Sunday, March 1, 2009

Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Alice in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice was sitting on the bank with her sister, when she saw a white rabbit. He was talking, and he had a watch?! So, she ran after him through his hole.

It was a deep hole, and she fell, and fell, until she hit the bottom. She looked around and saw a little door, but she was too big to go through them.

Drink Me

She looked again, and she saw a table with a golden key and a tiny bottle. It had a label that said DRINK ME, so she did. It had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavor of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast. And it shrinked her enough to go through the door. She wandered through all kinds of landscapes, when she finally realized she wanted to grow to her real size and go home.

Advice from a Caterpillar

Finally, she met a blue caterpillar with hookah. He was sitting on a giant mushroom and offered her advice.

Advice from a Caterpillar

"One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter", he said. And she continued her journey.

A Mad Tea-Party

There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. Alice stayed a while, but finally left: "It’s the stupidest tea-party I ever was at in all my life!"

Later she met the Queen of Hearts, played some croquet with her and at the end, got her real mad.

Queen of Hearts

She ended up on a trial and got sentenced: "Off with her head!" the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Her soldiers rushed to her but Alice had grown to her full size by this time.

"Who cares for you?" said Alice, "You’re nothing but a pack of cards!"

At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her: she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger, and tried to beat them off, and found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face.

"Wake up, Alice dear!" said her sister; "Why, what a long sleep you’ve had!"

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Alice - Me :)

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Magic potion - Sour cherry and pineapple juice, seasoned with honey.

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Caterpillar - Fondant

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Magic Mushrooms - Recipe from Jasmine’s Recipes

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Mad Tea Cookies - Zezalice by Vanylica: Beat 175 g margarine and 150 g brown sugar with a mixer. Add 2 eggs, and beat more. Add 400 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp baking soda. Knead everything into smooth dough. Divide into 4 parts and color each with a different food color. Place in the fridge for a half an hour, then flatten each part thin. Take two layers, place them on top of each other and make a roll. Repeat with the remaining dough. Put in a fridge for another half an hour, then cut into cookies and bake in a preheated oven on 200°C.

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Queen of the Hearts Crown - Fondant

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Cards - Sugar cookies made with a stained glass technology :)

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Everything made specially for FoodBuzz 24 Meals, 24 Hours, 24 posts!

53 comments:

Lydia said...

Stunning and delightful!!!

madcapcupcake said...

This is AWESOME. Alice in Wonderland is my all-time favourite book - I even modeled my wedding after it :) I really enjoyed reading this!!

pixen said...

I LOVE IT! It's one of my favourite story by Lewis Caroll! One question though... Did you chased away the Cheshire Cat? I think he must been somewhere chasing some field mice... :-)

Love the Queen of Heart's crown and cards! 2 Thumbs up from me for such a lovely idea!

aleta meadowlark said...

OH, so cool!! Like madcapcupcake, I have a serious penchant for Alice. Like, I did lots of research just for fun and have a 15-page thesis comparing the book to the Christian Genesis story, and my surprise 16th birthday party was Mad Tea Party themed . . . so you can see where this photo set really speaks to me. =)

Anikó said...

Oh, how lovely! Fairy tales in food :-) Great idea and so wonderfully made!

Snooky doodle said...

wow how cute creative and so nice ! I really enjoyed reading and watching at the amazing creations :)

Medena (-Melitta-) said...

Brilliant!!!
Brilliant presentation, you are brilliant; what a magical journey through food with Alice!
I enjoyed the post, excellent work, Marija!

cuisine by monsoon said...

oh, this is so cute...:)))))

mamajac said...

Nikad kraja iznenadjenjima =)
Prava carolija, svaka cast...

Vicki said...

I love the caterpillar! At first I thought he was a stuffed animal - that's some amazing work you did!

Maggie said...

The caterpillar is so adorable!! It makes me want to get some fondant and start modelling.

Andrea said...

Marija sve tako divno i slatko izgleda, svaka čast na idejama i realizaciji! :)

Chic Cookies said...

Oh my gosh, brilliant! I'm a huge Alice fan (have even written extensive papers on food and the grotesque in Alice), so I adore this. I posted a link today on my edible crafts column at craftgossip.com. (ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com). Wonderful work! meaghan

SweetSensation said...

wooow! nemam riječi...prekrasno! maštovito, originalno...genijalka si! :)

Anonymous said...

Dear ALice;- )

so wonderfully creative! Lovely!!
:-)

Shy

Passionate About Baking said...

Just sensational Marija...very very creative!

pigpigscorner said...

