Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: lozzylooloo on December 10, 2012, 09:54:24 am
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I can't breach copyright with my own stuff can I? This is an intro thread I posted "somewhere else" ;) last night:
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Hi all,
Will, I've wanted a thermomix for years - more than four, actually. And in all that time, I have never seen it in the flesh!!!! But, with two young children, and the interest free offer, I decided to bite the bullet and get it - because although now is the time in my life when I am least able to affOrd it, it is also the time when I feel I am going to get the best use out of it.
I'm excited and nervous! I live two hours from my consultant, so the thermie will be delivered to me without a demo just yet! I hate having any food failures, and having them in my whizz bang new expensive thermomix will be gut wrenching, so I've been trying to plan my beginning recipes for maximum probability of success, but it is so hard because everything has such mixed reports.
I thought I'd just follow the EDC cookbook (does it come with every thermomix purchase, or since I'm getting the Christmas festive flavour one does that mean I don't get the EDC?), but there are people who seem to hate the recipes from the EDC. I thought I'd try some Internet recipes I have found here and elsewhere, but there is that lottery feel again.
So, Hi!! I'm excited, I'm nervous, and I look forward to meeting you all and learning from you
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So, here I am, washed, about to dry and reassemble and have a little play while kids sleeping, but will be slightly limited by lack of recent shopping = not much in fridge or cupboard
So very excited to be a thermomix owner!!
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Hi lozzy.
"Will, I've wanted a thermomix for years - more than four, actually. And in all that time, I have never seen it in the flesh!!!! But, with two young children, and the interest free offer, I decided to bite the bullet and get it - because although now is the time in my life when I am least able to affOrd it, it is also the time when I feel I am going to get the best use out of it."
That is the most sensible thing I have heard from a new owner. The EDC is fine for beginners and has all the basics. You will find recipes that are tried and tested on the forum. That is the secret. Tried and tested and tweaked. Tenina the ThermoMixtress is the go to person for masterful recipes.
We have other gurus here and you will have no trouble seeking them out.
Like your style and welcome to the forum.
Gert
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Hi lozzy and welcome. Relax and have fun lots of recipes here and tweaks if EDC ones too. I like to check the thread for recipe tweaks before I cook from EDC. :)
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Hi there . .Can only agree with Gert - yours in the most clear thinking approach!! You're right - with two youngsters now is the time - and the TMX will eventually pay for itself - moneywise, timewise and healthwise!
Welcome to the forum - a unique place of caring and sharing . . . you'll learn heaps here and not just about using the TMX. If you have any problems, questions, requests, etc etc etc . . just pop them on here and bob's your uncle - you'll have answers within a very short space of time. We all look forward to sharing your TMX (and other!) experiences! :D
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Hi Lozzy! I am a newbie, too. I just got mine a week ago. In fact, I am new to cooking! I understand how you feel, having a fancy new machine you expect every dish to turn out perfect. To be honest, I have had lots of successes this past week, but also had a few disasters!
That really boils down to my inability to read instructions properly and my lack of experience in cooking means I don't possess the simple logic most do and as a result I struggle with the simples recipes.
But I must say the kitchen disasters have not dampened my enthusiasm because cooking has never been this easy and mess free! I love cooking with my Thermie, "the one stop pot" or "cooking by numbers", and it really does get easier and more intuitive with every dish (for instance, my first risotto was a salty, gluggy mess but my second one was perfection).
Welcome and good luck on your first few dishes with your new baby. Keep us posted with your cooking and discoveries!
xo
Dhitri
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Hi lozzy, welcome to the forum. 10/10 for your introduction message ;D To be honest I didn't have much success with the EDC and it wasn't until I found this forum that I began to cook a decent meal. This is a great list to start with, many of us have done a lot of these recipes and it has to be good to be on CP's list of favourites. (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6470.0)
ThermieLove's posting was a good one for a newbie and the point taken from it is something we have all learnt - read the recipe carefully and then read it again ;) Many a meal is ruined by not doing exactly what the recipe says. Good luck with your new machine and remember we are here for you if you get into trouble or just want to ask a question as all newbies do (and some oldies as well).
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Awwwww thank you all sooooo much for such a warm welcome!!!
After posting, I couldn't wait, figured flour was cheap enough and plentiful, the chooks have given me a few eggs, and thermie desperately wanted to be christened, so I cracked in to the EDC custard (page155) - slightly tweaked by guess work by me (+ 1 egg, vanilla essence only, ^milk).
Yay!!! Success!! Tastes good, a tad floury flavour, but still tasty as!
Now, I will go check some of the links and members you've suggested to see if I can scrounge up ingredients for something savoury before I go to bed ;)
Thank you all again :)
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Good luck Lozzy, sounds like you will be fine once you work out what you can and can't make. What about some biscuits for the kids, or a cake. Nice and easy to start with.
