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Bread / cutting bread roll dough to get a nice effect
« on: November 04, 2011, 01:22:05 am »
Hi,
Can anyone tell me please how to get the nice peaked effect with bread rolls?  Do you just snip with scissors at four points around the rolls before you cook them, or do you need to pull the dough out a bit?
Hopefully someone knows what I'm talking about.
Thanks

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / coconut cake - gluten free cookbook
« on: June 01, 2011, 06:16:05 am »
Hi,

I made the coconut cake from the gluten free cookbook yesterday and after reading the bit about it being good enough to catch a husband (not that I need another), I was excited it would be delicious.  I thought it was strange that it only had 25g of sugar, but went with it.

It tastes  very odd, not completely gross (although the kids say it is), but very strange - almost salty.

Anyone else tried it?

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Chit Chat / Travelling with tm?
« on: April 26, 2011, 02:39:23 am »
We are considering travelling around Australia next year with a very basic set-up.  I would like to take the tm to use when we go into caravan parks, to grind up some more grains for flour and to make some nice meals while we have power.
I am concerned that all the bumping about may upset the tm.
Does anyone have any experience/comments?

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Chit Chat / chunky coleslaw? meringue/pavlova?
« on: December 18, 2010, 10:27:57 am »
Hi,

Is there a trick to getting a more even consistency with the coleslaw?  I was left with big chunks of onion and carrot.  I was afraid to keep blending in case I turned it all to mush. 

Can someone please direct me to a post that has covered having success with getting egg whites to peak, please. 

Thanks for any help/advice.

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Drinks / Magic Milk Shakes
« on: December 04, 2010, 10:15:45 am »
My kids love these from Hillbilly Housewife - they call them "Fake Shakes"
They are super easy to make in the thermomix and have a nicer consistency,

We have changed the recipe slightly - we only add a tablespoon or two of sugar and we use ricebran oil and ricebran oil spray instead of the corn oil.  You could use any healthy oil that is not overpowering in taste.

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/magicmilkshakes.htm

Deb

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Chit Chat / Cheap eating with intolerances?
« on: December 04, 2010, 09:58:12 am »
I'm a new TM owner.  I convinced myself it was a good investment because my son is gluten intolerant and we use rice milk (not because we are necessarily intolerant to dairy - more of preference).

I have made the cyndi o'meara gluten free bread, and even grinding the grains for flour, I estimate it cost me around $3 a loaf, cheaper than we can buy gluten free bread fresh, but I generally pick up gf bread reduced at supermarket for $2.50 and freeze straight away.  I am pleased that I'm not using preservatives, but we get through nearly a loaf a day.

I have made the basic rice milk and it was yuk!  Jo's rice milk is yummy, but one thing that sold me, was that my demonstrator told me the rice milk would cost me about 10c a litre - uh-uh, the basic one would be around 20c, which is great; but pretty inedible, Jo's would be around $1 a litre, which is great, but not quite the savings I was imagining.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with my purchase, but I would love some ideas of how others may cook with restrictions and save money by using the thermomix.

I understand we all have different ideas on what would constitute expensive/inexpensive.  We are on a pretty tight budget and would like to get our weekly shopping at $150 for four of us.

Thanks for any advice.
 :)
Deb

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Non Food Recipes / Coconut oil deodorant
« on: December 01, 2010, 04:42:23 am »
This may have been posted before, but this is the deodorant I have used for a year and think it's great.

http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/03/update-homemade-deoderant.html

I love that the thermomix can whiz this up in a matter of seconds. 

When I  made a batch today I'd just finished making rice milk so there was still a bit of heat which I guess melted the coconut oil.  I will try it next time cold as I'd like to see how it goes because it's  quite difficult mixing it by hand when the oil is cold.

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Chit Chat / A few questions
« on: November 20, 2010, 08:40:48 am »
Hi all,

I introduced myself a few weeks back after I'd had a demo - or was it before? 

I have the money together now to buy myself a thermomixer and have been looking through the forum.  It is such a great forum.  I've been learning heaps and I love it that there are such a lot of healthy ideas.  A couple questions though ...

The lady who demonstrated for me said to buy the "Full Steam Ahead" cookbook I need to have a varoma demo.  Do I need the "Full Steam Ahead" cookbook.  Surely there are recipes for the varoma in the main cookbook.  Will I be able to work out the varoma without a demo?

I read that it doesn't grind grains all that well.  Is that true?  That is one of the main reasons I would like a thermomixer.

I know I had other things I wanted to ask and now I'm drawing a blank!!

Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

Deb

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Introduce Yourself / Hello
« on: October 18, 2010, 03:33:05 am »
I just wanted to say "Hi", and thanks for approving my membership.

I haven't bought a thermomix YET; I am really keen thought.

Hopefully it will help me save money as I have to cook/buy for allergies.

I would like to be able to grind gluten free flours, make rice milk and am looking forward to searching through this forum for hints on gluten free cooking.

Thanks,
Deb

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