Does anyone else find this happening? I even have Gert in my icons - she is everywhere! Not that I mind, Gert by sea, but is a little strange. Oh and Frozzie's picture is at the bottom of every page.  A little strange me thinks.

The recipe for the deodorant: as given to me by a TMX firend could easily be made using TMX.  She uses lavender oil for herself and eucalyptus for hubby.
* Place 5 tablespoons of coconut oil (unrefined from natural food store) in a pot and liquify over low-medium heat.  This happens very quickly.
* Remove from heat and add other ingredients.
* Add 1/4 cup of corn starch
* Add 1/4 cup of baking soda
* Stir continuously until smooth
*Add essential oils drop by drop until desired scent is reached
* Pour into a 4 oz canning jar. 
*Leave lid off until cool.  Re-stir once cooled, as essential oils sometimes float to the top. Can refrigerate for a couple days to solidify.   
We eventually just left our jar in the bathroom and it turned into a paste.  How to apply it?  Dab a little on your finger from the jar and apply.  I generally let my pits dry before getting dressed.
(We a few drops of each of these oils: bergamot, lavender, rosemary, and sweet orange.  It smells a little bit like Tom’s of Maine “unscented” deodorant)

Quickly sneaking a look at my precious forum (my guilty pleasure). Just had an afternoon snooze to catch up from the midnight flight, DH still sleeping. Meeting my kids at 5.30 for cocktails.
last year we took our 3+1(DS lovely girlfriend) to Singapore to celebrate my Dearest H 50th.  My turn this year hence our trip here now. A very short but decadent visit arrived this morning and home Tuesday evening.  But hopefully one filled with special memories. We are staying at the Shangri la Rasa Ria and hubby and I are in "snobsville" (we call it!) kids in the garden wing.  My Dh and I spent a week celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary here and wanted to share it with our babies.
I know its not TMX talk but I do love hearing everyone else's stories hence me sharing this one.
We have just returned from a dream trip to the UK and paris but feel the need to squeeze a couple of OS trips in as have been approved to be Foster parents commencing on my 50th birthday and they may be limited somewhat after that. we have been approved for 0-5 year old (our choice) I feel the need to give something back as have had a blessed existence.
Anyway that is my story hope not too boring and off the track. have a jam placed itinerary for our few days thanks to my wonderful family. Will get back when I can.

Has anyone tried Tenina's power balls. They are on her web page and they are divine. Using crio bru, ( never heard of it before, maybe she has shares! Good luck if she does) it's wonderful stuff. http://tenina.com/recipes/thermomix-crio-bru-power-balls

members' comments

Jeninwa - I have made these and they are delicious, I also have bought Crio Bru, drink it most days. Tenina is importing it into Australia.

jaclom - Powerballs are amazing!!!!  Just made some but didn't have enough almonds.  Used 3/4  hazelnuts and 1/4 almond flakes that I dry roasted in a frypan before adding. They are VERY rich (chocolate wise).  I made them for a morning tea Thursday but fear there won't be any left by then!!  Think they should last a while, as there is nothing that would really go off- fruit, nuts, maple syrup, crio...Give these 10/10!!  Thanks Tenina!!! 

SuzieG - Substituted craisins for cherries, used raisins instead of currants and didn't bother roasting the almonds. Easy to make and taste is delicious.  They are very rich, I don't think you'd eat more than one or two at a time. Finally found a good use for my crio as I didn't really like it as a drink.

Just copied Cream puffs pumpkin Dip recipe and found evernote is copying it correctly again, it is so good when it works properly rather than copying in a block.

Coconut Butter

400 g dried/desiccated coconut (I prefer organic & unsweetened, but I did test the recipe using a variety of dried coconut products and it worked well with all)

Put coconut into Thermomix and set to grind for 3 minutes/37°/speed 8. (That’s it, you don’t need to add anything but the coconut.)
After about one minute, stop to remove lid and push food down from the lid and sides. Continue processing. You will notice the sound change a bit as the coconut starts to become moist and turn to butter. It’s completely possible to turn dried coconut into butter without using any heat, but I find the heat makes for a smoother consistency that is easier to process. Also, when warmed like this, it transfers more easily to jars and containers. You may want to peek again and clear the coconut from the lid, sides, and from under the blades before finishing off the process. For the smoothest coconut butter, you can crank up to speed 9 for the last 30 seconds.
Pour into a jar immediately. The butter will be almost liquid when done, but hardens as it cools. This is a stable butter that does not need refrigeration. In fact, if you do keep it in the fridge you will likely use it less, as it will get very hard — too hard for spooning. Even when stored at room temp the butter is solid and will require warming first, for certain applications. Play with it to decide what you like best.

A few more thoughts…
You can make coconut butter with any amount of desiccated coconut, but it’s best to have at least 200g in the bowl. I used the amount of 300g just to give people a starting point. Also, I haven’t tried yet, but it might be helpful to set the temperature to 37°C as we process the coconut. This would help the oil to be released. Of course, we could set the temp higher, but that would make this coconut butter not suitable for raw foodists. Please do play with your food, and have fun figuring out what works best for you. (don’t forget to comment here with any helpful discoveries that might help others!)

This was on super kitchen machines blog and has absolutely amazed me.

I was having a play and now I have lost the show new posts tab at the top of the page. Can anyone tell me what I have done and how I can get it back. ( just when I was feeling clever)