I have been spending my holidays as you all know thermomixing myself into a frenzy.  I had two friends of today, a couple, one of which is British and the other German. Sarah clapped eyes on my bench top to see the Thermie Twins and shrieked with excitement,  she now wants one on her bridal list.  No problem, as I can sort that  out no problem.  Carsten, however, remarked on the Vorwerk brand.  He ooed and aaahred about Vorwerk saying that his parents have owned a vacuum cleaner for more than thirty years and it is as good as the day they bought it. He also said there are German brands like Miele and mercedes and then there is Vorwerk.  He indicated that it is simply the best German brand that is so well known here for its quality and durability and stands the test of time.

Interesting and pleasing all at the same time.  I will be using this statement in my demos.  But until morae recently, I had never really heard of Vorwerk, which is a pity that something so wonderful doesn't get the publicity it deserves.  Oh well.

Xxx

 

Luckily I live in Germany. Even better, the Vorwerk service centre was literally 1.8km from my usual supermarket. I have a new bowl and base and I am cooking with "gas". I just made a batch of bagels to celebrate. Even though I have just eaten my yummy turkey risotto that I made last night.  Just invited a pregnant friend over. She is always hungry at 8 months.....

Xxx

 

A number of families come and go from an International School environment.  Everyone knows that I love to cook so when they leave, I get bag fulsomely of herbs and spices, flour etc etc.

I was a given one of those bottles of instant curry, cannot remember the brand name.  I was tired last night so I grabbed a packet of chicken wings and through in the sauce.  On  speed, 100° for 18 mins, there was dinner.  I would never dare suggest this a "recipe" such as this should ever be posted but I wonder if anyone else has ever cheated like this?  I did also make Naan bread from scratch and stir fry vegetables from EDC.  So it was not all bad.  But come on, who has ever cheated and thrown a nasty instanced bottle of something into their Thermomix? Come on, confess!!!!!

Xxx

 

I simply must vent.  Please hear me out and then I will be okay again.

Last Friday my group leader was having a meeting.  This was the first I could make after all my conferences and so on since I officially joined to become a Thermomix Consultant. Ed and I arrived to find that she had cancelled it, didn't tell us and then was out.  Lucky her husband was at home.

Tonight was the rescheduled meeting.  I cooked yesterday so that I could be out the door at 630, drive there slowly and safely and be there between 7 and 730pm.  I drove over 100km, my navigation went mad and many roads were either closed or blocked.

It is now 815 and after an hour and a half of driving what should have taken 15km and half an hour, I am home, unable to get to the meeting.

All in all I have wasted near on three hours getting to and from meetings that are either cancelled or impossible to get to.  I need a group leader closer by, with easier access and that is a little more reliable.  I still have a broken bowl which keeps being promised to me when I finally get to these meetings.  Thermie is not himself and I just want to cry.  I am trying so hard to become a consultant and learn more.  I feel like throwing the whole consultant idea away and just cooking for Ed and I! 

Sorry about the grumbles but I knew you would all understand my frustrations.

xxx

 

Yes, you heard it correctly, you are now looking at Germany's Next Top Thermomix Consultant. 

I met with my lovely GL Petra today, whose English is about as good as my German (plus Ed and another consultant helping her out) and I signed up!!!  I am now officially a Thermomix Consultant!! Yippee!! Woohoo!!! 

I have read all the pros and cons on the website and from what I have read and understood today (with Ed's assistance of fluent German) it seems to be completely wonderful and honestly NOTHING to lose at all. 

I have my kit and my flip chart (AHHH, all in German, might need to pick up an English one when next in Aus???) and I will start on the trail at once.  I have two potential parties lined up already and look forward to being THE consultant to the expat English speaking community of Frankfurt and surrounds.  And if I have to do a party in German, never fear - Ed is here!!!

As I write to you, guess who has his nose in my Thermobag of tricks, reading every recipe and interrupting me, showing me things and talking non stop about Thermomix. You guessed it - Ed!!!


xxx


 

I fancied spinach but I also felt like risotto.  So I combined the risotto recipe from Jeden Tag Genießen and a recipe that I found for Spinach Risotto from www.epicurious.com.  Unfortunately, I did have to use the induction cooktop to defrost the frozen spinach. Honestly, it was the first time I have used it since Thermie's arrival. The risotto was absolutely delicious - I hope you enjoy it too.

Spinach Risotto

Number of People: 2+

Ingredients:

450g Frozen Spinach
100g Parmesan Cheese
1 large onion, peeled and halved
25g EVOO
250g Arborio Rice
150g White Wine
700g Liquid Stock - I used homemade chicken stock, try vegetarian?

