I loved the idea of Rara's cherry ripe bites, but don't like glase cherries.  These are a tweaked version inspired by Rara (thanks rara ) Dried cherries claim to be a superfood and are very high in anti oxidants.  We love them.



Dried cherry bites (inspired by Rara):
makes 26 small balls:

Method:

Blitz sugar in TM for 10secs, spd 10
Add almonds, and coconut 20secs, spd 10
Add dried cherries, 10 secs, spd 7
Add boiling water and mix until mixture comes together, 10-20 secs, spd 4

Roll into small ball shapes and place, on a tray lined with baking paper, in fridge for ½ an hour.

When ready to coat with chocolate break chocolate into pieces and grate 10secs, spd 8.  Melt chocolate for 1-2minutes, 50oc, speed 3

Take cherry balls out of fridge and dip into melted chocolate, until covered (can use a toothpick or skewer for this).  Place back onto tray and put in fridge until chocolate has set.

Ingredients:

20gm raw sugar
50gm raw almonds
50gm organic desiccated coconut
120gm pitted dried cherries
1 tbls boiling water
100gm organic chocolate (milk or dark)


Preparation:

Blitz sugar in TM for 10secs, spd 10
Add almonds, and coconut 20secs, spd 10
Add dried cherries, 10 secs, spd 7
Add boiling water and mix until mixture comes together, 10-20 secs, spd 4

Roll into small ball shapes and place, on a tray lined with baking paper, in fridge for ½ an hour.

When ready to coat with chocolate break chocolate into pieces and grate 10secs, spd 8.  Melt chocolate for 1-2minutes, 50oc, speed 3

Take cherry balls out of fridge and dip into melted chocolate, until covered (can use a toothpick or skewer for this).  Place back onto tray and put in fridge until chocolate has set.

This week I made Isi's philly cheese  .  I managed to find some quark cheese, but looking at the ingredients I am wondering if quark is just another name for yoghurt cheese.  Does anyone know if they are the same? The quark was very expensive and it would be great if I could make my own.  Thanks

Name of Recipe:Pumpkin and spinach risotto
Number of People:5-6

Ingredients:

150g Parmesan cheese (block)
50g olive oil
1 medium onion, peeled & quartered
1 clove garlic
1tsp ground coriander
1½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground cardamom
390g Arborio rice
100g white wine
1100g water
2 tbls veggie stock concentrate
400g pumpkin, peeled and diced into 1cm cubes
100gm baby spinach leaves


Method:

Pulverise Parmesan for 10 seconds on speed 9 set aside
Place onion and garlic in bowl and chop on speed 5 for 3-4 seconds
Add oil and spices and sauté for 2 minutes at 100'c speed 1
Add rice and wine and sauté for 2 minutes at 100'c  speed 1-2
Add stock concentrate, water and pumpkin cook for 16 minutes at 100'c  speed 1-2


Put baby spinach into thermoserver. Pour cooked risotto on the top of spinach (leave to sit for 5 Min's). Stir through ¾ of the Parmesan (save the rest for people to add more if they want) and serve immediately - lovely with a green salad.Modified by Jane Cisera from a recipe Posted by Karen on http://brazen20au.blogspot.com/



Tips/Hints: This is a very soupy risotto but if left for five Min's in the thermoserver it does absorb most of the liquid.

Hi All

I have a customer who is interested in a recipe for naan bread or chapatti to go with the tomato/lentil dahl.  I imagine there is something in the new indian cookbook, but I don't have this one yet.  Can anyone help?

Thanks

Name of Recipe:Vegetarian pasta sauce
Number of People:6-8
Ingredients:

100 gm block parmesan cheese
1-2 cloves of garlic
½ onion
1 -2 long fresh red chillies (optional)
1 large carrot chopped in large chunks
80 gm celery
50gms olive oil
3 x 400gm tins crushed tomato
2-3 tsp dried basil
2-3 tsp dried oregano (can use fresh herbs, but chop after cheese and set aside)
2 bay leaves
50gm red wine
2 tbls tomato paste
1 tbls veggie stock concentrate (made in TM)
½ head of broccoli chopped into small florets
Handful of beans chopped into pieces
1 small zucchini diced
Small handful of mushrooms sliced
1 small red capsicum sliced or diced


Preparation:
Chop cheese into chunks and grate on speed 7, 8 secs – set aside.
Chop fresh herbs, if usuing speed7, 5 secs - set aside
Chop garlic speed 5, 7 secs.
Add onion and chilli (if using), chop speed 5, 7-10 secs
Add celery and carrot, chop speed 5-6, 5 secs
Add oil and sauté 3 minutes 100˚c on speed 1.5
Add red wine, tinned tomato, herbs, tomato paste, and veggie stock concentrate. Cook 5 minutes 100˚c,   speed 1-2
Add fresh veggies and cook 10 minutes 100˚c   speed 1-2.

Serve on favourite pasta noodles with parmesan cheese (grate in TM).

Recipe by Jane Cisera –Thermomix consultant Bendigo, Victoria.



Photos:

Tips/Hints:This sauce will freeze well.  The quanity makes almost a full jug and is simple and quick to prepare. I usually put on water to cook my noodles when I start making the sauce and find that the whole meal is then ready in around 15 minutes. A quick and tasty mid-week meal.

Hello all.
Just like to introduce myself. After being a member for some months my mother (who is in her 60's)  finally helped her (me) technologically challenged daughter  and showed me how to post a message  . I have been able to read lots of posts, what a wonderful lot of people you all are and such an amazing source of inspiration and information, but how to introduce myself was beyond me. So here I am. I am a passionate TM user and have had mine for 18mths. My primary reason for getting a TM was health and wanting to remove additives from my family's diet (1 husband, 3 sons, a whippet, 6 hens and 3 guinea pigs) . The TM has helped with this goal above and beyond my expectations.  I use my TM usually a minimum of 3 times a day and often more. In fact I love my TM so much that I am training to become a consultant in Central Victoria - Bendigo area. I'll be underway early Feb. I am a little nervous about it all and excited about being able to share and show people the amazing things the TM can do. 
Cheers