Lol, well I just bought all the ingredients, so gonna give it another go, and chop for less time/power and see how i go. Vegies etc may stay a bit chunkier if i do it that way. Ill let you know how it goes :)
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Lol, well I just bought all the ingredients, so gonna give it another go, and chop for less time/power and see how i go. Vegies etc may stay a bit chunkier if i do it that way. Ill let you know how it goes :)
What about using the butterfly? Maybe that would help.
Last time I did bolognese I did speed soft... That helped. I also didn't chop all the veggies so finely.
Had a fantastic weekend in the kitchen. Didn't make any normal school snacks as DS had gastro.but I'll be doing that today. Today I'm making chicken stock concentrate and quirky Jo's chicken and brown rice soup for dinner. And I'm also making some washing powder :)
Good luck with the soup Rouge ;)
I haven't made chicken stock yet. Is on my to do list :)
I love her chicken and brown rice soup - I've made it low fat though because of my gall bladder issues at the moment, so it tastes nearly exactly the same but with hardly any fat. Woooohooooo! lol
Can't wait to gate crash this thread soon (too late? :p), I ordered a Thermomix on Friday and can't wait for it to arrive! Bummer I'm having surgery next week and won't get to use it straight away. I've been looking through all the recipes online and can't wait to get started!
I still can't believe my DH agreed to buying one, I love that man :D
Just subscribing, I have a had a thermie for about 18 months and LOVE it.
Just tucked into a slice of TM sourdough bread with butter. Mmmmmm so delish! I love my TM.
Made the coconut butter cake in it this morning - so quick and easy. I cut the sugar back to 200g, but it was then a bit too buttery!
What sourdough recipe did you use?
I'm making shepherds pie tonight. Mashing potato at the moment, going to mince my lamb next. Never minced anything before.
Well dh and I were quite happy with the consistency of the bolognaise last night. I chopped all the vegies for half the time and speed of the receipe. Then I cooked the meat on stir only instead of 1. Just need dh to reveal his secret ingredients cos his Bol tastes better than mine, but he won't tell me, lol!
I'm yet to try to brown rice soup, that's on my list. Along with a million other things :p
Rotary hoe.
I am in.
I have seen the light.
But, I wanna try and order when the freebies are at thier best.
Any idea what the best freebies are and when they would likely be coming around again?
Teehee 'rotary hoe' silly autocorrect :) and yaaaay!!! LtD!!!
I got mine in November and it was the varoma cookbook - do not recommend that at all. It's dreadful.
This month it's a toolkit with the TM logo all over it. Cool I guess if you don't already have all the tools, but wouldn't rock my boat.
I reckon the best months are are interest free finance if you're into that (we bought ours outright so didn't worry me) or the ones with the half price second bowl.
If you sign up to the newsletter they let you know what's coming.
Thanks Kim,
I will be buying outright, but it will be my Chrissy present.
Saw the tool kit, didn't really float my boat.
My aunt got hers last Christmas and she said she got heaps of good stuff. I am thinking that maybe nov/dec is the way to go, as much as I want it now, we are just about to drop a mega load of coin on a shed and I don't want to use up all of my gratuitous spendings in one go.
It will feel like Christmas more if I get it then.
Will stalk you all while I wait. :D
Yippee trish!!
It depends what you want? I got a second thermoserve which is awesome. Sometimes they do s cheaper bowl or a cheaper thermomat. Or a bag. What do you want?
The washing powder turned out excellent! And at 15c per wash woot! I'm hoping it will help DH's eczema.
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Eye don't knowwwwww.
That's why I needs you to tell me.
By second bowl, do you mean the thing on top, or the thing that has the blades?
I don't need a tea towel, or an apron or a dodgy cookbook like the one Kim got.
Is the funny spatula thing good?, or the steamer basket?
Ahh, feck it, you know I won't be able to wait till December.
I want make an orange cake with a whole orange.
Just 'cos.
