Forum Thermomix

Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: brazen20au on November 09, 2009, 06:58:58 am

Title: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: brazen20au on November 09, 2009, 06:58:58 am
For this challenge you can do anything related to Christmas and your Thermomix:

Happy cooking!

here is the last challenge http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=1949.0
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: quirkycooking on November 09, 2009, 07:28:18 am
I just bought some turkey today to start practising ideas for Christmas - this is perfect!
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cookie1 on November 10, 2009, 10:39:54 am
I guess the best place to put them would be in the Christmas section or would somewhere else be better Karen?
I suppose reviews would go in reviews, drrr.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: meganjane on November 11, 2009, 01:07:07 pm
 ;D cookie!

I bought a turkey buffe at Woolies the other day as it was half price! It's in my freezer, so I'll be thinking of ways to use it for this challenge!!
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: quirkycooking on November 13, 2009, 12:12:50 am
I cooked the turkey leg wrapped in bacon with potatoes (from Varoma cookbook) and it was really delicious, but took longer than the recipe said - I think it took about 1 3/4 hrs by the time it was completely cooked!  I was slicing bits off after an hour, because my dh had to eat and go to work... but the flavour was so yummy.  Think I'll have to tweak that one!
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cookie1 on November 13, 2009, 05:55:27 am
I've reviewed the shortbread from last years Festive book and will do a couple of others. I'll also post my Rum Balls recipe and perhaps a couple of other biscuits/slices I've adapted.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Ceejay on November 14, 2009, 09:33:15 am
Mmmmm rum balls....  ;D
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Ceejay on November 14, 2009, 09:42:26 am
Mmmmm rum balls....  ;D
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Tenina on November 16, 2009, 03:22:24 pm
My answer to the Christmas challenge...does this count Brazen??
http://tenina.com/2009/11/christmas-is-coming-along-with-the-heat/ (http://tenina.com/2009/11/christmas-is-coming-along-with-the-heat/)
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: brazen20au on November 16, 2009, 09:46:58 pm
course it does tenina! all welcome :D
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cookie1 on November 17, 2009, 02:34:02 am
Tenina, that looks awesome. We always have a cold Christmas so I would say you have solved part of my problems of what to have this year. I love the new site too.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Tenina on November 17, 2009, 05:17:25 am
Thanks cookie...keep those comments coming...did you see Julie and Julia? The way to a blogger's heart is through her comments! hahaha  ;D
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Very Happy Jan on November 17, 2009, 08:02:08 am
Tenina that looks fantastic. Christmas is at my place this year and dessert is now solved. May have to do a trial run before christmas day ;D
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Tenina on November 23, 2009, 12:11:55 am
Tenina that looks fantastic. Christmas is at my place this year and dessert is now solved. May have to do a trial run before christmas day ;D
Oh I think so...maybe more than one!  8)
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on November 23, 2009, 09:36:17 am
I have some to post but might be post op during some of my down time  ;)
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Thermomixer on November 23, 2009, 12:08:40 pm
I have some to post but might be post op during some of my down time  ;)

Good luck with surgery.  :-*
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on November 23, 2009, 02:08:29 pm
Thank you  :)
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: meganjane on December 17, 2009, 12:17:59 pm
How did it go ILB?
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on December 17, 2009, 12:28:19 pm
The Op MJ? Really well. Turns out the gall bladder hadn't been working for sometime and was in a pretty sorry state. Ifeel about 90% at the moment. Dropped into work today and everyone was commenting how much better I looked! Within a couple of days the dark circles under my eyes lightened right up and my eyes became much clearer! I have pretty good skin, but even that was commented on today. So it must be all good  ;)  Still have to be a bit careful of what I eat - but that's all for the best anyway  ;)
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Thermomixer on December 17, 2009, 12:42:24 pm
Fish and chips and deep-fried Mars bars would be out ?
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on December 17, 2009, 12:58:06 pm
I feel sick at the thought   :-X
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: judydawn on December 17, 2009, 12:59:44 pm
No bad reactions with all the testing you've been doing this week ILB.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: meganjane on December 18, 2009, 05:06:33 am
That's good news indeed, ILB. My mum had her GB removed and she was so much better afterwards. She just steered clear of fatty foods and didn't have a problem.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cookie1 on December 18, 2009, 07:17:21 am
It seems people who have had theirs removed have often been ill for a while. I'm glad you are feeling so much better ILB.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on December 18, 2009, 10:54:20 pm
Testing's beween ok JD  ;)

We had our street party last night and I'm not sure if it was the bbq'd meat or the wine -but I'm feeling a little off this morning.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: judydawn on December 18, 2009, 11:04:06 pm
A street party - sounds fun.  Probably the greasy BBQ meat ILB - couldn't possibly have been the alcohol  :D :D :D :D :-* :-*
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Thermomixer on December 19, 2009, 05:10:51 am
I agree JD -always blame the food -alcohol is never likely to be a problem  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on December 19, 2009, 07:07:34 am
It must have been the food  ;) When I went to tip out the rest of the bottle of bubbles I was quiet suprised to see how little I did drink.  ???

Thanks for your faith in me though  :D :D ;) :-* :-* :-* :-*

DD had her first sleep over at a friends place last night and apparently they let the kids stay up till after midnight  :o :o :o :o :o So you can guess who has been sleeping since about 2pm...  :-)) :-))
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: judydawn on December 19, 2009, 07:09:36 am
Now to get her back into your routine ILB - hope she had fun though.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cookie1 on December 19, 2009, 09:28:42 am
What a brave DD and Mum too. The first is always the worst.
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on December 19, 2009, 11:08:40 am
Yes JD  ;) :) trying to get her back into it. She woke up all coldy and looking miserable  :(
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cathy79 on January 16, 2010, 07:23:57 am
Anyone ready for a new challenge???  I can't remember what the other options were when we started the Christmas challenge.

One Idea for this time of year............Lunchboxes........It's almost that time of year, and for many (including me) it's a first.

What makes a nutritious, enticing lunchbox that survives in the heat?
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: Thermomixer on January 17, 2010, 12:20:25 am
Don't you remember CreamPuff having a dummy spit and trying to vote more than once?   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D bless her.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21105#msg21105 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21105#msg21105) and http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21254#msg21254 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21254#msg21254)

It is probably an opportune time for lunchbox suggestions though - and many are converting recipes now.

CP - are you listening?  What do you think ??   
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: cathy79 on January 17, 2010, 12:24:47 am
Don't you remember CreamPuff having a dummy spit and trying to vote more than once?   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D bless her.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21105#msg21105 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21105#msg21105) and http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21254#msg21254 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2095.msg21254#msg21254)

It is probably an opportune time for lunchbox suggestions though - and many are converting recipes now.

CP - are you listening?  What do you think ??   
Yes, I remember that now...let's see what happens...
Title: Re: Challenge #3 - Christmas Challenge!
Post by: I Love Bimby! on January 19, 2010, 11:39:15 am
Lunchbox ideas is a fantastic idea! Though I'm lucky at the moment and most things go in the fridge at daycare. A couple of our favourites at the moment is EDC's carrot cake but in cupcake sizes, iced and then individually wrapped and frozen for a quick grab. Madam (aka miss 3) loves the basil pesto dip in her lunch box with some crackers. Or it adds some flavour to a sanga. Oce my new pc is up and going I'll also post my fav zucchini slice.