Today I posted my first recipe and made some comments on a few that I have tried from this site.  I must say, because they are tried and true, I am more impressed with them than those in theThermomix recipe books I have.  So many recipes are disappointing and need tweaking which is a waste of time and money as far as I am concerned. What we need are more recipes from normal, everyday cooks who are smart enough to convert their favourite recipes (I have trouble doing that unfortunately) or can come up with new ideas.

I have had mine for about 6 months now.  My daughter went to a party and kept saying 'Mum would love this machine" so she had a party and 3 were sold on the night. I find it great for cakes and desserts (although we don't eat a lot of high calorie foods) but am disappointed with main meals. Still, I wouldn't give it back for the world as it is such a clever little machine which just needs tastier recipes to try in it.

There are only the 2 of us in this house so I find I only need to cook 3 or 4 times a week and eat leftovers or go out for meals the rest of the time.  My husband has MS so he doesn't eat a lot at the best of times and most of the desserts I have to eat on my own which is not good for the waistline. Mum doesn't mind me taking bits and pieces around to her to try.

I love this site and spent hours on it before actually committing fingers to keyboard and joining you all.  Looking forward to finding many interesting recipes in the future, thanks everyone.  Regards Judy

I substituted boneless chicken thighs (defatted and cut in half) for the rabbit in this recipe and it is the best main meal I have managed to do in my Thermomix.  I now have something I can serve up quite confidently to my guests and have passed the recipe onto my daughter to try.  I served it over rice with steamed green vegies but it would also go well with the beautiful mashed potato done in the TM.  I thickened it with cornflour and water, added at the end and total cooking time was 30 minutes.  Next time I will substitute the coffee powder with curry paste for a completely different taste and will do the original recipe again but will add some mixed vegies for a complete meal.  Thank you so much, I loved it.

I loved this carrot cake, so moist and it froze really well, even with the cream cheese frosting on top. Even my husband had a piece and he isn't a cake eater.  Well done.