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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #90 on: May 18, 2009, 12:03:28 pm »
oh dear! my 3yo loves them! lol
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #91 on: May 19, 2009, 04:34:22 pm »
 ;D  Guess it's just a personal taste thing.  Or perhaps Ozzie parmesan is milder than ours???  It really was overpowering.
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #92 on: May 19, 2009, 07:15:17 pm »
Did you use freshly grated Parmesan, gatre your own or buy pre-packaged Parmesan - when we were kids my mother bought some parmesan for the first time (about 40 years ago when it wasn't used much by aussies) and it was definitely off - rancid ? and it stank.

I had some a couple of days ago that was just so sweet and not salty/strong.
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #93 on: May 20, 2009, 07:44:26 am »
That was the offender - think it was Perfect brand.
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #94 on: June 01, 2009, 09:58:44 am »
Recipe Name: pulse & pumpkin curry
Book Name: vegetarian
Tweaking details: i used vege stock concentrate instead of salt, added 1/2 eggplant diced (could have added heaps more vegies). we also cooked more beans than the recipe called for and did halved brussells sprouts too
Review: the vegies & lentils in the bowl were mush and unrecognisable by the end, but the vegies in the varoma were a little underdone. it was a bit of a nothing taste (not tasteless but just a generic flavour rather than a wow i want more flavour)
Score: (out of 5*) 2.5
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #95 on: June 03, 2009, 11:44:39 am »
I did the Potato & Leek soup tonight as per the recipe in the Everyday Cookbook but threw in a clove of garlic and used 500ml of water instead of 700ml to give it a thicker consistency. It was YUMMO! ;D It will definitely become a regular on the menu now :D


I thought that soup was great, but too salty, so I reduced the amount of stock paste by half.
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #96 on: June 03, 2009, 11:59:45 am »
Ah! I didn't even realise this was here, thanks Thermomixer :)
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #97 on: June 05, 2009, 06:06:45 am »
Might have to ask MM to do that - it is a Sticky, but maybe it just needs a Bump every now and then !!
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #98 on: June 05, 2009, 01:46:23 pm »
Good tip for the pumpkin soup out of the Everyday Cookbook.
Chop your pumpkin a bit smaller and don't chop in the  *: before cooking.
Apparently the pumpkin 'bleeds' when chopped and releases something that gives a bitter taste, so the less chopping prior to cooking the better.
So just cut into cubes (I probably do inch sized cubes), cook then puree.

Oh and if a soft skinned pumpkin (like butternut or kent) you can leave the skin on - it puree's up beautifully and lowers the GI. And don't throw away the seeds - throw all that in too!
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #99 on: June 06, 2009, 02:18:59 am »
Good tip for the pumpkin soup out of the Everyday Cookbook.
Chop your pumpkin a bit smaller and don't chop in the  *: before cooking.
Apparently the pumpkin 'bleeds' when chopped and releases something that gives a bitter taste, so the less chopping prior to cooking the better.

LOL - I was told the opposite by Raymond Capaldi - he grates his pumpkin and only cooks it for a bout 10-15 minutes.

He said to cut it up very small as cooking it for a long time makes it bitter??? ??? :-))

Oh dear - need to see if I can find more info - where did your tip come from I-L-B?   
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #100 on: June 06, 2009, 04:42:09 am »
Good tip for the pumpkin soup out of the Everyday Cookbook.
Chop your pumpkin a bit smaller and don't chop in the  *: before cooking.
Apparently the pumpkin 'bleeds' when chopped and releases something that gives a bitter taste, so the less chopping prior to cooking the better.

LOL - I was told the opposite by Raymond Capaldi - he grates his pumpkin and only cooks it for a bout 10-15 minutes.

He said to cut it up very small as cooking it for a long time makes it bitter??? ??? :-))

Oh dear - need to see if I can find more info - where did your tip come from I-L-B?   

Thermomixer my source was JB... would love it if you could clear this up...  ;)
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #101 on: June 06, 2009, 07:52:42 am »
Choc Chip Cookies page 128 Everyday cookbook

Nice recipe this one.  Mine took 15 minutes to cook though but then that may be my oven.  Next time I will pre-sift the dry ingredients ready to just add them through the lid when instructed to do so.  I got 52 cookies from this recipe and it will certainly be on my list of 'do again' recipes.
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #102 on: June 09, 2009, 02:06:15 pm »
Recipe Name: chocolate chip cookies (not sure of exact name)
Book Name: aussie everyday cookbook
Tweaking details: i had to make a few changes - used raw sugar only, made them gluten free, use white choc chips and rainbow ones.
personally i found these cookies WAY too sweet. they are very much like subway cookies.
Review: just too sweet for me. easy to make though and if you like subway cookies you'll love them
Score: (out of 5*) 3*
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #103 on: June 09, 2009, 02:15:26 pm »
Recipe Name: Lemony Cake with Passionfruit Icing
Book Name: Brazen's recipe from the Thermomix Aust. website
Tweaking details: just had too cook it a little longer - but that could be my oven as well.
Review: it is a pretty heavy type of cake (perfect for this cold weather) and I was amazed how well the oil, lemon and eggs whipped up together!  It was a huge hit at work!  I wasn't sure how the condensed milk and passionfruit icing would go but worked well. Perhaps a bit too sweet for me.
Score: (out of 5*) 4.5*
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Re: Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!
« Reply #104 on: June 09, 2009, 11:37:31 pm »
it takes longer in my oven too, but so does everything lol and i think it would be a bit sweet for me with the icing - it originally came with a sugar syrup on top but i dn't use that either, just the plain cake is plenty sweet enough for me!
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