The bowl is the whole thing with the lid and blades. ;)
LTD it comes with the spatula and the steamer basket and the varoma, this all included. Plus one thermo serve. On top of that you get other free stuff.
The toolkit doesn't float my boat either. I waiting to have another demo and get some free stuff... But the toolkit doesn't do it. Another thermo serve might be a good one.
A second thermoserve would be great. They're really handy. Otherwise, I really like the thermomat - that was my extra pressie. I almost never use the spatula - just use normal flatter, thinner ones that get under the blades better and are a bit more flexible.
I guess I will just have to get what I get, ultimately i don't really get much of a choice if I get it in the next month or so.
DH is just rolling his eyes evry time I talk about it :D
I will win him over with salted caramel sauce.
I do feel terribly disloyal to my beloved KA though. :(
I got the tool kit which I quite like as I didn't have any of the things in it or not good ones at least but am still waiting to do demo and get thermosever as has been cookbook stand (lame lame lame especially when TMX is about saving space) and toolkit again. I would like the thermomat I think.
LTD - I used to nuke my porridge in microwave but now I use the TMX as is easier to clean and doesn't seem to superheat so much so I don't have to wait for so long for it to cool down enough to give kids.
My aunty and cousin both had KA before TMX my cousin has now sold but my aunty can't bring herself to even though she never uses any more.
I still use my KA. There are just some things Thermie doesn't do well.
I was lucky and got 2 gifts, the oval thermoserve and the toolkit. It's great having 2 thermoserves, especially when we have people over. And the peeler in the toolkit is amazing! I used to hate peeling potatoes, but now it's actually quite fun, lol! I'm not sure what other tools are in the kitchen, i couldn't get past the peeler, haha!
Tonight's dinner was beef stroganoff and mash. Mmm, so quick, easy and yummo!
What are your fave dinner meals that you make with the thermie. Preferably one pot wonders, but I will try anything new!
My fave is quirky cooking chicken cashew. Love it!
Yep, I've done that, it's delish, one of our faves too!
The next time we have chicken for dinner I'm going to try: Easy Peasy Varoma Garlic & Soy Chicken and Rice from the recipe community. Sounds delish and an all in one dinner if you do the vegetables with it.
I made more sourdough bread with 100% wholemeal flour yesterday.
What's everyone's favourite cookbooks? I only have the EDC but wanting more that I can cook meals out of and tummy snacks suitable for pre school?
Yummy! Bloom that sounds delicious!
danita, I only have the EDC. I have used it to death. Other wise, I just google and use on line recipes. If they're a fave, I print it and put it into a folder.
Mine got a work out over the weekend I made scrolls zucchini slice and chewy choc slice. So good
I still haven't tried this:
I made the EDC scones today. Holy moly, what a mess!!!! I have scone dough from here to tomorrow! The mix is really sloppy, and I didn't have enough flour on my bench, so they stuck to the bench when I tried to take them out to put onto the oven tray. My advice if you make them, is to use some non stick paper under them and use lots of extra flour to dust the bench/rolling pin/scone cutter!
They are delicious to eat though!
Just made most delicious (but naughty) chewy cookies from retro mummy. I put white choc chips and craisens in... Sweet and best cookies ever!
For anyone wanting a Thermomat but not wanting to pay $60, I bought a silicone mat from Victoria's Basement for $15, and it's a good size.
That is useful to know I have been waiting to see if offer one for a demo but so far no luck - is Victoria's Basement a website?:
I've checked out a friends copy of the new Quick fix book mac made the pasties last week and having chorizo and chickpea stew tonight
It's a shop in Auburn in Sydney (and the QVB and Alexandria, but I got mine at Auburn), I do believe you can buy from their website though.:
Eta: just had a look, you can buy online, but not that particular product. I just had a look at my other favourite kitchen shop, Peters of Kensington, and they have a whole bunch of silicone mats you can buy online, starting at $12.