thanks for your replies.  having calmed down a bit i went and looked at my normal zuch slice recipe and compared to Cyndis one.   my usual one does not have any oil and 80 grams of oil seemed alot at the time but i went with it.  i totally agree re the processing times for the vegies - it made them too mushy and water must have leaked in the cooking process.  also - my recipe calls for self raising flour not plain flour and corn flour ( why corn flour)?     all in all i must have over processed it and with the large amount of oil it was too wet and sloppy.   Finally - the recipe calls for it to be mixed - but not on reverse plus.  so it got even further processed.  here in lies all the errors.   sadly i no longer trust the recipes in my books!  but i guess i am being forced to be more instinctive with my cooking.   i did think i should have mixed in on reverse plus!

I have done too easy chocolate cake, best coconut cake and date and walnut cake and had issues with not being cooked enough in middle and or not rising well.  I think i will use the tmx for the chopping etc but keep the mixing for my trusty old bowl and wooden spoon!

i have had wonderful success with all the salads, dips, cada etc..  just not with cakey, slicey wet things!   

I do think for the money you pay for yout tmx - the recipe books should be spot on and not in need of tweaking except in terms of taste or variations of.   I will re attempt it the once and follow my nose more and see how it gos.  not looking fwd to it though!

Hi,

i keep having disasters and i have had my thermie for over 6 months now.  My latest  disaster was the zucchini slice in the thermomix cyndi o meara healthy eating book i recently purchased at a cooking class.    The funny thing is - zucchini slice is something i regularly do (not in the tmx ) and it is never failed before.  i thought i would try this version as it looked a bit healthier with a few more veggies in it.  I followed the recipe to the tee  carefully as i have had plenty of things not work.  i thought it odd to have oil in what was already a very wet looking recipe but went with the book.   It never cooked properly - despite longer cooking time.  was wet and sloppy in middle and i have had to throw away as my family were horrified.  i am getting a little weary of wasting both time and expensive ingredients on recipes that should be easy and simple ( have had problems with cakes, the veg nut roast, pasta dishes and now this).   has anyone tried this recipe with success?  what am i doing wrong to keep having disasters?  i find the thermomix works best for me with chopped meals and not mixed things like cakes and slices!  salads, cada, dips and soups are all great.  but cakes and loafs and the like i am not doing well with. 

anyway - sorry to whinge - pregnant and hormonal and grumpy at having to throw out food and feeling like i am a crappy cook!

Question  for the moderators,

just wondering if there is a link or a person to whom i can ask questions regarding the  vegetarian recipes  from the vegetarian TMX book - or more specifically who put together the vego book?  i am having trouble finding info or help on the recipes from this book.  I have tried quite a few things in there and they are all great but need some tweaking and i am still lacking in confidence (terrible cook prior to getting my tmx)!!!   Thanks,

Astrid

Hi all,

i am wondering if anyone can give me tips on how to make the harvest nut roast in the vegetarian book?  I made it tonight and it tastes great but is not cooked properly and does not look like the picture.  It is something i would like to get right as it is super healthy and tastes so yummy i think my family will eat it.    I have perfected other things once i got tips so hoping to get this one right too.   I think my errors may be to do with the bread and how much i ground up the nuts.  i found the instructions did not mix it up enough so i had to mix it more than what the book said.  have i overdone it and made it too sloppy?  thoughts?  comments?

Astrid

I made this today and also think that 130 g of pasta is way too much.   I  am going to do it with 500 g of veggies, more water and only 80g of pasta so that it is more veg than pasta.  has a lovely flavour though so this will def be one of my regular dishes.   will let you know how i go.  I also found the lentil tomato pasta bake ( in the veggie book) way too heavy in pasta and have adjusted. 

wow!  thanks girls - awesome replies!  have jotted all these tips down in my book.  i do use arborio rice but will make sure i find an italian brand.  from what i can gather  - the sitting in thermomix is the key thing  i missed the first time.   i saw it looked soupy and assumed it wasn't cooked enough so cooked it  longer and then made it too mushy.     can'[t wait to try again now!  xo

hi there,

thanks so much for the replies,

great advice on letting it sit in thermomixer and for pouring over the spinach leaves - i will def try this next time.  i did cook on  and with butterfly in.   still wondering if i need to use boiling or hot water like you would cook  normal risotto?  on the plus side i made risotto cakes tonight  with the copious left overs i had ( pan fried them) and the family loved em!  I'm looking fwd to my second attempt now...

Astrid