MAC ATTACK #28- MACARON DAY!

Birthdays, anniversaries, doesn’t everyone deserve a special day? Don’t we love the little attentions, the gifts, the shout outs and surprise parties? Our Facebook pages and Twitter feeds fill to overflowing with best wishes, our mailboxes stuffed with cards and boxes and friends and family find just the perfect treats to make us smile. The day is proclaimed our own, and celebrations crown the occasion.

And when someone we love is feting that special day? Don’t we go all out? We shower them with presents and flattery, we regale them with attention and cause a hoopla! Merriment and a big, gooey, decorated cake, confetti and balloons, party hats and fireworks! Nothing is too good for them. The honors are all theirs. And fun is had by all!

As food bloggers, we know that these days come around for our spouses and siblings, our friends and blogging acquaintances and we love each and every event and occasion. But what about the food? How many of us celebrate World Nutella Day or National Popcorn Day? Pancakes and crêpes, ice cream and cupcakes; is there a food or a product which doesn’t have its own special holiday? And don’t we love them all?

So this is where our new Mac Attack Challenge is going…. And it ain’t no ordinary challenge….


March 20 is Macaron Day, don’t you know it, and isn’t that a day worth celebrating? We at Mactweets want to go all out and give this most beloved friend a party worth remembering! The honors are all yours, oh lovely macaron, and even though we shower praise on the dear old mac every single month, create stunning confections, astonishing flavors, brilliant shapes and designs for our lovely French friend, Macaron Day calls for something even more special.

Let the celebrations begin!

Create something truly extraordinary, worthy of a special fete, for Macaron Day! Surprise us with a totally new creation, big or small, savory or sweet, something ready for a party! We love macarons every day of the year and bake them for those whom we love, but this month the honors are all for Mademoiselle Macaron.

Ooh la la!

We would like to have the roundup on Macaron Day, March 20, so please note down the post by date – March 15! And let’s make this party a big one – spread the word and get all your friends baking!

You know what I’m going to say now….

1. When you post 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 #27 Macaron Day Macarons are inspired by the theme! This is obligatory if you would like to be included in the round up!

2. Please link back to this challenge on your post. This is obligatory if you would like to be included in the round up!

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 Macaron Day Macarons posted on your own blog by March 15, 2012. 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 March 20, 2012!

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ROUND UP MAC ATTACK #26 /RAZZLE DAZZLE MACS!

You gave us the razzle dazzle

 You Razzle Dazzled us

 Its an act with lots of flash in it

 And the reaction is PASSIONATE

 We got the old hocus pocus

 This is pure mac magic!!"

 Yes of course ... we can see with sequins in our eyes!

  ... on the lines of Chicago, the Musical

Oh Jamie & Deeba ... we've crowned ourselves the Queens of Late, knocked the crown off the heads of others {sorry to dethrone you sweet Astrid}, and are truly apologetic for the delay to this round up. We got bogged down with life, and you Razzle Dazzled us through the month. You great mac passionate bakers have created pure magic, inspiration in every macaron.

Lets get straight to the glitter, the rocking hot 80's, bejewelled we are as we present the Razzle Dazzle Round Up!

 

Shabs @ Shab's Cusine with Macarons with Bitter Chocolate Ganache

 Jill @ Mad About Macarons with Back to the 80's Disco Macarons

 Shaz @ Test With Skewer with Red Hot Macarons
 

Finla @ My Kitchen Treasures with Macarons with Caco Buttercream
 

Joanne @ Lady J's Musings with Pineapple Surprise Macarons
 

Kim @ Macaron Fetish with Pomme d'Amour White Chocolate Apple Shaped Macaron
 

 Sarah Jane @ Silicon Moulds with Cinnamon Macarons with Brown Sugar and White Chocolate Ganache
 

Deeba @ Passionate About Baking with Strawberry & Kiwi Bavarian Cake with Razzle Dazzle Macarons
 

 Mardi @ Eat Live Travel Write with Meyer Lemon Macarons with Blackberry-thyme Limoncello jam and Lemon Curd
 

Miel @ Face Your Batter with Chinese New Year Macarons & Macaron Tower

Lora @ Diary of a Mad Hausfrau with Jeweled French Macarons with White Chocolate Ganache
 

Emma @ Of Agates and Madeleines with Chocolate Macarons with Bacon-infused Maple Ganache
 

Michèle @ Mini Cuisine with Dark Chocolate Strawberry Ganache Macarons
 

Swati @ Foodbury's with Strawberry Macarons with Vanilla Cream Cheese
 

 Laura @ Craft Storming with Macar-unes: number one macarons
 

Astrid @ Paulchens with Lemonchillo Macarons with Poppyseed Mascarpone
 

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MAC ATTACK #26 - RAZZLE DAZZLE

Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give 'em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather 'em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?

- Chicago, the Musical

Let’s start off the New Year with a bang! Bright lights, outrageous colors, deck ourselves out to dazzle and welcome 2012 with vibrancy and excitement! The parties are over, the decorations are taken down and packed away, the goodies have all been gobbled and the festive spirit has faded away with the celebrations, the bubbly gone flat as we step outside to face the gloom of a dark January afternoon.

Far too often we tend to funnel all of our excitement and energy into Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and snowy, spirited, merry December. By January, well, we are a little spent, a tad burned out and just a bit depressed what with having to head back to work and school, start those post-holiday diets and face up to too many unrealistic new Year’s Resolutions. So why not turn it around and bring in January with a big, bright, glitzy, dazzling boom? We need a little pizzazz in our lives right about now so let’s do it right as only the MacPassionate can! And head into the New Year with an astounding splash!

Gaudy, garish, just a little ostentatious… let’s pull out all the stops and create something snazzy, something swanky, something special!

An unexpected combination of flavors to WOW?

Flamboyant colors that scream excitement?

Give your macarons some star quality, that little je ne sais quoi to jazz up the winter white, brighten the January gloom, give some oomph to that long stretch of road lying ahead of us until the next holiday break or the first springtime bloom! Spunky macarons with just a little moxie to make us sing…

You know the rules…they never change!

1. When you post 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 #26 Razzle Dazzle Macarons are inspired by the theme! This is obligatory if you would like to be included in the round up!

2. Please link back to this challenge on your post. This is obligatory if you would like to be included in the round up!

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 Razzle Dazzle Macarons posted on your own blog by February 1, 2012. 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 February 5, 2012!

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