Sunday, December 20, 2009

PASTRIES FOR PEACE - THE ROUNDUP

A few months ago, after I had posted a recipe for "Ma'amoul", a friend of mine proposed that I start a movement callled "Pastries For Peace". That idea struck me as good and a few days later I advertised for the event...

Unfortunately, although the concept was good, not many people contributed to my little event. Was it a bad time of the year to lauch it? I don't know...

Anyhow, I still received a few gorgeous contributions and I wish to thank all participants for having taken part in that event and baked magnificent creations!


Dada @ Un Déjeuner Au Soleil (France) - Pruneaux A La Fleur d'Oranger
Prunes filled with ricotta and flavored with orange blossom water and lemon zest.

Ivy @ Kopiaste To Greek Hospitality (Greece) - Kourabiedes With Stakovoutyro
Little Greek shortbread cookies coated with powder sugar.

Ivy @ Kopiaste To Greek Hospitality (Greece) - Limoncello Kaltousnia or Lychnarakia
A Cretan sweet cheese pie flavored with limoncello.

Arlette @ Phoenician Gourmet (Canada) - Flower Cookies
Flower shaped Middle Eastern semolina cookies filled with pistacchio and drenched in syrup.

Yasmeen @ Health Nut (USA) - Dates Chocolate Rugelach
A Jewish treat that is always baked for New Year (Rosh Hashanah). Hers are filled with chocolate, dates, nuts and spices.

Yasmeen @ Health Nut (USA) - Kunafa
A Jordanian sweet pastry that is made by superposing layers of crispy kataifi and fresh cheese.

Sudha @ Malaysian Delicacies (Malaysia) - Churros
Spanish doughnut fingers dusted with orange-flavored sugar.

52 comments:

  1. OMG. everything in here looks amazing..
    Happy Holidays,Rosa.

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  2. I love this round up Rosa, all the creations look ovely and delicious I will visit these blogs soon, to know them!! Thanks a lot, xx Gloria

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  3. I love finding new blogs, Rosa! These pastries look delicious!
    Happy Holidays!

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  4. Great roundup Rosa and those are some lovely results too!

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  5. Miam, Miam que de délicieuses petites choses !
    Bon dimanche. Bises
    paola

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  6. What lovely pastries! How do I choose - I would like to make them all!

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  7. Lovely round-up Rosa. Wish you a Merry Christmas.

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  8. Wonderful idea and stunning recipes - I absolutely adore your pastries.

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  9. que de belles photos merci pour le partage
    bonne soirée

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  10. sorry, not to have pasrticipated, but you know... my english.
    Liebe Grüsse Robert

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  11. What a beautiful thought Rosa! Wonderful pastries, I love them all.
    Sorry , I missed this event, but I will absolutely be participating next time.
    Cheers

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  12. Great roundup! They look so pretty!

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  13. I love the idea of Pastries for Peace and would have loved to participate. Unfortunately, as you see from my blog lately, I've been unable to bake or cook. Perhaps, the next time you host this event, I'll be able to join in on the fun. In the meantime, I think it's the quality of entries, not the amount that counts. You have a wonderful line up of Pastries for Peace here. ;-)

    Paz

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  14. J'ai besoin de te contacter, mes mails me reviennent, fais-moi signe. Bises.

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  15. Great idea. Wish I had known. You need to do this again.

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  16. Oh dear, I am so sorry Rosa. I thought about participating, somehow I completely forget about it. You have no idea how terrible I feel at the moment. I promise I'll remember next time. I am glad that you have quite a scrumptious looking entries.
    xoxo,
    elra

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  17. What enchanting pastries for such a lovely thought.

    If I wasn't so baking-challenged, I would "play" next time. It was probably just the timing, Rosa. I do hope you will do this again.

    Thanks for sharing this delectable round-up. Now, where do I begin?

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  18. Rosa, I made some cookies but didn't have the camera to take pictures with. I also started another batch with a date filling but never managed to finish them as the last week before out trip was insane. I really, really, wanted to participate but time and no camera were my enemy.

    All the entries looked amazing though.

    Happy Holidays!

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  19. Everything looks amazing Rosa. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

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  20. I was quite a bit on your site but somehow this event slipped my attention. I did not know it was on. Well, next time I guess. Love the recipes that got handed in though!

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  21. Great roundup of so many delicious pastries Rosa. Happy Holidays!

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  22. Tous ces biscuits sont bien tentants
    Voila un joli tour du monde en pâtisserie, pour la paix en plus c'est une très bonne idée !
    bisous

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  23. Such delicious looking pastries! Some are new to me.

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  24. Beautiful Post !! Everything is looking so Yummy !! I Would like to taste them all..:)

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  25. I would have loved to participate but I foud out about it too late. Let's do it next year!
    Happy holidays!
    Joumana

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  26. I am sorry I didn't hear about it until now, the pastries look delicious though!

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  27. Wonderful pastries! Happy holidays!

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  28. I'd love to take part in such event, too! Too late for me now, shame on me! Will try again next time!

    Merry Christmas & Happy 2010

    Pei-Lin

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  29. Your round-up is really gorgeous, Rosa! Happy Holidays!

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  30. mmm...pastry. great roundup, rosa--i can never see too many tasty treats.

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  31. These are lovely pastries. I didn't know about the event, perhaps next year I'll contribute a pastry for peace. :)

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  32. Beautiful roundup Rosa! :D Everyone is so talented :)

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  33. Désolée Rosa, je n'avais pas vu ton jeu sinon j'aurais participé c'est sur ! une très bonne idée

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  34. this WAS a fantastic idea, no matter how many pasticipants you had, well done! cheers

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  35. Wonderful idea with lovely results! I watch out for the next :-)

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  36. thank you for the round up of yummies rosa!! all sound incredible!! happpy holidays and merry Christmas!!

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  37. all of them sound soo great!!! happy holidays rosa!!

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  38. Fabulous round up, what a great and delish event.

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  39. If all the world's ills could be cured by good pastry, what a better place this would be for all involved. Your project gets my vote!

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  40. All the pastries sound superb,Rosa.Thanks for the thoughtful event,we must have it again next year :D

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  41. Keep this project up Rosa! I will be honored to participate next time! Happy Holidays!

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  42. Hello Rosa

    Thank you so much for this thoughtful and great event... I am very happy that I was able to participate.Thhough I am Canadian living in Northern Ontario, I am Lebanese , born and raised in Beirut, and left during the civil war in Lebanon. This Event means lots to me.. Thank you from all my heart Rosa, I hope this can be a yearly Event.
    Gorgeous treats, thank you every one for your kind effort and precious time.

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  43. Wish you a Joyful Merry Christmas and Healthy, Peaceful & Prosperous New Year.
    Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année

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  44. Happy new year Rosa, beautiful round up of a wonderful event !

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  45. Great roundup...I loved this event but unfortunately I didn't have the time to be part of it... maybe next time :D

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  46. Great roundup. Where can I find the recipe for the cookies in the first picture? They look delicious!

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  47. Thats an interesting post. It was worth visiting your blog and I have bookmarked your blog. Hope to visit again.

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  48. Hi, I have just visited your site and the info you have covered has been of great interest to me.

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