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Chit Chat / Re: Where's our Thermomixer
« on: September 17, 2009, 02:39:58 am »
We're missing your comments and humour TMXer. Hope you're not ill.

Was he in The Age Amanda? Was it about TMX?   Have read it on a post from JZ. Very interesting, he is a star :-*

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Newbie
« on: September 16, 2009, 10:25:11 am »
The temptation is certainly there. I would have loved to be able to sneak up on Judy, Amanda and Trudy when they had their get together. DH wants to go back to Q'ld next year, but he is thinking of Longreach, not the coast. I want to go back to SA. We didn't get there as planned this year. :'( :'(

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Chit Chat / Re: What are you cooking today?
« on: September 16, 2009, 10:21:28 am »
OMG I have just put my first Torta Caprese in the oven. I licked the spatula and I WILL have to taste this before DD takes it to work tomorrow. I only put the 150g sugar and butter in and it still tasted divine. I see what you meant when you said you put on 5 kg with it Kathryn. Now I have to resist the temptation to make it again. :P

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Chit Chat / Re: cream
« on: September 16, 2009, 07:13:50 am »
I understand the 5 kilos Gretchen.

I always use hi-lo milk for custard and have never had any problems.  In fact that is all we ever have in the house.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Newbie
« on: September 16, 2009, 07:06:58 am »
Gretchen I am so jealous. I didn't like fresh pineapple until I visited Queensland. Now I am disappointed everytime I buy one here as they are no where near as nice.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: New Thermomix User NW USA
« on: September 16, 2009, 07:03:04 am »
Welcome Phil.

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Recipe Requests / Re: Bread sticks /rusks
« on: September 16, 2009, 03:32:25 am »
No expert, but why not try kneading in a little bit of pureed vegie and slightly less liquid?

TMXer may be of help, or Warren.

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: Bothersome Bread!
« on: September 16, 2009, 03:30:42 am »
Will certainly try the extra kneading time.  Then perhaps the loaf after that can be extra kneading time and 2 risings. Do you slice your bread with an electric knife? I find that makes it better as there is no pressure on the bread when you're slicing causing it to crumble.

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Chit Chat / Re: What are you cooking today?
« on: September 16, 2009, 03:26:12 am »
Yesterday DH made his famous/infamous rice custard and I made some cracker biscuits-which have all gone now!!!!!

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Chit Chat / Re: A real dilemma
« on: September 16, 2009, 03:24:17 am »
Judy is correct Julie. It doesn't wear off. :-)) :-)) :-)) My freezer has never been so full. DD takes food to work to feed her colleagues, if DH does a couple of days relief teaching on an educational farm he takes morning and afternoon tea. It never ends.  :D
 But what fun I'm having.  It's like an entire new approach to cooking. Yesterday when it was cold and rainy (as it always seems to be at the moment) I decided to make myself some pumpkin soup for lunch, it's so easy. I would never have done something like that in the old days -too much trouble.

My advice is to live with and enjoy your obsession, you aren't the only one. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Another Newbie
« on: September 15, 2009, 10:46:23 am »
Sue I found that if you don't break the spaghetti up it does catch a bit around the blades but it still seems to cook ok.

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Starters and Snacks / Re: Basic Crackers
« on: September 15, 2009, 10:44:03 am »
I did a trial run of these today and took everyones hints on board. I found a similar recipe in the Vegetarian book and so made these changes.

I added about 12 peppercorns and ground them with 30g parmesan and a couple of sundried tomatoes and about a ¼ teaspoon of italian herbs. I then added all the other ingredients.
They're really tasty. I didn't roll them that thin so that I could see through them but went about 1-2 mm in thickness. They're very crunchy. DH and I have consumed about ½ of them. I sprinkled salt on some of them and rolled it in.

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: Bothersome Bread!
« on: September 15, 2009, 06:04:34 am »
The 5 seed bread with the second rising seemed to be the same 'crumbliness' as the single rising. It was much more aerated than the normal loaf but I think I like the slightly more dense loaf. So from now on I'll only be doing the one rising. I wonder if a little more kneading would help or would it toughen it? Might try with the next loaf.

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Non Food Recipes / Re: Washing Machine Goo (Detergent)
« on: September 15, 2009, 05:59:20 am »
.............and then we need it. I have been guilty of going to small supermarkets hoping that they have something I need on their shelves.
I like the slow pace we have here in WA. Probably matches me, but who cares, I enjoy it.

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Chit Chat / Re: CHALLENGE #1 - all welcome to join in!
« on: September 15, 2009, 05:41:28 am »
Oops, sorry about that. Some things you do automatically and forget to write them down when writing the recipe.

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