Preparation:

Remove frozen spinach from pack and in a pot on the stove,  cook until it defrosts and most of the liquid has evaporated.  

Place parmesan cheese into   10 secs on speed 10.  Remove and place to one side. Rinse   .

Add onion to   and chop 3 secs on speed 5.

Pour in EVOO and cook for 3 mins on speed 1 at 100˚.

Add arborio rice and cook for a further 3 mins, speed 1 at 100˚.

With white wine and hot stock, combine in   and cook for 22 mins on   speed 1 at 100˚.

Using the spatula to assist, stir in cheese and cooked spinach by hand.

Cook for 2 extra mins,   speed 1 at 100˚, or until all ingredients are combined.

Photos:

You can see Ed, starving and waiting to eat his risotto!!!
Tips/Hints:

Hi All,

I was googling around and found someone had alphabetised the contents of the German Thermomix Cookbook, Jeden Tag Geniseßen.  I have posted a couple of these recipes already translated onto our forum.  If there are any other requests, I will do my very best.    So far, I am only up to F, and t - z.   But if I do a little bit each day, I will soon be complete.

xxx
 

Aioli - Aioli
Ananas-Orangen-Marmelade - Pineapple Orange Marmelade
Apfel an Cidre-Zabaglione - Apple Cider Zabaglione
Apfel-Möhren-Rohkost - Apple and Carrot Crudites
Apfelmuffins - Apple Muffins
Apfelmus - Apple Puree
Apfelrotkohl - Apple and Red Cabbage
Apfelstrudel mit Zimt und Walnüssen - Apple Strudel with Cinnamon and Walnuts

Baguette auf die Schnelle - Quick Bread Rolls
Bayerische Creme - Bayern Cream
Bechamelsauce - Bechamel Sauce
Bienenstich - Bee Sting (Cake)
Biskuit - Sponge Cake
Biskuitrolle mit Erdbeerfüllung Sponge Roll with Strawberry Filling
Bunter Salat - Colourful Salad
Buttercreme - Butter Cream (filling for cakes)

Cappuccino - you guessed it!!
Cevapcici - Kind of kebab dish, small meat rolls
Champignoncremesuppe - Cream of Mushrom Soup
Cumberlandsauce - Fruit based sauce for non white meat
Curryhähnchen süß-sauer - Sweet and Sour Curried Chicken
Currysauce- Curry Sauce
Currysauce süß-sauer - Sweet and Sour Curry Sauce

Dinkelbrot - Wheat Bread
Dinkel- Buchweizen-Brot - Wheat and Buckwheat Bread

Eier kochen - Egg Cake
Eierlikör - Egg liquor
Eierlikörtorte - Egg liquor Torte
Eierstich -  Cannot find a direct English translation, Google it!!!
Eischnee - Whipped Egg White
Elsässer Apfeltorte - Alsace Apple Cake
Erdbeereis - Srawberry Ice Cream
Erdbeerquark mit Zitronenmelisse - Strawberry Quark with Lemon Melissa

Feldsalat in Curryrahm - Field Salad with Curry Cream Sauce
Forellen mit Sauce Hollandaise
French Dressing - French Dressing
Frischkäse selbst gemacht - Home Made Cream Cheese
Frischkäseaufstrich - Cream Cheese Spread
Früchtetraum - Fruit Dream
Fruchtsaftgetränk - Fresh Fruit Juice
Frühstücksdrink - Breakfast Drink

Gebundene Gemüsesuppe
Gemischte Rohkost
Gemüsecremesuppe
Gemüseplatte mit Eiern
Gemüse-Kartoffel-Fleisch-Brei
Gemüsestrudel
Germknödel
Glühwein
Grießbrei
Grießflammerie
Grießklößchen

Hackböllchen mit Currysauce
Hackbraten mit Varianten
Hähnchenbrust im Wirsingmantel
Hefegrundteig
Hefekuchen mit Birnen
Hefeschnecken
Heidelbeertorte mit Streuseln
Heiße Schokolade
Himbeerkonfitiire
Himbeersorbet
Honig-Zwiebeln
Hühnerfrikassee

italienische Gemüsesuppe

Joghurtbrot
Joghurtdressing

Kakao
Kapern-Ei-Brotaufstrich
Kapernsauce
Kapern-Zitronen-Sauce
Kartoffelgratin ruck-zuck
Kartoffelpüree
Kartoffelsuppe
Käsekuchen
Käse-Sahne-Nudeln
Kirschsauce zu Waffeln oder Eis
Kokosmakronen
Königsberger Klopse
Kräuter-Bechamelsauce
Kräuterbutter
Kräutercrernesuppe
Kräuterdrink
Kräuterhackbraten
Kräuterschöberl

