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Breakfast / Re: CADA
« on: September 18, 2012, 08:35:26 am »
I just noticed this - my teenage daughter is going crazy for the stuff now. Its the first time I have been able to get her to use the thermomix! This is the recipe we use, already thermomix-friendly, from a site called:

vegiemix.blogspot.com.au

1 big apple
3 dates
2 Tbs coconut
12 almonds

Pulse 3 times.

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Breakfast / Monday Morning Muffins
« on: September 18, 2012, 08:28:57 am »
This is a recipe I have been making heaps of for the kids brekky and afternoon tea and just today finally got round to writing down the conversions, so am sharing it. It is seriously healthy considering its muffins. You could easily adapt to a totally grain free version and for a total sugar free version just leave out the honey and perhaps up the dates for sweetness. With thanks to Hannah at the Whole Kitchen (site address below).

210g almonds, ground
230g SR Flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
2 Tbs Cinnamon
1 Tsp each of ground cardamon, nutmeg, ginger
1/2 tsp salt
320g zucchini
2 carrots
1 apple
10 dates, deseeded (I use medjool)
handful raisins (optional)
100g coconut shredded
80 oil - coconut or macadamia work beautifully
3 big eggs
100g honey
1 Tbs vanilla

Directions:
Grind almonds, add dry ingredients and mix to combine. Tip into a large bowl.

Chop veges and dates 4 seconds speed 5.

Add to dry mix.

Mix rest of ingredients in TMX 15 seconds speed 3 to combine and add to dry/vege mix. Stir to combine.

Divide among 12 - 18 muffin tins and cook 20 - 30 mins in moderate to hot oven. I use fan forced 180 degrees.

Recipe is from www.thewholekitchen.com and has been adapted to suit TMX.

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Non Thermomix Recipes / Re: Chicken with Hazelnuts and Honey
« on: August 25, 2012, 01:36:42 am »
It's an absolute beauty, the combination of rose water, roasted hazelnuts and honey is magic on the chicken. I had happy guests! I did all my prep in my TMX.
Serena

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Non Thermomix Recipes / Re: Chicken with Hazelnuts and Honey
« on: August 17, 2012, 06:57:39 am »
This caught my eye as I am halfway through prepping the recipe for a dinner party tonight using the Ottolenghi cookbook which I LOVE. A pleasant surprise to see it here on the forum!

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Desserts / Re: Spanish Rice Pudding
« on: August 05, 2012, 07:18:22 am »
I've got this on the go now. My teenagers always ask me to buy Le Rice so I thought I'd make some. I'm doing original recipe with vanilla instead of lemon.
Serena

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Starters and Snacks / Re: Chicken liver and pistachio pate
« on: June 01, 2012, 11:37:03 am »
Just made this and it was so easy and so perfectly delicious, thanks Gretchen!
Serena

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Cakes / Re: Date and walnut muffins
« on: May 29, 2012, 12:57:15 pm »
Made these today for after school snack, they are great!

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Soups / Re: Cauliflower and Bacon Soup
« on: May 29, 2012, 11:18:49 am »
Lovely soup! I had to make a few adjJustments due to limited ingredients. I used ham instead of bacon and vege stock paste. Ill be making this one again!

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Babies and Kids / Re: Homemade Milo (GF DF)
« on: May 29, 2012, 07:47:03 am »
OMG! Like someone else here, Ive had my thermomix for about a year and seen this recipe several times but didn't think it could possibly work. Well I have just made my first batch (half a batch due to my lack of faith) and it is absolutely amazing!! WOW!! I would say it even 'dissolves' better than milo. I am in love! I don't know what the kids will think...they are irritatingly STILL carrying on about preferring things in packets (teenagers not as pliable as the five year old) so it will remain to be seen how this goes down. I have managed to get my 16 year old daughter having LSA on her yoghurt each morning so this might appeal to her. It most certainly appeals to me, thanks for the recipe!
Serena

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Chit Chat / Re: Quince paste help needed please
« on: May 26, 2012, 02:57:40 pm »
Thanks for the responses! I'll definitely try the muslin next time. I wish I wasn't so impatient...

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Chit Chat / Re: Quince paste help needed please
« on: May 26, 2012, 10:28:28 am »
While it tastes wonderful, the quince paste I just made has lots of very hard little lumps in it. Why would that be? I used a mesh strainer, just an ordinary one. Should it be a very fine one? I strained the paste while hot but didn't get all the lumps. Also its a little cloudy, not that lovely shiny gel I see in some pics.

Oh well its my first crack at it so will just try not to break a tooth and enjoy the lovely taste. Any tips re the lumps would be greatly appreciated. I used Thermomixer's recipe.

Cheers,
Serena

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Chit Chat / Re: Something is wrong with my TM!
« on: May 02, 2012, 02:19:13 am »
Success! I have this exact same problem - just spoke to HO and my blades are still under warranty....by a few weeks; so just doing an emergency dash up to Balcatta now to grab them so I can get on with making my lasagne for 20. Wow I love this forum, thanks for your help just by posting stuff like all of the above here so people like me can get it sorted FAST.

Serena

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ignore this - I just found another thread that deals with the problem I have. Looks like new blades will be required.

:(

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Can anyone help? I am in a flat strap panic here. I put cheese (less than 250g) in TMX to grate this morning and the blades didn't turn. I can't find anything on this apart from the problem above but my blades are not freewheeling as described.

The very top of the blade device (the little metal top of the blades) smoked and was too hot to touch.

I haven't tried to do anything else. I did try just putting about 5 small bits of cheese in to see if that worked and same problem.

I'm just about to prepare lasagne from scratch for 20.....in a major panic.

thanks in anticipation!

Serena in Perth

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Chit Chat / Re: spatula / brush kits for thermomix
« on: February 08, 2012, 12:56:51 pm »
I desperately need a smaller cleaning brush especially to get into that difficult part under the blades. Would be interested to see how they compare to teat brushes (not that I've used a teat brush 'cos I really don't think it's up to the job).

I had a quick look the other day but I believe you have to buy quite a few. Is that right?

If you can't get one of those ones, get a baby bottle cleaner from chemist or supermarket and hack the little teat brush off one end. Worked for me!

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