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Cakes / Re: Hokey Pokey Biscuits
« on: November 24, 2010, 10:22:04 am »
I made these the other day and froze it in to rolls.  Have since sliced and cooked one roll and my girls LOVED them!  Very very easy and a great freezer recipe.  Would double easily too I imagine.

Thanks for posting!

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Recipe Requests / Red and Green Shortbread recipe - email please?
« on: November 24, 2010, 12:16:35 am »
Hi
can someone please email me the red and green shortbread recipe from the 08 and 09 festive books (I think so anyway!) I can't find it. 

narelle@thesoundcompany.com.au

thanks so much!
Narelle

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Chit Chat / 3 in one room...
« on: October 30, 2010, 10:21:43 am »
Hi
I had a weird thermo experience this week and thought I should share!
OK so I live in Tas.  I'm a nurse and work in a day procedure unit, when doing a list there are two nurses and two doctors (a specialist and anaesthetist) in the room.

The other week I went to the demo class.  As walking in, I heard a lady say her name as "xyz" which happened to be the name of the wife of a Dr I work closely with.  So Friday was the next time I worked with him and so I said "Dr xyz do you and your wife own a thermomix", and then the anaesthetist piped up and said "we own a thermomix' and then I added "so do I".  How funny, we've worked together for ages, never talked about it and there were 3 out of 4 in the room owning one!  And then I found out one of the wives of our other Dr has bought one recently too.

So there you go!  That was pretty amazing!  And we got to educate our other colleague about them too.
Narelle

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Cakes / Re: Super easy cream cheese icing
« on: October 20, 2010, 01:11:50 am »
I just thought I should update this.  While it hasn't set, it hasn't run off the cake or anything.  So it's all good.

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Cakes / Super easy cream cheese icing
« on: October 19, 2010, 01:57:21 am »
OK so all cream cheese icings are pretty easy but I just did this one as i had limited time.

The recipe was

500g cream cheese
500g icing
1 tsp vanilla

All in to  *: and mix for as long 30sec on spd 6 scraping sides as necessary.  I left mine beating as I did other things.  So around 1 min.

Note:

I did 1/4 of that recipe and it was HEAPS for a 20cm square cake.  Heaps. 
It would adapt well to lemon or other flavouring as was not too sweet.
I used Spreadable cream cheese and not sure if it will set, is quite runny.  So would advise to use the normal one.

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Cakes / Choc Sprinkle Cookies
« on: October 17, 2010, 01:44:21 am »
I got this recipe off www.theorganisedhousewife.com.au - not sure where she got it from!  I've just made them for the first time - very easy and makes a lot of small biscuits.  I made about 20 or so, then the rest is in a log in the freezer for another time.  Not the healthiest but the kids like them!  I'm not a big fan but I'm not a huge choc biscuit fan either.

In  *:
200g butter (room temp but I just put in in  *: for 30sec on 37deg)
60g caster sugar (i used organic raw and is fine)

Beat these together 40sec spd 8, scrape sides and mix again 20sec spd 4

Add
1 tin condensed milk
1 tspn vanilla

Beat 20 sec spd 4

Add
220g SR flour
80g pl flour
55g cocoa

Stir in - was quite a stiff mix so just have a play around with what works best for you.

Drop teaspoon sized "blobs"  ;D on to a baking tray.  You can be all fancy and roll them and push down with a fork or lazy like me and leave them as they are! ;)

Cook 160deg 15min. 

They don't spread much, quite fudgy in the middle.  Ice with melted white chocolate and top with sprinkles!

Enjoy

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: Freezing satay sauce?
« on: October 13, 2010, 12:12:10 pm »
Thanks Judy.  I guess I am better off to test it rather than throw it!  I'm very happy with this sauce, as I often work late so if I've got something like this I can just cook some chicken and rice to go with it and it's like takeaway but healthier.

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Freezing satay sauce?
« on: October 13, 2010, 11:31:19 am »
Hi
I just made some yummy satay sauce - the recipe that is with the chicken skewers.  Just wondering if I could freeze it or not?  I did cook it as per Thermomixer's suggestion.  I'd like to have it in the freezer just to pull out to make a quick meal.
TIA
Narelle

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: Chopping Nuts - coarsely
« on: October 13, 2010, 11:29:42 am »
Haven't tried it myself with nuts but what about dropping them on to spinning blades that are running at 5-6?  I find this method (a bit faster though) works best with cheese, onion, garlic etc.  Much more even chopping.

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Desserts / Adults Only Sorbet
« on: September 12, 2010, 01:05:02 am »
Hi all
just wanted to post this variation I made on the normal sorbet recipe.  I intended to make the Champagne Sorbet recipe on here but forgot the grapefruit juice.  I froze one bottle of sparkling wine (I used Zibbibo Rosa by Brown Brothers - its my fave) and used this instead of ice cubes along with strawberries and the remaining ingredients as per the EDC.  It was seriously seriously YUM.
Hope you like it!
Narelle


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Main Dishes / Re: Egg and Bacon Pie (with photo)
« on: September 04, 2010, 07:56:05 am »
I've used this recipe as inspiration for mini egg and bacon pies as an appetiser.  Same recipe but using mini muffin trays.  DD1 has enjoyed them as her school lunch.  Again Chelsea - thanks for sharing!

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Main Dishes / Re: Egg and Bacon Pie (with photo)
« on: August 09, 2010, 12:30:23 pm »
We had this for tea last night Chelsea and was delicious.  Will definitely be making it again.  I do also like it with whole eggs sometimes so might also try that.

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: Lemon crepe Stack - 2010 Calender
« on: August 01, 2010, 12:11:38 am »
Thanks so much!  YUM YUM YUM

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Recipe Book Recipe Reviews / Re: Lemon crepe Stack - 2010 Calender
« on: July 31, 2010, 10:56:34 am »
Hi
this looks great.  I think Stephanie Alexander has a similar recipe.  However my problem - I have the calendar but it's not in it!  :( So can someone post it here for me please?
I love lemon curd and don't mind the odd crap crepe :)
Ta
Narelle

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Orange butter/curd instead of lemon?
« on: July 31, 2010, 09:33:18 am »
Hi
I am making a sponge cake tomorrow and I was wondering about making orange curd instead of lemon as I have lots of oranges.  It should still work shouldn't it?  I'm assuming it would taste nice in the middle of the sponges with some whipped cream.  YUM!

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