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Desserts / Raspberry and Lemon Flan (TMX Budget Busters)
« on: January 24, 2013, 12:44:00 am »
Name of Recipe: Raspberry and Lemon Flan (Thermomix Budget Busters)
Number of People: 4-6
Ingredients:
180g Sugar
Zest and juice 3 lemons
4 large eggs AND 2 egg yolks
200g cream
40g couscous or polenta (optional)
300g frozen or fresh raspberries


Preparation:
Preheat oven to 160C and butter/oil a shallow baking dish (such as a quiche dish)
Place sugar and lemon zest into TM bowl and mill for 10 seconds on speed 10.
Add eggs and yolks. Beat for 20 seconds on speed 5.
Add cream and couscous or polenta and mix a further 20 seconds on speed 4.
Place raspberries into baking dish and press down slightly with MC to flatten and extract juice.
Pour batter over raspberries and bake for 30-40 minutes until set in centre and golden. Dust with icing sugar before serving warm or cold (optional).

Tips/Hints:
The recipe doesn't include when to add the lemon juice! So I just used the zest and still got enough of a lemon taste throughout.
I used frozen raspberries so didn't flatten them as suggested, and that was no problems to end result.
I used 40g polenta.
I used "whipping cream" which had not been whipped.
Once removed from oven, the dish needs to be left for 10-15 minutes before serving as it needs to set. A little bit like an Impossible Pie.

Very easy and delicious :)

Members' comments
KarenH - The wild blackberries at the back of our place have ripe berries at the moment, so picked some to make this.  I used the rind and the juice of 2 lemons, not 3 as the recipe says, because that was all I had.  The flan is tasty enough, but the lemon flavour kind of overpowered the taste of the blackberries.  It was also a bit sloppy, more like a pudding rather than a flan.  Having said that, it was still very easy and yummy, and I would make it again.

JuliaC83 - Karen - I found when we ate the remainder of the flan the next day, it was perfectly set making it easy to serve Smiley It may be one of those dishes best made the day before. It's somewhat similar to an Impossible Pie in texture. I used just lemon rind with no juice and found that was "lemony" enough for us.

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Main Dishes / Re: Honey & Soy Chicken
« on: January 21, 2013, 11:36:08 am »
Made this for dinner two nights ago. Quick and easy, well liked by all family members :)
Cooked brown rice in Thermo first, then transferred to Thermoserver, before making the chicken. Steamed some veg in the microwave as there wasn't enough steam to cook them in the varoma. Will be making again!

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Main Dishes / Re: Beef & Celery with Sundried Tomatoes
« on: January 21, 2013, 09:57:23 am »
This was delicious and very easy to make :)
I was lazy so just zapped some frozen peas/corn as a side tonight  :D
Will be making again - meat very tender!
ETA: I didn't have cranberry sauce or redcurrant jelly, so just omitted it with no problems :)

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All In One Meals using the Varoma / Re: Chicken and Vegetable Bake
« on: January 20, 2013, 11:57:45 am »
Made this tonight - was a big hit with the family!!  ;D
I used fresh basil in the sauce, in place of dill. Also used fresh corn off the cob/red capsicum/carrot/zucchini as my veg. Potatoes were cooked to perfection. Definitely make again! Thank you :)

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Stef and Julia, lovely kitchens!

Julia, is that a fire extinguisher I can see on your kitchen bench? Have you been living dangerously?  :D

LOL Yes it is!! DH took it from work, but I have no idea how to use it!! In fact, if there was a fire I doubt I'd even think about it as an option  :D

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Cakes / Re: Chickpea Choc Chip Cookies
« on: January 18, 2013, 11:25:59 pm »
I'm not sure  :D
I followed the recipe exactly! Then rolled them into balls and pressed down lightly. I used tinned chickpeas with fluid drained, not dry  chickpeas? The dough was very easy to handle :)

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Another Perth newbie :)
« on: January 18, 2013, 11:22:53 pm »
Can't believe I forgot to respond on here!!

No my Mum isn't on this forum ... she isn't what we would call "technology savy"  ;) She is also the busiest person I know, so barely has time to check her emails  :D Yes though it is definitely handy having a close family member with lots of Thermomix experience in addition to being a very good cook.

Secondly, my birthday is 26th September - please feel free to add me to the "birthday book" :)

Thirdly, I should have become a consultant ... my ramblings have convinced 5 friends to buy one and a few others are tempted  :D

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Cakes / Re: Chickpea Choc Chip Cookies
« on: January 18, 2013, 11:16:08 pm »
I actually have this book but gave up using it as I found it too time consuming and a lot of the recipes were bland ... this was all before the Thermomix hahaha

Just made these cookies and they are a big hit :) The batch made 40 dessert spoon size balls. They barely spread when baking, so I placed 12 on a baking tray and lightly pressed them down. I also sprinkled in some LSA mix for some extra nutrition.

Yummo! Definitely be making again :)

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Main Dishes / Re: Meatballs in Tomato Sauce (Varoma)
« on: January 13, 2013, 10:37:25 am »
Made this for dinner tonight!! Delicious!! Sauce was much nicer than I was expecting to be :D I added some chopped basil into the sauce too. I also forgot to follow the directions about blitzing fresh tomatoes before doing anything else ... and ended up with an orange sauce - but was still delicious  ;D Definitely make again :)

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Main Dishes / Re: Cream Cheese Pastry
« on: January 12, 2013, 04:38:24 am »
Made this pastry early this morning as I had leftover Phili from Baf's chicken dish I made the other night. I used wholemeal flour which worked out fine :) Left dough wrapped in Gladwrap in the fridge for 4 hours before rolling out and using to make a quiche. Yum! Will definitely make again! Thank you :)

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My username is my first name, initial of surname, and I was born in 1983 (30 this year ...  :o).
Have attached a photo of my kitchen from today  :)

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Introduce Yourself / Another Perth newbie :)
« on: January 10, 2013, 11:47:19 pm »
Hi all!

I'm Julia, married with two young sons (5 & 3). My eldest son battled cancer as an infant and also has High Functioning Autism and ADHD. Therefore making nutritious meals without all the chemical additives was a big buying point for me with the Thermomix. My Mum has had hers for 3 years and uses it 3-4 times every day, so I knew I would love it too. I'm also a full time student midwife, so saving time and money in the kitchen is very advantageous! I have had it for 2 weeks now and use it every day - have made EDC custard (multiple times with various flavours), Baf's chicken/veg/cheese sauce dish, EDC broccoli salad, EDC brown rice salad, EDC banana choc chip muffins, EDC chocolate cake, EDC lentil hotpot, zucchini slice made into muffins, dark choc and ginger muesli bars ... the list goes on!! Having fun :)

Looking forward to experimenting further!!

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