Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: cgale on September 06, 2009, 11:27:10 am
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Loving my new Thermomix! It's been 4 days now, since I bought then brought my new baby (TMX) home. Her name is Wanda, and I really hope she never wanders - except for the odd skip & a jump across the bench when we have serious workouts to accomplish.
I won't reveal how many dishes Wanda & I have whipped up over the past 4 days, it's rather embarassing - but let's just say we've had some hot & heavy sessions.
Looking forward to advancing my foodie skills with the assistance of my new apprentice, Wanda - may we create many wonderful eating experiences together (and improve my children's eating habits, as well, lol).
Cheers!
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LOL our first x rated post ;)
welcome!!!
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Hi cgale and welcome to the forum. I've never looked at my 'rowdy' as a sex object :o :o I called it him today and GD told me it was a girl.
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OH DEAR, ummmmm, :o didn't mean to come across x-rated, lol - perhaps there's something missing in my life & Wanda has fulfilled it?
Or perhaps I just needed another female in my life, I'm married with 4 sons - 26 y.o., 24 y.o., 9 y.o. & 6 y.o. - is all the testosterone getting to me??
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Down the track cgale, you will have 4 DILs and then, you will have your hands full ??? ??? In the meantime, just enjoy all the lovely men in your life and Wanda. Love to hear what you have cooked so far though.
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Welcome - it's OK to get heavily involved with Wanda - your newest - most helpful child
Enjoy yourself and looking forward to lots of chat.
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Umm
- Sorbet x 3 - Mixed Berries, Blackberries & Raspberries
Oatmeal Bread
Oatmeal bread rolls
Pizza
Chickpea & Lentil Soup
Steamed Rice
Tea Cake
Carrot Cake
Choc Chip (milk & white) Choc Muffins
Mashed Potato
Butter Chicken
Mango Lassi
Blackberry Vanilla Ice Crush
Mushroom Risotto
Anzacs
Chocolate Mousse
Potato Rosti
Dhal
Chai Tea
Capuccino
Shortbread Macadamias
There's a few more, but it''s past my bedtime & am anxiously awaiting DWTS winner!
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Well done, you have certainly given Wanda a good work-out.
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Good work - how did the potato rosti work out?
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OMG Wanda will be exhausted.
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ROFLMAO ;D ;D ;D Welcome! Really looking forward to reading more of your posts as you become even more "involved" with Wanda :P
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LOL - GBS - my Bimby is more upset by not getting attention rather than overuse - think they thrive on constant work.
faffa - makes me wonder - does anybody have their TMX in the bedroom ?? :o :o MrsT would really get upset then >:( >:( >:( the laptop and books are barely acceptable bedroom companions. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Mmm I don't think Termite would be permitted in our bedroom. I would then be expected to allow the 1930 Model A Ford and the 1928 one as well, and there just isn't room for all of us! DH would probably want a few more things as well as his shed is getting full. :-\
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Weeeeelll Thermomixer, I am sure if you were living in a bedsit you could probably say that you had your Thermomix in your bedroom ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
My DH would call me evil and think that I was looking to chop him up in his sleep or something if I took ours to the bedroom lol - he just doesn't get it that glucosamine is cleaner!!
(for those that missed the posting ages ago, DH is allergic to shellfish and I often threaten him with it in his meal if he misbehaves and he calls me "evil" lol :-)) :-))
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Welcome to both you and Wanda!!!!
Trudy
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LOL - thanks for the amusing welcomes! DIL's - mmm, they'll definitely need their own Wanda to satisfy my 4 boys needs - let alone living up to my expectations. No, I won't be a horrible MIL, I hope - BUT my boys will naturally want their own BIMBO, oops, I meant BIMBY - after they start to love Wanda too.
About the Potato Rosti - I wasn't very impressed unfortunatley. Youngest son Finn said they were nice, but he didn't ask for a 2nd serving. My 9 y.o. Reef, didn't like it whatsoever! They cooked exactly like pikelets do, but not enough taste & absorbed too much oil when cooked in frypan. I think the recipe needs a good tweaking. Nevertheless, the heaps of leftover rostis weren't thrown out but frozen, not to be reheated & eaten in their current state, but to throw in with soups etc., as a thickener & instead of using potato. I did this on the weekend when making a Lentil, Chickpea & Broad Bean Soup, as an experiment.
Made a few things today - another Pizza Dough (using my own dough recipe, which I find foolproof), traditional icecream, berry milkshakes, strawberry milkshake & I've just finished consuming a rather delightful & delectable Scallop, Lemon & Spinach Risotto which I devised & adapted to Wanda about an hour ago. I'm extremely pleased with it & now I better write down my method & ings., before I forget them. I took a quick pic which I'll post here shortly, after I select one. I'm slightly passionate about my cooking, and photograph virtually all my home cooking, much to my husband's bemusement.
Have a great night - cheers!!
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Here's tonight's dinner, that I just spoke about in my previous post:
(http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/includes/Tools/GetThumbnail.asp?Image=Recipes/Members/11084.jpg&Size=400x225&Crop)
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Welcome to the forum - from another Tassie TMX fan.
There are some great suggestions for improving the Potato Rosti recipe in the tweaking section of the forum. From memory I think JD has worked on improving it.
Chelsea ;D
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The risotto looks delish - good to find another food foto fanatic.
Yeah, the rosti times and speeds are WAY out - maybe 3 or 4 seconds on speed 5 results in a "suitable" texture for the potatoes
Hope your boys find Bimbys rathers than bimbos - will certainly keep them out of trouble.
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welcome from another who lives in tassie!! You sure have given Wanda a workout!
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Well Tassie gal, if I lived there I would be making raspberry everything. You re so lucky with the produce you have in beautiful Tasmania. I see mangoes growing bigger by the day here in Cairns so am looking forward to my first Mango Daiquiri of the season soon.
