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« on: October 18, 2011, 04:25:08 am »
D'oh!  ok, worked out where I went wrong. Recipe says 3 tablespoons of butter, which was about 80g but with my shoddy scribbling I typed it up as 30g which explains why it burnt so quickly. Sorry Judydawn!! Will amend original recipe post
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« on: October 17, 2011, 10:53:19 am »
Hi Judydawn,
mine was quite dark but had been i nthe oven for half an hour and was slightly burnt around the edges but didn't adversely affect the taste. Just checked the recipe book and it definitely says 180degrees.
Hope you got it out of the oven in time and it wasn't too burnt!
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« on: October 17, 2011, 10:27:33 am »
Hi Jbasha, Glad you're enjoying your thermomix! Welcome to the forum, I haven't been on it very long but have found it to be wonderfully helpful. Relatively new to the thermy myself so will be stalking for tips and ideas 
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« on: October 17, 2011, 10:23:04 am »
Hello, Popping back in with an update. Last week I made Chicken Kiev http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3879.0 Not sure if the link will work but will soon find out! It was quick and easy to prepare and i made a point to make the noisy breadcrumbs in advance while the littlies were still awake and crumbed them when they were asleep. They froze really well too so I will definitely be making these again, perhaps with a little less butter and may try to sneak in some grated veg  The one new recipe a week is very managable, this week I'm still deciding between Fried rice and honey mustard chicken. Both sound delicious! I also tried Garlic prawns and have made Rara's pancakes twice, and probably again later this week. I made pizza last week, any ideas on how to make it healthier? Once I tried putting more mushroom and sliced tomato on but it made the base soggy. Will have to find some topping ideas, it tasted good but didn't seem very healthy being mostly processed meat and cheese with a token scattering of olives, mushroom and pineapple. Thanks everyone for all the tips, it is much appreciated!
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« on: October 13, 2011, 12:17:41 pm »
I made these tonight for tomorrows dinner, I ran out of time this afternoon. Can't wait for tomorrow!!
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« on: October 13, 2011, 12:08:28 pm »
Toasted muesli Converted from Relaxed cooking with Curtis Stone. Its yummy!  I didn't have any maple syrup so added more honey. Ingredients80g butter 3tsp ground cinnamon 3tsp grated nutmeg ½ tsp ground clove 50g honey 30g brown sugar 30g maple syrup 200g rolled oats 120g pepitas 120g sunflower seeds 100g slivered almonds 1 cup chopped dried fruit Preheat oven to 180deg Melt butter and spices on 60deg, 2 mins, speed 2Add sugar, honey and maple syrup, 100deg 5 mins, speed 3 (the recipe says to simmer for 2 mins, i think 5 mins was long enough but perhaps it needs to be longer?) Add oats, pepitas, sunflower seeds and almonds, 15 sec,  , speed 4.
Spread evenly on a baking tray, bake 30 mins. (My oven had been preheating for a while and muesli was dark after 30mins so i removed it from the oven and just sprinkled the fruit on) Stir in fruit. Bake another 10mins or till muesli darkens. Muesli will be soft but will harden as it cools. Cool, then break up.
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« on: October 04, 2011, 04:40:51 am »
Hi, Earmuffs are a fabulous idea! Thanks I finally had a chance to turn on the computer and the baby woke up just on cue, managed to resettle him so fingers crossed. I made the chicken croquettes yesterday, still felt the way i usually do in the kitchen, a bit haphazard but they turned out well. I've frozen some to see if i can bake them in the oven from frozen to make easy dinners at the end of a long day. Took longer than i thought it would with having to let the mash and chicken cool and the crumbing step so i don't think i would make this unless i had DH around to help with the kids. I hadn't steamed any meat before, so that was new and worked out well. I like Judydawn's suggestion of making the mash the day before and letting it set in the fridge. Liam at them despite them being potato based, though he was quite hungry and I put some aside and pureed for the baby, which he ate a bit of then refused but did eat a bit as finger food so works well on both fronts. Thanks Cuilidh, i think organisation is a big part of it. It would help if i started organising or at least thinking about dinner in the morning or the day before, not at 3pm when time becomes more of an issue. I've also started a recipe folder so bits of paper don't get buried under clutter and i can't find them when I'm stuck for ideas. I guess its a matter of practice and learning things along the way, meal planning and cooking meals to use up the ingredients you buy before they go off is so common sense but I didn't really do it before. I always have left over celery that wilts even if i buy half a bunch and then get stuck with how to use it up. And with more experience i'll better know how to organise myself to do the noisy chopping or grinding etc when the kids are still awake instead of getting stuck half way through a recipe because i don't want to wake them during a nap. fundj - DH isn't fussy but sometimes gets reflux and skips meals altogether, hes happy to eat cheese and crackers or toast if nothing is available. Sometimes hes had those in preference to what I've made DS will eat broccoli, corn, diced carrot, diced celery, spinach and sometimes chinese greens. He doesn't like raw veg or salad, i probably didn't introduce it to him early enough. Fast food he has is pizza occasionally, isn't a huge fan or red rooster, he likes bbq chicken. How do you half cook pasta? Do you do it earlier in the day and then store it in the fridge and then recook it just before serving? Great way to get the kids to eat their dinner debbiebillg From now on when i introduce anything new I'll make sure DS is very hungry before dinnertime. Off to find the recipe for creamy chicken and veg. Thank you everyone, you're so wonderfully supportive!!
