MAC ATTACK #29 ... COLOUR MY WORLD MACARONS!

“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. ” 

 Oscar Wilde

Welcome back our lovelies. We've had a truly exciting Macaron Day round up with macarons that hit the ball out of the park over and over again. Your creativity astounds us, never ceases to amaze!!

 

So we thought, Jame and I, why don't we go a step further and bring the rainbow into our world. Never know, we might just find the pot of gold ... or then again, we might not! But what we would definitely have is mac excited bakers colouring our world in a myriad of colours!

Are you game? ARE YOU GAME? Our call this month is colorful. Colourful feet to be precise!!

We ask you to bake dual colored macarons, at least 2 colours in the shell, or a different top and bottom. You decide. Or if you dare, go beyond that! If multicolored is your game, then spin the colour wheel and show us what you have.

You know what's next….

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 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 macarons posted on your own blog by April 25, 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 April 30, 2012!

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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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