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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hi from Marinya Cottage Kitchen
« on: May 16, 2013, 09:42:30 am »
Welcome. You have a very professional looking blog. Great photos. Looking forward to seeing some more recipes on it.

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: flour
« on: May 16, 2013, 09:30:01 am »
Thank you.

So none actually knows what strong bread flour is?

or what does 00 mean? Where do you get it? Or doesn't it matter?

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: flour
« on: May 14, 2013, 07:22:24 am »
anyone?

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: The Best of our Recipe Communities
« on: May 14, 2013, 03:33:53 am »
I must be stuck in the 70's. I love the recipes from this book. Great for the family.

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / flour
« on: May 14, 2013, 02:59:50 am »
I just love the 'best of our recipe community book but I get confused by the flour. They have some of the differences in the front. You'd think they 'd mention the flour differences.

What would strong bread flour be? Hoping it's baking flour
Italian type 00?
plain flour- is aldi plain flour good enough?

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Bread / Herb and garlic foccacia rolls
« on: April 30, 2013, 11:32:49 pm »
This recipe is adapted from 4 ingredients thermo recipe book

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300g lukewarm water
2 tsp olive oil
7g dry yeast
500g bakers flour
1 1/2 teas salt
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 tsp garlic

Chop garlic 2-3 sec speed 4 set aside
Place water, oil and yeast in the tm bowl 5 secs speed 3
add flour, salt, herbs, and garlic  :: 2 mins

Turn the dough out into a large lightly oiled bowl and cover with cling film. Leave to rest in a warm place for 30 mins or until it has doubled in size. Preheat oven 210C. With TM spatula cut dough into four or smaller if require. mound into a round flat shape. I pasted the top with tomato sauce, ham and grated cheese but can use any topping you like. Bake for 15 mins.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: 4 ingredients have a thermo book
« on: April 30, 2013, 10:50:01 pm »
I absolutely love this book. It has heaps of porridge recipes, a fantastic garlic and foccacia recipe. The breakfast recipes are great. I have been making one where you chop oats, almonds and chia seeds and then make porridge.

All the recipes use fresh ingredients. No package stuff. I rate this book really highly and thoroughly recommend it to anyone!

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Chit Chat / Re: What's for Dinner Tonight?
« on: March 19, 2013, 08:24:57 am »
Baked pork chops
Sliced potato with a layer of onions, mixed cream of mushroom soup and 1 cup milk poured over that,  then seared pork chops layered on top with grated cheese on top of that. All baked in the oven for an hour. It is scrummy.
Baked homegrown tomatoes with onion and breadcrumb topping

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: Full Steam Ahead - links to reviews
« on: March 19, 2013, 04:32:30 am »
There are some fantastic veroma recipes around like the ones on this site. I just love the veloute. It is scrummy. I was also given a marinaded beef stir fry and the meat is great in this. Come on Thermomix we want a family friendly varoma recipe book!

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Chit Chat / Re: What's for Dinner Tonight?
« on: March 19, 2013, 02:23:11 am »
They loved it. Pkt pasta really tastes nasty now as they have tried to cut back on fat. Each "improved recipe" just tastes worse and worse. And of course this recipe is better because it is all natural ingredients. Its a recipe I make when I can't be bothered cooking cos it's so quick and easy.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: 4 ingredients have a thermo book
« on: March 19, 2013, 02:13:03 am »
Not offended, all good. I just didn't realise there had been other threads about this book.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: Full Steam Ahead - links to reviews
« on: March 19, 2013, 02:02:39 am »
Yep ty. I have personally made some great recipes in the varoma. I am annoyed that I had to spend $40 on a book that is a waste of money.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: Full Steam Ahead - links to reviews
« on: March 19, 2013, 01:33:31 am »
I bought this book as it is the monthly demo incentive and I am really disappointed in it. If consultants are trying to promote the varoma it should be with regular, interesting recipes. I am disappointed as I would use the varoma more for family meals than for dinner parties. i don't actually have dinner parties yet I cook every night for my family. Imagine serving the kids blue cheese flan!

Shoot me down for saying this but if I was doing a special dinner party it would be unlikely that I would be steaming something in a varoma. Great for all the people that do! Maybe I have it all wrong but I would imagine that the type of people who would be using the varoma the most are busy mums with families. I would like to see a steaming recipe book for everyday meals with everyday ingredients and I think it would be way more popular. I will be giving my copy of Full Steam Ahead to someone else!

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Chit Chat / Re: What's for Dinner Tonight?
« on: March 18, 2013, 09:19:26 pm »
I adapted a recipe I have always made with the packet pastas. I cooked sliced chicken and onions. I confess I fried them with garlic. nothing can beat the fried onion. Then in the thermie I put 180g spiral pasta and a tin of evaporated milk and 280 water. I put in frozen veges and Parmesan cheese. I also added oyster sauce cos I don't like things too creamy i like a stronger flavour. cook 100 degrees 12 mins speed 1 reverse. add to chicken and onion and serve.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: 4 ingredients have a thermo book
« on: March 16, 2013, 08:56:24 am »
ohhh sorry I didnt realise. I haven't read any reviews I just grabbed a copy of the new book.

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