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Cakes / Re: Date and Lime Cake
« on: June 20, 2013, 03:15:04 am »
Thank you for this beautiful recipe! Itis now my number 1. 

This is definitey a cake for grown ups as it has bitterness from the lime (which I love!!!).  I also cut down the sugar and used natural yoghurt as I didn't have any sour cream.  I have given away 3 of these cakes now and everyone as asked for the recipe.

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Cakes / Re: Cranberry Chocolate Cookies. Adapted from D. Lepard
« on: June 20, 2013, 03:06:14 am »
Well they didn't go to waste as hubby ate them but even he agreed they were too sweet. Definitely my fault though as I usually cut down sugar by at least 1/3 in all baking recipes. I don't know why I didn't don't this time!

So second batch was made with half the sugar and 80ml oil. I'm glad I tried again with some adjustments to suit my family's taste as they are very tasty.  I also added some chia seeds to this batch which seemed to make them nice and chewy! 

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Cakes / Re: Cranberry Chocolate Cookies. Adapted from D. Lepard
« on: June 15, 2013, 10:09:43 am »
What a disappointment! I've had this recipe bookmarked for ages and finally made them today. The kids and I had a choc chip cookie bake off and I lost with this recipe. Too oily and way too sweet. If I ever make them again I would halve the sugar and reduce the oil. This recipe also needs salt so perhaps more butter and less oil. They are nice and chewy however.  The kids used the recipe from the women's weekly beautiful biscuits and we all agreed that they were much nicer.

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Chit Chat / Re: 5 in 1 multicooker
« on: February 07, 2013, 04:54:13 am »
Hi everyone - just posting this link to a groupon deal for the 6-in-1 if anyone is interested. I have had the 5-in-1 for over 12 months now and use it all the time. Love it!

http://www.groupon.com.au/deals/national-deal/New-Wave-Kitchen-Appliances/716731083?nlp=&CID=AU_CRM_1_0_0_38&a=715827934

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Cakes / Re: Carrot cake with nuts Thermomix easy
« on: September 04, 2012, 03:13:34 am »
This is the BEST carrot cake ever!! So easy and so yum. I've made loads of carrot cakes and they are usually pretty tasty but this wins hands down. The only things I change is to cut down the sugar to 100g of rapadura or brown sugar and to add extra nuts in at the end because we love crunching on big bits of nuts! Thanks for posting such a great recipe.

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Chit Chat / Re: CADA question
« on: August 13, 2012, 02:28:35 am »
How is it that I've had my thermy for almost a year and have not made this until today! So delicious. I have a question about portion size as I'm always watching the waist line. Now I could easily polish off a huge bowl of this but I'll do my best to stick to one serve. Does anyone know how many serves it makes?  I'm hoping 2 but it's probably more like 4.

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Chit Chat / Re: What book are you reading?
« on: July 13, 2012, 01:47:19 pm »
Quote from: Droverjess on July 13, 2012, 10:15:57 am
The bronze horseman was a fab book. I read it about 12 yrs ago, never forgotten.
Do you mean there are more? If some what are they called please?
Thanks

Yes! There are two more. I can't remember what they are called bu I'm sure google will help you out. I would have been devestated to have finished the story at the end of book one. The second offers so much more, a lot of Alexanders history is told in the second one.

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Chit Chat / Re: What book are you reading?
« on: July 12, 2012, 03:17:33 pm »
I read the first 2 books of 50 Shades trilogy and will not be reading the third. The repetition drove me insane!! The amount of head cocking, smirking and peeking up really frustrated me. The book was not only poorly written but the storyline and characters were completely hollow. As for the sex *yawn* I found myself flicking ahead to get through those scenes because they were so repetative and boring.  The only good thing to come from it is this clip from Saturday Night Live. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqmofb_saturday-night-live-fifty-shades-of-grey_shortfilms


I'm currently on the third novel of Sara Donati's 'Into The Wilderness'  They are beautifully written and if you are a fan of Gabaldon then you should enjoy these. They are a sequel to The Last of The Mohicans (the film not the novel). Claire from Gabaldons Outlander series even makes a brief appearance in it.

A great paranormal series are the Shadowfever novels. I think there are 6 of them and I wasn't so sure after the first but was glad I kept on reading as the story got better and better with each book. A very delicious leading man! Much better than boring Mr Grey.  

