Thermomix Lovers United #2

[crumpet]

BD i often only use mine for basic things like rice, porridge etc....

dont feel bad about it!

[Rouge]

Start making a stockpile list and slowly tick things off as you go. So basics for the cupboard, spices, sauces, things for the freezer, sugars, flours etc. My pantry is its own mini market and its a TINY pantry. I do have a stand alone freezer. But with all the bases covered eventually all you will need is fresh fruit/veg and meat each week. As Arimeh says add one new recipe to a grocery list. And then slowly work up. I was doing from scratch before I had a TMX but getting your head around from scratch cooking and the TMX is overwhelming I'm sure. It takes time. I didn't suddenly wake up one day and go "from scratch for me!" It happened over time from when I first had DD till now. That's 11 years!!! Before that I was a packet girl too!but I can tell you now we spend a heck of a lot less on food now than we did back then. For absolute certain! So start one recipe at a time and before you know it you'll have a whole list of recipes ready to go at any given moment!

[Beautiful Disaster]

Thanks Girls

Felt like such a waste of money for the amount I use it. Sucks being a ft working mum

[wysiwyg]

The feedback is useful though BD - I don't have one but contemplating and do wonder whether I would take to it or not. I am working FT lots of weeks at the moment and although it does do alot of things it doesn't magic time (although does things quicker it seems) it is the planning and shopping I suck at. I have also promised that if I don't use sufficiently I will sell it so that should keep me motivated I hope.

[crumpet]

Thanks Girls

Felt like such a waste of money for the amount I use it. Sucks being a ft working mum

BD i work full time as well and honestly once you get the hang of things you will wonder how you survived without your thermo.

tonight for example im out so its DH and DD to fend for themselves, but instead of getting take away coz DH can not cook to save himself, ill whip up a quiche.
I make my short crust pastry in thermo in about 90 second, then bake for 10-15....
in the mean time i chop up 200g cheese in thermo, chop up 200g bacon, i had chop 5 spring onions and chuck them in and then add 3 eggs, 200ml light cream, mix it together and by then the pastry is done, put the mix in and bake for 20 mins and their dinner is done. the quiche Lorraine recipe is in the EDC.

thats just one example of how quick i can make a dinner....

meatballs are really quick to make too....
let me know if you would like a recipe

risotto is a big fave for me, 20 mins and dinner is done and i dont have to stand there

[Beautiful Disaster]

Any recipes would be greatly appreciated. My friend just got one too and she got the new EDC and its wayyyy better than the one I got

[Rouge]

Google steph berg her mac and cheese is awesome.

Will think of others.

[redgum]

I love mac n cheese Rouge, I am going to google that too!

Tonight, we are having the beef stroganoff.

Personally I reckon it would be great if you work full time, so long as you get your grocery shopping organised then it does all the work for you when you get home. My suggestion would be sit down with your EDC or the My Recipe Community or your favourite TMX website and just do some menu planning.... I wasn't using it as much as I should and then I just made a big commitment to get in there and get my monies worth and have never looked back.

[redgum]

I love mac n cheese Rouge, I am going to google that too!

Tonight, we are having the beef stroganoff.

Personally I reckon it would be great if you work full time, so long as you get your grocery shopping organised then it does all the work for you when you get home. My suggestion would be sit down with your EDC or the My Recipe Community or your favourite TMX website and just do some menu planning.... I wasn't using it as much as I should and then I just made a big commitment to get in there and get my monies worth and have never looked back.

[crumpet]

will pop up a few tomorrow when im "working"

[Rouge]

I just made the old school stove top Cadbury chocolate cake. Was my granny's fave. I think it's on the side of the box. So much easier in the Thermomix. Baking now. Will make some ganache to fill and top.

Making chicken and mushroom risotto tonight. For dinner.

OceanPrincess - what bread do you make as everyday bread? And what tin do you use?

[bellany]

Today I did all the kids sweet lunchbox treats tomorrow ill do savory on the weekend ill do dips and after school snacks.
Saving a fortune atm as me and ds2 are dairy free so making all our treats and snacks means no need to buy special dietary versions

[MrsFabuloso]

Oh man, you guys are making me sooooo hungry!!!!
I am lucky I made some pea and ham soup in my slow cooker and some bread in the bread maker today, other wise, I would be starving....but I can't wait until I can do it all in my thermie!

[Mrs P]

Hi girls - TMX wannabe owner here - thanks to those who replied to my recent post!!
Just wondering for those who make bread with it - how do you make it? Eg for a wholemeal loaf, what ingredients and how long does it take? We love the Helgas / Lawsons type bread (grain or wholemeal) and its so expensive! So I'm thinking bread savings is another angle I can use on DH. But I'm lazy so I'm hoping its easy to make?

[Arimeh]

Making bread is ridiculously easy - usually its just chucking everything in, mixing it for like 6 seconds or something, and then you knead it on its kneading function for a minute or two. You can put whatever you want in it. Then chuck it in the oven!

[Mrs P]

So Arimeh when you say ingredients do you mean flour etc or can you do it from grains that get ground down in the TMX?

[Arimeh]

Either. Buy the grains and grind them beforehand or buy flour.

[MrsFabuloso]

I had my demo on Tuesday and she made wholemeal flour out of wheat, and then made the bread with it and added the other ingredients. It took about 8 minutes or something ridiculous like that from grinding the wheat to leaving the dough to rise. After it had doubled in size, she then made it into rolls, popped it into a cold oven (it rises some more while the oven warms to cook it. And hey presto about 12 to 15 mins later we were eating hot bread rolls. Seriously. LOL.