Lachsaufstrich
Lachspastete mit Pfefferquarkdip
Lachs mit Champingnonsahne
Langkornreis
Lasagne
Laugenbrezeln
Linsensuppe

Mango-Apfel-Konfitüre
Markklößchen
Marmorkuchen
Marzipankartoffeln
Mayonnaise
Meerrettichsauce
Mehlschwitze
Melonen-Orangen-Cocktail
Milchreis
Moccaeis
Mohnkuchen mit Streuseln
Mohnstollen
Möhreneintopf
Möhrengemüse mit Frühlingszwiebeln
Mousse au chocolat
Muffins mit Schokolade
Mürbegrundteig
Muscheln mit Tomatensauce
Müslibrot

Nektarinenkonfitüre
Nusskuchen
Nuss-Schokoladen-Aufstrich

Olivenhackbraten
Orangenmarmelade

Paprikacremesuppe
Paprikahackbraten
Pfannkuchen — Grundteig
Pfefferquarkdip
Pfeffer-Sahne-Sauce
Pfirsichquark
Philadelphiatorte
Pizzabrot
Pizza — Grundrezept für den Teig
Pizza Margherita
Pizza mit Rucola und Parmaschinken
Pizza mit Spinat und Schafskäse
Porreetorte
Putenfleischstreifen mit Broccoli

Quark-Kümmel-Brötchen
Quark-Öl-Grundteig
Quarkstrudel
Quiche Lorraine

Radieschen-Kresse-Aufstrich
Reibekuchen
Remoulade
Risotto mit Varianten
Rose-Island-Dressing
Rosinenstuten
Rote-Bete-Sülzchen mit Schmandsauce
Rote Grütze
Rotweineis
Rührkuchen
Rumkugeln
Russische Teigtaschen (Mantji)
Russischer Zupfkuchen

Sachertorte
Sahne schlagen
Salamicreme
Sauce Bearnaise
Sauce Bologneser Art
Sauce Hollandaise
Sauce Mornay
Schinken-Schnittlauch-Butter
Schmandsauce
Schokoladeneis
Schokoladenpudding
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
Schwarz-Weiß-Gebäck
Schweinefilet mit Selleriepüree
Schweinefleischbällchen süß-sauer
Sektcocktail Bellini
Sekt-Trüffel-Torte
Semmelknödel
Senf-Dill-Sauce - Mustard and Dill Sauce
Sesambrot - Sesame Bread
Sesamringe - Sesame Ring
Sherrysauce -  Sherry Sauce
Silberkuchen - Silver Cake
Sonnenblumenbrot - Sunflower Seed Bread
Spaghetti - You guessed it!
Spargelcremesuppe - Cream of Asparagus Soup
Spargel mit Kartoffeln - Asparagus with Potatoes
Spätzle - Spaetzle, kind of pasta/noodle German dish... Google it!!!
Speck andünsten - Sauted Bacon
Spritzgebäck - Shortbread
Steinpilz-Rahm-Sauce - Mushroom Cream Sauce
Streuselkuchen - Streudel Cake
Strudeigrundteig - Streudel Pastry (the first layer of the cake)

Tiramisu ohne Ei - Tiramisu WITHOUT Eggs
Tomatencremesuppe - Cream of Tomato Soup
Tomatensauce - Tomato Soup
Triester Torte - Trieste Torte

Ungarisches Paprikagulasch - Hungarian Capsicum Goulash

Vaniliecreme für Windbeutel
Vanilleeis - Vanilla Ice Cream
Vanillepudding - Vanilla Pudding
Vanillesauce - Vanilla Sauce
Vanillezucker - Vanilla Sugar
Vegetarische Bratensauce - Vegetarian Roast Sauce
Vitalbrot - Vital Bread
Vollkornreis - Full Grain Rice

Waffeln - Waffles
Wasser kochen - Boiling Water
Whiskey-Sahne-Likör - Whiskey and Cream Liquor
Windbeutel - Cream Puffs
Windbeutelfüllung mit Kirschen - Cream Puff Filling with Cherries
Windbeutelfüllung pikant - Cream Puff with Spicy Sauce
Wirsing, schlank und schmackhaft - Savoy cabbage lean and tasty

Zabaglione - Zabagliona
Zimtsterne - Cinnamon Stars
Zitronencreme - Lemon Cream
Zucchinicremesuppe - Zucchini Cream Soup
Zucchini süß-sauer - Sweet and Sour Zucchini
Zuckerglasur - Sugar Glaze
Zwiebel andünsten  - Saute Onions
Zwiebelsuppe - Onion Soup