Paulina Simmons? I think that's her name, wrote a Trilogy set in WWII Russia. The Bronze Horseman. Also a pretty good read.

I'm reading lots of free kindle books, there is a Facebook page and a blog which lets you know about the daily free kindle books. I haven't read any great ones yet but a few have been good for a quick, light read.

I have downloaded the Wool Omnibus which has had great reviews but I'm yet to start it. Will let you know how it goes once I'm done.



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Chit Chat / Re: 5 in 1 multicooker
« on: February 08, 2012, 12:25:41 am »
My multi cooker has been very very busy over the last couple of weeks, we are due to get a new cow in the freezer tomorrow so I've been cooking up all the roasts, shin, stewing meat and briskets to clear out a bit of space. I've managed to give away a fair bit to some friends with new babies so now the freezer is all ready to go!
It is such a wonderful appliance, I can see that it will be getting even more of a work out once the weather cools down.

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Desserts / Re: Quick Caramel Custard
« on: January 28, 2012, 05:10:11 am »
This is such a yummy treat and my children's favourite dessert. I was wondering if anyone had turned it into icecream? Would it work as is or would I have to add some cream?

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Starters and Snacks / Re: Basic Crackers
« on: January 23, 2012, 01:38:48 am »
Just made these wonderful crackers! Nice and crunchy. I added Parmesan and poppy seeds to the mix and also extra salt. Rolled them out to 2mm with the rolling pin and cooked for 15 minutes. I left them in the oven while it was cooling for about another 20 minutes and they came out nice and crunchy.

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Chit Chat / Re: 5 in 1 multicooker
« on: January 18, 2012, 12:16:11 pm »
Oh joy!! Cooked my first 5 in 1 meal and it was delish! Osso buco in 30 minutes, yummy shin meat melted in my mouth. That usually takes hours in the slow cooker or Dutch oven and the flavor was just as good. 

I really love the keep warm function, it was ready at 4pm and we didn't eat until 6. I was worried that keeping it warm might mean it would be over cooked but it did exactly what it was supposed to and kept it warm until we were ready for it.  Not the best meal to make on a 35C day but all plates were licked clean regardless.

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Chit Chat / 5 in 1 multicooker
« on: January 17, 2012, 12:06:22 pm »
I have a tiny tiny kitchen and was very pleased to be able to get rid of a few appliances when the TC moved in. I've now just purchased a 5 in 1 multicooker to replace my pressure cooker, rice cooker and slow cooker. All of the reviews on this machine are very positve which is a good start. I hope I don't regret chucking my old faithful slow cooker - it's about 30 years old  :D

It's so great to have more cupboard space in my little kitchen. Now with the TC and the multi cooker I'm going to be one busy cook!  Does anyone have one of these machines? I'd love to hear what you think of it and any favourite recipes.

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: I've broken my Thermochef butterfly
« on: January 17, 2012, 11:58:00 am »
Hi there

I was talking to a lovely man in a kitchenware store the other day, we were talking about the thermo machines and I mentioned that the butterfly was a pain in the **** He has a TMX and TC and doesn't ever use the butterfly in either machine. I made my first batch of butter yesterday after talking to him (without the butterfly) and it worked beautifully.

I think to replace a butterfly it's less than $10, so no major drama if you mash it  :D

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Introduce Yourself / hello and thank you!
« on: November 30, 2011, 05:14:30 am »
I posted a while back in the thermochef thread to give a bit of feedback on the thermochef and just wanted to come in here and say a HUGE thank you for all of the wonderful recipes you share. I would have really struggled without these fantastic recipes and hints as the thermochef recipe book is very basic and full of errors. There is also very little in the way of thermochef recipes online.

I have made so many recipes from here, especially bread. I haven't bought shop bread for over 2 months! I made the Taiwan loaf this morning and it is just perfect for lunch box bread. (the kids were having a hard time chomping through the more dense loaves I've been making  ;D )

So far every recipe I have tried has been a success but I do consistently need to lower the temp on the TC. Not sure if it is a thermostat issue with my machine or if it's like that for all TC's? Anyway, not a problem to set temp a bit lower.

So thanks very much! :) :) :) Oh and I especially love the play dough recipe, I've been making it for years and have used a few different recipes but the TMX recipe wins hands down.

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