I bet you will be off to the shop tomorrow to buy some ingredients so you can whip up a few items tomorrow :)
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Nice to see you are away Lozzy, custard is always a good one to start with. Now you can move onto Chookie's no-fuss rolls (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=4253.0) on the forum - have a go if you have some bread flour, they are so easy.
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Sound yum! But no yeast - will add to the looong shopping list ;)
Haven't made anything else yet - severe dearth of ingredients for a savoury. Will make a veggie risotto for me and a beef strong for hubby and kids after shop tomorrow I reckon
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Hi and welcome lozzy. You certainly sound excited about your machine. Do let us know how you go with the things you make.
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Hi Lozzy and welcome you must be so excited to finally have your TMX, enjoy!!
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Welcome to the forum Lozzy. :)
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Welcome to the forum LLL
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Hi and welcome
I'm a newbie too - had mine for two and a half weeks now, after wanting it for four and a half years!! It's really brought back my enthusiasm for cooking - just finding meals to cook night after night was a bit of a drag, but no more!
I have a 3 and a 5 year old and they are loving it too. Even baking is more fun (and we loved it to start with) - so quick to mix up cookie dough etc, which so suits their attention spans ;)
I have actually made quite a few recipes straight from the EDC and it's been pretty successful so far. But also lots of recipes from here or online.
Enjoy!! :)
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Another new by here too. I am slowly getting used to the way of TMX cooking but like you still have to go and shop for essentials.
No delivery demo here either - so was all by trial and error. Have fun playing.
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Hello and welcome lozzie - I can feel your excitement! :D
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Sounds like your going to have fun
The EDC is a great starting point, gives you ideas on time speed & temp.
Bechamel sauce for lasagna is a good start, easy & quick.
Marble Cake is nice.
Custard, great
Foccacia bread, is really easy & I make it lots
Rissotto of course
There are some good recipes in there, especially to start with.
Enjoy :)
H :)
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Thank you all - so many lovely people at different stages of their thermo journey but all loving it by looks :)
Yep, I'm in love :)
Depending on what I'm making and cost and time involved, I'm happy trying EDC or forum or a combination ;)
I haven't got to make much because of ingredient lack ;) but my shopping list for today is much longer :D
Nothing else after the custard last night, but porridge (EDC but tweaked) and banana milkshake (totally made up) this morning :)
When I try a recipe from EDC, do I just add any cmments to an existing review thread or start a new one?
Tank you all :)
Lemon butter on the agenda next ;)
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I think you would add to the existing review thread, that way all the reviews for the recipe are in the one place. :)
I didn't use my EDC at all for a start as I had only heard bad things about it, but now I use it as I can read the reviews here first! ;)
Hope you continue to have success. :D
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You've obviously seen all the different books listed (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?board=48.0) so just go into the book you are using and see if there is a review already. Add yours to that thread but if there is no review of a recipe you have tried, just click on 'new topic' and start a new one. It can then be added to the list by a moderator. Looking forward to reading about all the things that are now going to come out of your Thermomix.
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Just on the EDC topic, I get the impression that SOME of the recipes have been amended in the current version compared with older editions. 8)
Mmm, I want a banana milkshake now...of to experiment. Can't go too far wrong with that I hope...
I spent quite a bit on my first couple of shops after receiving my TMX - lots of spices, especially. But now it has settled down and I believe I am starting to see some savings. We have a local indian spice shop, and that was GREAT for the spices at a cheap price (and look better too - my supermarket cinnamon sticks look totally different)
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Hi Lozzy and welcome to the forum, we love the strog in the EDC but I make it with a kilo of chicken thighs and no mushies :) Anzac biscuits are also good from the EDC and the fast chicken curry I use 1 kilo of chicken thighs also and no veggies except potato
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Hi Lozzy, I have had mine for just over 3 years, and still love nit.
Plus another machine for my bench too, and they both get used..
You will love it, if we can help ask away.. :)
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Hello and welcome to the forum. :)
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Welcome Lozzy
The EDC has enough in it to get you started. I have a few books, not many, but I find this forum the most valuable place for a recipe that has been tried, tested, altered - you name it, these girls have done it and if they haven't, yell steer you in the right direction to find it.
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I agree with all the comments I have had many successes with EDC recipes but always peek at the forum first just to see if there are some tweaks that are recommended. There is always someone to help with questions as you go along.
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That definitely seems to be working for me so far - EDC recipe after checking here for tweaks, or recipes straight from here (thanks for the bread roll link, my first time ever making bread and it worked!)
EDC play dough is super easy and lively texture by the way ;)
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Well Lozzie, how is it going, after having mine for 18 months I still love it and use it everyday, I wonder how I did without it, make so much from scratch, even condensed milk yesterday. :)