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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: riokris on May 11, 2010, 10:46:20 am

Title: hello
Post by: riokris on May 11, 2010, 10:46:20 am
After 6 yrs of thinking about it, I have bought my thermomix.  Have had it a week, slowly getting into it and looking forward to learning new stuff.
Title: Re: hello
Post by: Nay-nay on May 11, 2010, 11:08:24 am
Well looking through this forum will get you real enthusiastic to try all the recipes. Welcome! Where are you from? North, South, East or West??  :)
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Post by: RoxyS on May 11, 2010, 11:43:15 am
Welcome, I admire your ability to think for 6 yrs before getting a TMX. I lasted 6 months and love having mine as I'm sure you will too as you get the hang of it and start trying all the wonderful recipes you find or read about on this forum.
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Post by: judydawn on May 11, 2010, 12:06:45 pm
Welcome to the forum riokris - glad you finally bought one.  Down the track you will wonder why it took you so long to decide to buy one but now you have it, enjoy  ;) ;)
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Post by: meganjane on May 11, 2010, 01:01:20 pm
Hi there and welcome! Wow, a 6 year wait! I'm sure once you get used to having it, you'll wonder why you waited so long.
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Post by: Very Happy Jan on May 11, 2010, 03:14:11 pm
WOW. 6 years- I lasted less than 6 weeks from when I first heard about it. Welcome riokris. Hope you enjoy the forum
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Post by: CreamPuff63 on May 12, 2010, 03:52:28 am
all good things come to those who wait  :D and I certainly admire your patience. welcome to the forum and we look forward to sharing your TM culinery exploits  ;D
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Post by: rainbow on May 12, 2010, 03:07:58 pm
Welcome, I am sure you will enjoy this forum and look forward to hearing from you.  :)
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Post by: Thermomixer on May 13, 2010, 05:50:23 am
Welcome - don't leave it 6 years before posting again  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: trudy on May 13, 2010, 07:04:06 am
Welcome to the forum.  You sure have patience to have waited for 6 years!!!!
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Post by: achookwoman on May 13, 2010, 12:58:26 pm
Riokris,  welcome and enjoy the Forum.
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Post by: riokris on May 15, 2010, 02:15:36 am
I live in Perth.  Have been enjoying getting the hang of the Thermo, this weekend I am planning on trying out some cakes and sweet treats.  I have made risotto a couple of times, the quantities are quite big, does anyone freeze risotto successfully?  Have had conflicting info. any tips?  Any good muffin recipes?
  8)
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Post by: meganjane on May 15, 2010, 02:09:25 pm
I haven't found that risotto freezes well. You can make little risotto balls that you roll around chunks of mozzarella and deep-fry. I think you could also make risotto 'patties' that you could shallow fry.

Try halving the recipes, they should still work
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Post by: judydawn on May 15, 2010, 03:35:49 pm
  Any good muffin recipes?
  8)

These are 2 nice recipes from Trudy that I have done riokris - I particularly like the orange ones.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=1270.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=1270.0) for lemon muffins

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=1223.0 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=1223.0) for orange muffins.
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Post by: Thermomixer on May 16, 2010, 02:55:08 am
  I have made risotto a couple of times, the quantities are quite big, does anyone freeze risotto successfully?  Have had conflicting info. any tips? 

Better to make samller amounts rather than trying to freeze it - but you can use to make arancini as MJ suggests, or spread out and cut into pieces like polenta and then shallow fry it.

If you want to freeze and make risotto, then only half cook it, spread it out very well and cool quickly.  Then you can thaw and finish the cooking later - that works fairly well.
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Post by: meganjane on May 16, 2010, 02:09:50 pm

Better to make samller amounts rather than trying to freeze it - but you can use to make arancini as MJ suggests, or spread out and cut into pieces like polenta and then shallow fry it.

If you want to freeze and make risotto, then only half cook it, spread it out very well and cool quickly.  Then you can thaw and finish the cooking later - that works fairly well.

Great idea Thermomixer, thanks!
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Post by: cookie1 on May 16, 2010, 03:17:14 pm
Welcome riokris.  I only make roughly half the quantity in  risotto recipes and they turn out fine. Try fiddling around with the recipe and find what amount of rice suits you and then adjust the other ingredients accordingly.