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« on: October 02, 2011, 11:23:57 am »
Hi everyone, Thank you for the responses and advice, I'm overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers. You have brilliant ideas, I'll try to involve Liam (my older one) in cooking with the thermomix and make food more fun. He enjoys cooking, but mainly cakes Bub had a bad night teething and felt like death warmed up today. I really look forward to being about to have a full nights sleep. One day! I did a small grocery shop this morning and have all the ingredients for chicken croquettes for an attempt tomorrow Will let you know how I go! Thanks Rogizoja - I haven't used the steamer to cook any meat yet, its on the list of things to do  Hally, thank you for the lovely offer but unfortunately I'm in sydney creampuff - Thanks for the words of wisdom, we always used to be worried about our son not weighing enough so tried what we could to get food into him. Perhaps a consistent tough love approach would have been better. He grazes through the day, he eats fruit so its not all junk but life would be easier if he would eat his dinner! Judydawn - Thank you for the meal suggestions, I am trying the chicken croquettes this week Hoping my son will eat it, he doesn't like potato. Don't know why, i love it. Its the ultimate comfort food. DH isn't much of a cook either, he will make steak and veges and has been helping out more in recent weeks with things being harder than usual Frozzie - looks delicious, i will try this one next week! I don't know anyone other than the consultant nearby who has a thermomix, a few friends on facebook have one and its where i found out about it but they are interstate. LellyJ - Thanks for the offer, its very kind. If you have any spare booklets that would be wonderful, or I can have a look at the ABA website and get some through there. Before kids we weren't the neatest people but now I want to be and find it frustrating that as soon as I clean or tidy an area it stays that way for about 5 minutes.
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« on: October 01, 2011, 01:24:07 pm »
Hello, Thanks for the replies I'm in Sydney and have 2 boys, a 3yr old and 8 month old. My 3 yr old will eat chicken, spaghetti, egg, rice and a few select veges. Hes not big on trying new things so will often clamp his mouth shut and refuse to try food so doesn't really know he doesn't like it. At the moment I'm sometimes struggling to cope on a few domestic fronts, getting the baby to sleep, cooking, keeping up with the housework and finding time for my husband and myself. Its been a rough month with lots of colds, a bout of gastro and yet more colds leaving us down and depleted. Thankfully we're better now with more good days than bad. On good days everything seems to click and tasks are easy, on bad its amazing how stressed and exhausted i can be while accomplishing very little. This week I will make up a big batch of bolognaise and have steak, chicken and steamed veges and a new dinner dish in the thermo. That way there is a back up if the little man won't eat it. In the past I have tried to bite off more than I can chew, best to take baby steps. Doesn't help that my son hates the noise the thermomix makes when it goes past speed 5 and the bub is going through a clingy phase.
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« on: October 01, 2011, 12:33:29 pm »
Hi, I've had the thermomix for about 3 months now and have only used it occasionally for basic things like mash potato, steaming veges, cakes, making rice and soup. I don't have the most experience or confidence when it comes to cooking and I was hoping that owning a thermomix would help but I get indecisive, intimidated and overwhelmed by the sheer number of recipes and long lists of ingredients and then finding ways to use up the remaining before they go off in the fridge. I know my main problem with cooking is not being very organised, or trying to do too many things at once and getting stressed out but I am trying. When I make something and it doesn't work out and my husband or kids won't eat it, it kind of affirms that I'm not a very good cook. Can anyone suggest fast, easy, almost idiot proof dinner recipes to get me started? I will be trying the How has the thermomix made life easier for you in the kitchen? I'm sure i'm just not using it to its full potential! My consultant has been in email contact and suggested going to cooking classes but they are all on in the evenings and its not possible at the moment with the kids being so young and bed time such chaos. Thanks very much
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« on: July 19, 2011, 10:34:10 am »
Thank you JudyDawn, that makes it much clearer Next time I try chopping carrots i'll have a back up carrot recipe in mind incase i over do it again
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« on: July 18, 2011, 12:19:52 pm »
Hi,
Can you chop or dice carrots or celery in the TM? I cut medium sized carrots into thirds and gave it a second or two on speed 7 I think and ended up with what looks like finely grated carrot and celery. Another second and it would have been pulverised. I was after chunks about 1cm or so in size.. is it possible?
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« on: July 17, 2011, 11:15:30 am »
opps, should probably move this to the recipe review section. Sorry, new at this!
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« on: July 17, 2011, 11:12:42 am »
Turned out great, 5/5. The recipe makes 4 medium pizza bases when rolled thinly so if making a bigger pizza might only make 3.
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« on: July 17, 2011, 11:09:29 am »
Hi,
Got my thermomix yesterday and made the anzac biscuits today. They were too sweet for my liking (and i have quite a sweet tooth) and didn't have enough oats, so will try to adjust the recipe next time. They spread a lot during bakign so try to leave lots of room between the biscuits otherwise they meld into one giant one. Nice and chewy though!
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