Just wanted to weigh in here as I'm having a demo on Saturday and I intend to purchase one. I'm a bit worried if we will use it enough to justify the cost - but I am a keen cook without enough time on my hands. I always cook from scratch. For the last fortnight I've been cooking dinner and thinking "up, I could use the TM for this sauce" or "I could steam these veg in the Varoma".
I have just started a healthy eating plan (2 shakes per day, high protein snacks and a high protein and vegetable dinner) so I think I will be steaming lots and making lots of vege soups (when the weather cools down).
That's great Bloom. You could also make your own protein shakes & snacks in the TMX. That way you know exactly what goes into them. A lot of them have more sugar than I think they should have, but so much processed food does.
Bloom, I'm a newbie owner but I'm a cook from scratch person and I've been using it everyday........I'm sure some is still novelty though but it's so easy to clean you can justify using it not like my old foodprocessor and blender gathering dust on the pantry shelf because they are pain to pull apart & and clean.
Anyone in here gluten free (sory haven't been back to read all the posts) - I supposed to be trying a gluten free diet for two weeks and it's proving harder than I thought with all the hidden gluten in things - I attempted to make a gluten free bread today with gluten free flour that is "supposed to replace wheat flour" uummmm ok if you want to bake flat house bricks or pavers.
Phoenix - we had some gf bread from scratch at my demo on the weekend and it was awesome! It was from the GF cookbook, but you can probably find it online. They started off by milling rice and millet and buckwheat. Some GF can be pretty foul!
I ordered my TM on the weekend - should be arriving in 7-10 working days - hopefully before we go on hols, so I can take it with us to experiment with!
I'd love to keep this thread active, so I'm going to be posting every time I make something my TM. If others do the same, we can learn and inspire each other!
Bloom - How exciting I'm kinda glad I got mine as a suprise coz the wait would have killed me once I knew I was getting one lol.
I've "borrowed" my mums gluten free TM book and had a look in there, had a look at the bread recipe but have to get out and get all the stuff needed so I can give it a go. honestly I haven't noticed a difference eating gluten free and on the days I've broken it not noticed any reaction either but I will keep at it.
I have also joined the TM aust facebook page and also another one call Thermovixens (they also have a blog) which looks like it's got heaps of recipes on there.
Last night I converted a normal recipe into a TM one - Broccoli Pesto, my DD loves pesto and to get some extra veggies into her make this version occasionally. It was easy and all the mess was in the TM and not saucepan, chopping board, grater & food processor....though I did cook the pasta on the stove.
mmm the capsicum dip is yummy they made that out my mums varoma demo........it's also in the EDC but the quantities are slightly different.
I've booked my demo so I can get my thermoserver bowl - that's in a couple of weeks
I'm addicted to the herb dip, it's semi healthy and goes well with my GF rice crackers, my DD loves it too and I think she might have gone off to childcare this morning with garlic breath lol I still have to try and find millet to make the GF bread in the GF cookbook and I've ordered a bulk lot of vanilla pods off ebay so I can make my own vanilla sugar (so much cheaper than buying the one or two pods from Coles for about $8)
I have an Arbonne workshop on Saturday and plan to make up a heap of goodies in the thermie for nibbles. Has anyone tried the lemonade?
I'm embarrassed to admit that I've not been using mine, and it's currently in a bag on the floor. I need motivation to start using it again, we can't really afford the extra groceries cos none of the recipes are what I would call budget recipes! Well, maybe the sorbet.
Last weekend I made Magic Bean chocolate cake. I'll be making that again this weekend for an afternoon tea and then again for Oz Day. It's the best. Also things like turning raw sugar into finer sugar, making cultured butter etc.
Hi Ambersky! Wow a TM veteran! What are you fav recipes?
Mine actually arrived yesterday! I made custard in it for dessert. Yummy, easy and very rich! I made it sugar free.
Mrs Nerdburger - what about soups? Lentil bol? Homemade pizza (even with just potato and herbs on top, it is still yumo), rice pudding, risotto can be done cheaply...
Of to google that magic bean cake - sounds interesting!
Today I am going to attempt a GF choc mud cake and also to make my marshmallow fondant in it!
Bloom - the Magic Bean chic cake is GF, though you wouldn't know it. It's so rich you don't need icing. Though you can if you want Check out the TMX recipe community for the cake recipe
If you're looking for GF bread, check out Quirky cooking for the GF artisan bread. It's amazing!
Someone's been teasing me with all the stuff she's going to make when she gets her TMX
Have got the Torta Caprese in the oven and if cake tastes as good as the batter YUM!! Have also made the Capsicum & Cashew dip (added a chilli and it's got a bit of a kick), the beetroot dip and the hommus out of the EDC, DH has gone fishing and taken a stash with him. Lastly today I'm going to attempt the lemonade.
We also used it to grate all the vegies and mix the mixture for rissoles - we ended up putting it into a bowl to add the breadcrumbs to get it feeling just right but otherwise saved a hell of a lot of time grating everything!
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but it's so easy to clean you can justify using it not like my old foodprocessor and blender gathering dust on the pantry shelf because they are pain to pull apart & and clean.
I've made peppermint choc chip icecream, custard, oregano lamb meatballs with a creamy feta dipping sauce!!
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