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Title: Newbie
Post by: Green on September 14, 2009, 03:54:21 am
Hi

Just popping in to introduce myself. I'm a mama from Cairns and will be getting my TMX next week. I'm so very excited to start using fresh ingredients to make delish food for my family. Hoping to learn loads here are some new recipes too!
I can't wait to make risotto and sorbet. Mmmmmm.

 :)
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: cathy79 on September 14, 2009, 06:57:11 am
G'day, hope you can bear the wait until TMX arrives.  I spent the waiting downloading all sorts of recipes so that I could try lots of new things when it arrived.  And stocking up on ingredients that I'd need - lots of grains and nuts etc for fresh bread.

If strawberries are cheap where you are, buy some and chop and freeze them now.  And stun everyone with Fruity Dream from the cookbook when your machine arrives.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: cookie1 on September 14, 2009, 06:58:31 am
Welcome Green, I look forward to you sharing your successes.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: judydawn on September 14, 2009, 07:45:42 am
Hi Green, welcome to the wonderful world of the TMX. There are heaps of us here having a ball, sharing recipes, asking questions and making friendships along the way.  Have fun!
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: trudy on September 14, 2009, 08:02:10 am
Welcome!!

Trudy
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Dublin Girl in Oz on September 14, 2009, 08:24:51 am
Hi Green - I have just 3 more sleeps till I receive my Thermomix!  I have printed off lots of yummy recipes and plan to spend the school holidays cooking and eating!  Welcome to the Forum

Sylvia
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Green on September 14, 2009, 08:44:39 am
Thanks!

That's a great idea about the strawberries. I just saw them for $1.50! Might have to stock up.
*Off to look at bread recipes*
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: faffa_70 on September 14, 2009, 09:01:54 am
Welcome Green! Banana's are another great one to peel, chop and freeze (in large ice cube size approx) I don't chop my strawberries when I freeze them (unless you have gigantic ones up there in Cairns  :o :o)
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Meagan on September 14, 2009, 03:52:42 pm
Hi green and welcome to the forum :)
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: grandma on September 15, 2009, 05:33:41 am
Hi Green.  Aren't the people on this forum so nice the way they make us new ones feel so welcome - I just joined too and it was so nice to get all the 'welcome' posts. 

The receipe section is amazing, can't wait to do the custard icecream thingy - sounds yum!!!
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: gertbysea on September 15, 2009, 11:14:02 pm
Hi Green. I live in Cairns too and we are getting some great strawberries at the moment. Try Alan's fruit and veggies at Smithfield outside Woolworths.  He has strawberries straight from the farm in 500gm punnets often cheaper than anywhere else. If you ask you might get last weeks even cheaper. I also ask for a box of cooking tomatoes which they sell to me for between $5 and $8. I do this often on Monday when they are restocking. I then spend the day making tomato everything. His pineapples are to die for and if I happen to get a really ripe one the juice is unbelievable. Enjoy.


Gretchen
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: cookie1 on September 16, 2009, 07:06:58 am
Gretchen I am so jealous. I didn't like fresh pineapple until I visited Queensland. Now I am disappointed everytime I buy one here as they are no where near as nice.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: gertbysea on September 16, 2009, 07:27:02 am
Oh cookie 1 you have some lovely fresh food over there as well. We have direct flights to Perth now. Come on over...
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: cookie1 on September 16, 2009, 10:25:11 am
The temptation is certainly there. I would have loved to be able to sneak up on Judy, Amanda and Trudy when they had their get together. DH wants to go back to Q'ld next year, but he is thinking of Longreach, not the coast. I want to go back to SA. We didn't get there as planned this year. :'( :'(
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: judydawn on September 16, 2009, 10:32:19 am
Gretchen & Cookie - remember when they used to have 'mystery' flights and until you got to the airport you didn't know where you were going to end up.  What a pity they don't still have them, they were cheap.  Just say the word girls and we will organise another get together - how lovely it would be to have some interstate friends join us.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: cathy79 on September 16, 2009, 01:19:51 pm
I don't chop my strawberries when I freeze them (unless you have gigantic ones up there in Cairns  :o :o)

Hmm, when I didn't chop my strawberries, I almost broke my machine.  I didn't think they were very big, but then realised some were triple the size of ice cubes.  So I learnt the hardway and now they're probably unnecessarily small.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: gertbysea on September 16, 2009, 11:06:23 pm
Oh yes I remember that. It made a great gift too. How about a yearly confab of Thermomixer is Au. Somewhere warm in the winter like perhaps Cairns. LOL!
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: brazen20au on September 16, 2009, 11:19:19 pm
welcome green!
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: trudy on September 17, 2009, 01:46:25 am
It would have been lovely to have had you "sneak"up on us.  Come on over you are very welcome!!!

Trudy
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: cookie1 on September 17, 2009, 07:53:09 am
It would be lovely wouldn't it?
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: gertbysea on September 17, 2009, 09:32:32 am
I will someday. It is a date!

Gretchen
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: trudy on September 18, 2009, 03:41:52 am
Looking forward to it!!

Cheers

Trudy
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Sundari on September 18, 2009, 09:30:19 am
Welcome Green
Glad your TMX arrived today :)
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Ceejay on September 18, 2009, 12:35:17 pm
Welcome, welcome!!  ;D

Hope you are enjoying a play with your new machine... mine sat on the bench for a day before I was game enough to try it! LOL  :P
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 05:01:07 pm
Welcome Green - hope you are able to share some recipes soon.
Title: Re: Newbie
Post by: CreamPuff63 on September 18, 2009, 05:44:19 pm
Yes, and DD and me tried every recipe in the book  and went to every class for about 4 months before we tried converting. Doesn't matter though, its such fun. The proof is all in the tasting.