Gretchen
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hi to tasbella, fellow Tasmanian
Hey Gretchen, mangos are wonderful & so versatile - but you're right, we are truly blessed. I do a local market here & sell my handmade booties & headbands, and there is a lady growing & selling all her own produce etc., - I've known her for many years so I'll have to have a good chat to her on the weekend - here's her list of products which will show the true versatility of our local produceThe Rocky Gardens Range
JAMS
Apricot Jam
(Bronze medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Blackberry Jam
Blackcurrant Jam
Cherry Jam
(Black heart cherries)
Jostaberry Jam
(Flavour of blackcurrant with the sharpness of gooseberry )
(Bronze medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Marmalade
(Sweet style)
(Bronze medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Quince Jam
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Raspberry Jam
(Champion Tasmanian Preserve - Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards 2006)
(Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Raspberry and Cointreau Jam
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2007)
Redcurrant Jam
Rhubarb and Raspberry Jam
(Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2007)
Strawberry Jam
Whisky Marmalade[/li][/list][/color]
JELLIES
- Apple Jelly
(Great on roast pork or scones!)
(Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006, 2007)
Quince Jelly
(Perfect with camembert and biscuits)
(Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Redcurrant Jelly
(Great with roast beef or cheese)
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CHUTNEY AND RELISH
Apricot Chutney
Tomato Relish
Tomato & Native Pepper Relish
Tomato Chutney
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Green Tomato Pickles
( Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2007)
SAUCES
Tomato Sauce
Plum Sauce
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
Hand Made and Chemical Free!
Our preserves are carefully hand made using the old traditional methods of cooking original recipes in small batches. We use the finest ingredients that are locally grown and available with no chemical sprays wherever possible. All our preserves are made without artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives.
Ooh, I will have to 'borrow' some produce & see what Wanda can wangle & whizz up!
Cheers*
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I am sure that Wanda could whip up any of those in no time flat - good luck - will she still be your friend if you start selling produce ??? ??? :o
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PS - checked out the website - afraid I take a 10 1/2 EEE ;D
maybe for the grandson :-)) :-))
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`LOL - 10 & 1/2 E - woa, one day I may make some fabric slippers for BIG Feet!
Oh, I wasn't going to sell the jam at the market, maybe I'll just try & sell her a Wanda of her own (she may even be a closet Thermomixer, as I don't know how she does it!) I'm wanting to make sweets & cakes for the market as well as my other crafts.
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are you in the north or south of the state?
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hi tasbell - I'm in the North, you're in the South, aren't you?? I used to live down there, in Sandy Bay & Cremorne, but thas was quite a few years ago now (then to Sydney, back to Hobart, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sisters Beach Tasmania & now back in my birth town, Launceston, lol. We're moving house in 3 weeks, but only several blocks away, extra close to city (2 min. walk to City, Aquatic Centre, etc. etc.) Can't wait, but naturally lots of packing & unpacking ahead. School holidays atm, & boys are already ratty so I expect the time will pass super quick & before we know it we'll be moved!
Cheers, Cathryn
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Hi Cathryn, I am so looking forward to your future posts and pics. Another use for failed rosti's is a Sunday breakfast. Pop into oven with egg on top. Oh Lordy I wanna go to that market. You are making me green. Lucky girl.
Gretchen
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Hey Cathryn when you are making fabric slippers for BIG feet can you let me know - my 16 yo DS has size 15 feet :o :o :o keep threatening to bind them lol as we have huge problems buying any shoes
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Welcome from the South!
Of course TMX's are female - no man could multitask that well ;)
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Hi Gretchen - thanks for reply - and for the hint for the failed rostis. I have a big bag in the freezer, but am running out of "Sunday's'' to use them up! We are moving home in less than 2 weeks, & despite having the TMX for a couple of weeks & experimenting heavily (hence a freezer full of food) - the removalists will be taking my freezer overnight so everything has to be eaten or otherwise disposed of! ALAS, hubby & I are on a PROPER weight reducing campaign through our local GP so we can't even be tempted to eat up & I'm reticent to offer extra food to my boys for fear of them eating too much. Perhaps I should invite several classmates of theirs around for an afternoon party, I'm sure they'll soon demolish it, especially the fete type goodies I've been testing out in the TMX. Will post a few pics if that happens, lol.
BIG FABRIC SLIPPERS, yes, I'll put that onto my goal list, thanks Kathryn - we have the same spelling apart from YOUR Kathryn starting with a K, mine with a C!
We attended a demo in Launceston at the beginning of the week, it went really well! I LOVED the expressions on the faces of the elderly ladies sitting in the front row, seeing the cream turn into butter & then into buttermilk! They were taken quite aback at the ease of preparation etc. for making cakes & jams.
Okay, must head back to the kitchen to use up some more ingredients.
P.S. Just used Wanda to whip up a little last minute dressing to finish off my Salt & Pepper Squid - very yummy!
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Of course TMX's are female - no man could multitask that well ;)
Um.... now i've forgotten what I was going to say? Oh, yes - men are able to......... multibask.
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Welcome back TMXR your sense of humour were missed by all very quickly :D
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Oh, yes - men are able to......... multibask.
Bwaahaaahaaaaaa ;D
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I'm not alone here in Tassie yeah!!!!! Arrived back in Tas from Mackay just before Christmas and was a bit worried that no one down here had even heard of them. must admit I wish I was selling them because I could have sold 10 of them easy as. People were very keep (Yes this is the green State) to cook with no chemicals or additives. xx
;D
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Certainly not alone in Tassie - great consultant/GL? there - Fee
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Welcome to the forum cgale! You've already made a big impression here. ;D Hope the move goes well.