WOW! Love your creation!

nlo said...

ja sam mislila da sam već komentirala...:(
nemam riječi zaista si orginalna:))

chriesi said...

Gorgeous!!!

Dawn's Recipes / The Baby Blog said...

Absolutely my favorite work of fiction of all time! You're so creative! Will you cater a party for my next birthday? :)

duodishes said...

This is beyond the call of duty. Such a great idea. So different than anything we've ever seen for the 24 posts!

farida said...

I enjoyed this post so much, Marija. You never stop to impress me with your creativity and talent. Loved all the characters in your play:)) So cute:))

anna said...

I love the mushrooms and the card cookies! Everything is so cute. :)

SiHaN said...

oh this is soo cute! i especially love the madtea cookies. With their beautiful swirls of crazy colors. Love it!

Nila Rosa said...

So cute! :)

Wandering Chopsticks said...

Your 24 posts are always so creative! I love the card cookies with the stained glass hearts. Awesome!

FoodJunkie said...

Such a cute 24 entry! Alice in Wonderland is a beautiful book and I think you really did it justice...

Vera said...

Oh, this is lovely :)

Scrumptious said...

What a stunningly beautiful creation! I am in awe...

I just wanted to let you know that the March round of Sugar High Fridays is up on my blog right now. It's my first big event to host, and I'm a bit nervous, so I popped over here to look at the clever and delicious February round for moral support!

Vera said...

Tako divno i magicno!Marija,vrlo kreativna i originalna!

Aparna said...

I'm not sure which ic better, the story, the format, the pictures or the food.
What a craetive storyteller you are.

shizuokagourmet said...

Greetings from Shizuoka, Japan!
Greta fun it was to read your blog!
So original!
Bravo!
Robert-Gilles

Amy said...

So neat! I'm blown away by your creativity. I posted about this on my blog, hope that's okay!

Jenny said...

LOVE this! So cute, and so well thought out.

DJ Karma said...

Very cute and creative!

Marija said...

Thanks guys!

Amy - It's not OK! That's 4 photos! You should try writing your own content.

Tatjana/Babuci said...

Marija, toliko je predivno i kreatino. Zaista sam se odusevila, volim ovakve ideje koje nisu stereotipne i ne kaskaju za ostalima!
Bravo devojko!
ps.ona devojka je objavila tvoje slike na situ i iako me niko nije pitao za misljenje smtram da to ni u kom slucaju nije OK!!!
Pozdrav!

Peter M said...

Marija, very creative 24 Post, quirky, whimsical and as always well photo'd.

Marlow said...

Great job!!

zerrin said...

So creative and unique! Congrats on 24 event.

heidileon said...

Bravo Marija, you've made a wonderful work. So beautiful and professional. Love it.

Do I have to mention again your pictures make me cry for help?? Ok, I will. Your picture make me cry for help!!!! You are the best girl.

Beti said...

So lovely! You truely are an artist:)

And when my six yr old twins saw this, I had to say NO! And have been saying no all day. The only way I got them to leave me alone about it was I promised them both they can pipe out their own shapes when I make the hearts dessert lol.

Have you considered opening your own pastry shop? Your recipes are visually stunning and so delicious! If you haven't, you really should! Maybe even here in the states. *winks*

Sherry said...

Wonderful!

MeetaK said...

Marija! I have been missing! These look so incredible. YOu are a true artist and I love your "foodie" interpretation of Alice in Wonderland! My all time favorite book as a child!

Brenda - Aesthetic Dalliances said...

Lovely and whimsical :)

Deborah Dowd said...

What an original idea- and your photos are just beautiful-makes me wish I could fall down the rabbit hole!

Nostalgic Nosh said...

Incredibly beautiful

Aggie said...

Love it! So creative!

zurin said...

HI ! ur work and blog are beautiful!!! I love this post..aand all those recipes too. I'll be trying some for sure ...ur milk cake perhaps for a start..thank u so much for sharing ..this is really great! m glad u found my blog so that I cld find urs..!!

_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver said...

This is so imaginative! Brilliant! =D

Anonymous said...

This amazing, I'm very impressed!

Jennifer said...

I got sooo many great ideas from this blog! I'm having an "UN-birthday" party for my son in June since his actual birthday is 2 days after Christmas. So to kick off the tradition of giving him a half birthday party, were having "A very merry UN-birthday, Mad tea party"! I will DEFINITELY be using a few of your recipes that you posted on here. So thanks!! <3

Marija said...

@Jennifer - I am so glad you got inspired! Have fun!