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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: tasbell on August 23, 2009, 02:34:27 am

Title: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 23, 2009, 02:34:27 am
Hi!!,
       I live south of hobart and just got my thermomix on friday. It was a lovely suprise present for my birthday from my partner. The week before i had a demo and fell in love with the thermomix, but did not imagine i would actually get one  :o

So far i have made the vegetable stock concentrate, bread rolls and morrocan spiced red lentil soup. All of which turned out great!! We then decided to be a bit adventurous and made a pear souffle which turned out wonderfully and tasted even better.

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/bell1979/100_4002.jpg)

looking forward to getting some great tips and recipes from you all.

Belinda
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 23, 2009, 02:38:48 am
Hi tasbell, glad you popped in to say hello.  Do you have a TMX or are you just thinking of becoming an owner.  Either way, you will enjoy our forum. Hope we are not too crazy for you.  There are quite a few owners down in Tassie these days as you will see on this forum.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 23, 2009, 02:43:36 am
thanks judy think i got a bit excited and clicked ok before i had typed anything.  ;D
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 23, 2009, 02:48:01 am
Better explain to those who are wondering about my post ??? ???  tasbell's first posting just said Hi and I thought, hello we have a very shy one here  ;D ;D ;D ;D   Nice to read all about how you came by your TMX - great surprise from your partner.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: faffa_70 on August 23, 2009, 04:50:53 am
AND LOOK AT THOSE SOUFFLE'S!! wow  ;D ;D

Welcome tasbell, you have done well! Glad you have a wonderful partner who gives you wonderful surprises, He deserves lots of loving lol  ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: Thermomixer on August 23, 2009, 06:24:15 am
Welcome Beinda  - you'll give MArk Best a run for his money.

Have fun with nyour pressie.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: Amanda on August 23, 2009, 07:37:21 am
 Happy birthday for last week, Belinda and congratulations on 2 counts!
First, for getting the Thermomix and secondly, for having such a great partner!!
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: cookie1 on August 23, 2009, 08:38:01 am
...............and thirdly for those lovely looking souffles. Welcome.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on August 23, 2009, 10:42:53 am
Welcome to our wonderful forum Belinda.
Chelsea, Forth TAS  :)
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: brazen20au on August 23, 2009, 10:48:09 am
wow! congrats and happy birthday! and welcome!
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: JulieO on August 23, 2009, 10:49:00 am
Lovely looking souffles Tasbel.   :)
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 23, 2009, 11:04:34 am
thanks for the welcome. It is my birthday tomorrow but got my TMX early so i could play with it over the weekend.

My partner really is lovely and is starting to love the TMX as much as i am.

My goal is to use it for at least 2 dishes a day to get into a habit of using it.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: Thermomixer on August 23, 2009, 11:58:36 am

My partner really is lovely and is starting to love the TMX as much as i am.


BE CAREFUL - your partner may dominate it and not let you near - they paid for it for a reason.  ;) ;) ;D :o :o :o
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: Nerida on August 24, 2009, 06:34:36 am


Welcome :)
Nice work... they look amazing! Is the recipe in the EDC?

I have only has my TM for a few weeks... I am obsessed!  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: trudy on August 24, 2009, 06:40:46 am
Welcome,

Glad your having so much fun.  The souffles look wonderful!!!!!

Trudy
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 24, 2009, 07:55:29 am
I think it came from here. Correct me if I'm wrong tasbell.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25585691-5018055,00.html (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25585691-5018055,00.html)
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: cookie1 on August 24, 2009, 08:02:55 am
Wow, even 'The Australian' has Thermomix in it. The recipe looks fun, might convince the family they need to try something with pears in.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 24, 2009, 08:33:53 am
thanks judy, yes that is the one, but we actually copied it from a youtube clip, would have been so much easier with that link ;D oh well have saved it for next time.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 24, 2009, 09:25:31 am
Tasbel did you actually use Poire William (pear brandy, very expensive!!) or did you substitute it with something.  I've done some googling and come up with using a good brandy & some canned pear nectar or for a non-alcoholic substitute, the syrup from a can of pears.  Be interested to learn what you used or any ideas from others for a substitute other than those mentioned above.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 24, 2009, 09:29:40 am
we used pear liqueaur from a local winery, it is the most devine dessert drink (not at the moment due to being pregnant :()
avaliable here http://www.panoramavineyard.com.au/wines.html

worth using the liqueur as it really adds to the taste.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 24, 2009, 10:11:42 am
$20 a bottle is a really good price, some on the internet started @ $95 ??? ??? ???  Have emailed a local wine shop to see what they stock and how much.  Thanks tasbell.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: cookie1 on August 25, 2009, 04:55:57 am
I wonder if an apple liquer would do? I guess it would be ok. I bought some in Burra last year at the apple cidery place and haven't even opened it yet! (Too busy eating stuff I bought at Maggie Beers and Beerenburg, not to mention Seppeltsfield).
Let us know how it goes Judy. My family aren't too fond of pear things. :P
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 25, 2009, 05:49:38 am
i think that apple could be substituted as it has the same sort of consistancy when cooked.

Had some of the left over pear mixture in my porridge this morning and it was very yummy.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 25, 2009, 10:06:09 am
I wonder if an apple liquer would do? I guess it would be ok. I bought some in Burra last year at the apple cidery place and haven't even opened it yet! (Too busy eating stuff I bought at Maggie Beers and Beerenburg, not to mention Seppeltsfield).
Let us know how it goes Judy. My family aren't too fond of pear things. :P
When you visit our State Cookie1, you certainly do the rounds of the food/wine places.  I live here and haven't been to 2 of those places myself ??? ??? Guess it's always the way.  Of course, I have been to Seppetsfield, a long time ago though.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 25, 2009, 02:11:26 pm
$20 a bottle is a really good price, some on the internet started @ $95 ??? ??? ???  Have emailed a local wine shop to see what they stock and how much.  Thanks tasbell.
Had an answer to my email - their cheapest Pear Liqueur is $34 a bottle.  I was wondering if you can buy Schnapps in a pear flavour - anyone know?  I'll check it out next time I drive past a wine outlet. I'm sure you can get it in different flavours. Other than that I could use some cognac which is just sitting there not being used and mix that with some pear juice - should certainly give the souffle some flavour.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: brazen20au on August 26, 2009, 12:07:01 am
that's it, pear schnapps! i was trying to think of what the bottle of stuff in my cupboard is called and couldn't lol yes, you should be able to get that!
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 26, 2009, 01:48:05 am
Good Karen, thought it was a possibility.  Can check that one out easily enough from the local bottle shop and hopefully it's not as expensive as other brands.
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: tasbell on August 26, 2009, 04:06:46 am
if anyone would like the liquear from the link i gave, i am able to duck down to the winery (drive past everyday) and get a bottle and send to you, might work out cheaper than buying from a bottle shop??
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: judydawn on August 26, 2009, 09:53:57 am
Liquorland has a Peach Schnapps for $30 a bottle which is OK thanks tasbell - I would worry that a bottle going through the mail would get broken and we'd hate to see that happen:D :D :D  Thanks for your kind offer.  :-* :-*
Title: Re: Hi from Tassie
Post by: gemiNy on September 17, 2009, 09:48:36 am
Hi Belinda

I'm in Huonville (just around the corner from the Panorama Restaurant) & have had my Thermy since early August   ;D

Those souffles look seriously fantastic!