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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: achookwoman on May 21, 2011, 07:41:03 am
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Hi to all you nice Thermomixers. This is a lovely city. Lots of history, music and beautiful cakes. I have taken photos of some of the cakes as they are unbelievable.. Can't share them from my iPad but will when I get home. Bought 4small cooking books as each had something different that could be converted. The hotel is very nice and is decorated in 'Old European' style, lots of gold crea m and chandeliers. Had Sacher Torte so we could all make it if we wish. Just a Medium density chocolate cake, with a layer of apricot jam and covered with a very thick layer of chocolate. To coat. Have had to go to Mc Donaldson to get the computer to work. Missing the TMX now as I can see many things to try out. No doubt Andi has already tried many recipes from this part of the world. More later .
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Hi Chookie hope you are still having a lovely time sounds fabulous looking forward to the new recipes.
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Hey, lovely to hear from you! Glad the trip is still going well.
Vienna is one of those few places I've not been and would like to go to.
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Keep walking those cakes off Chookie ;) ;) How many cookbooks have you bought on your holiday so far?
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Judy, 6 so far.
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I was in Vienna last October and fell totally in love with the city.
Didn't have much chance to try many cakes (short budget), I did try Sacher Torte but didn't like it at all! I didn't notice the apricot jam, though ???
Enjoy yourself, it's really beautiful worth every second you spend there!
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We leave this beautiful city tomorrow morning, if the volcano in Iceland will let us fly to Stockholm. Had a typical Austrian meal for tea. Boiled beef with horseradish sauce, delicious, took photo. Followed by Strawberry dumplings. Got the cooking instructions for these. At breakfast, in the hotel, they serve a pancake, which is quite different and also delicious. Well suited to the TMX. Can't wait to try it out when I get home.
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good to hear your having a great time...will be thinking of you tomorrow and hope you get your flight ok with the volcanic ash cloud problem...you should be fine though as your flying from the east of france and the cloud is heading south via UK..guess it will depend who your flying with and where you fly via...hope your flying up and over France...today in france there were 500 flights cancelled but they are saying that each countries is alot more prepared than the same thing last year which has to be a plus...
however there is a member in scotland on holiday...cant remember who though... where they cancelled 252 flights today..thinking of her and hope somehow she got her flight :(
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You sound as though you are having a great time Chookie.Fingers crossed that your flight takes off tomorrow. :)
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Chookie you are certainly having a special time - what's a holiday without smiles and of course somersaults (re volcanic cloud!!!!!!). :) :) :)
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I do hope your travel plans are not interrupted by the ash problem Chookie although if you have to stay where you are, at least it is a lovely place to be stranded. Will await your next check-in posting hoping it is a good news one. :-* :-*
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glad you are having a wonderful holiday chookie. i bet you are itching to whack out a loaf of fresh bread :D
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What a holiday Chookie!
My parents are heading there in about 2 weeks....and they won't need any encouragement to sample the cakes :P
Keep enjoying yourself :)
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Hope you managed to travel, I heard Germany was quite affected, haven't heard anything about Austria.
Don't forget to share those recipes!
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HI, from Stockholm. We managed to arrive O.K. Could see the edge of the Volcanic cloud out the window of the plane. Had a cinnamon scroll for lunch. Looked really good, but didn't taste as good as the ones we have been making. I took a photo as I feel we could learn from the professional presentation. It was cooked in a large muffin pan, with a paper liner, but it was the top that was interesting. It had strips of pastry, rolled in cinnamon and sugar, swirled on top. Swedish meat balls for dinner last night. Just 3 large ones. Very tasty. Must find an authentic Swedish cooking book.!!!!
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glad to hear you got to stockholm ok chookie and sounds like your having a great time..at least food wise haha...and looking forward to you posting some of these recipes and posting some photos too :)
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Hi to all you nice Thermomixers. This is a lovely city. Lots of history, music and beautiful cakes. I have taken photos of some of the cakes as they are unbelievable.. Can't share them from my iPad but will when I get home. Bought 4small cooking books as each had something different that could be converted. The hotel is very nice and is decorated in 'Old European' style, lots of gold crea m and chandeliers. Had Sacher Torte so we could all make it if we wish. Just a Medium density chocolate cake, with a layer of apricot jam and covered with a very thick layer of chocolate. To coat. Have had to go to Mc Donaldson to get the computer to work. Missing the TMX now as I can see many things to try out. No doubt Andi has already tried many recipes from this part of the world. More later .
chookie i just noticed while looking for something to make for a dessert tonight that Sachertorte is in the Travelling with Thermomix french version...i imagine its in the english version also so saves any converting.. Im also not sure if you have the description of the origin of the recipe in the english version but would be interesting to know if they are in fact the same.. :)
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It's lovely to hear from you Chookie. Your holiday sounds exciting. I can't wait until you return and start trying some of your recipes and hopefully sharing them with us. Enjoy :-* :-*
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Good luck with finding that cookbook Chookie :D :D Boy are we expecting big things from you when you get home with all those books you have bought.
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Hi Frozzie - I've just caught up on the forum and I'm the one in Scotland. So far only our flight to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis has been cancelled, but we got through via ferry. We were able to fly back to Inverness yesterday and hope that the rest of the trip - London / Prague / Munich and back to Australia will be trouble free.
Not nearly as interesting an itinerary as yours, Chookie, but still great to be over in this part of the world for a change - even though the weather is atrocious!!
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good to hear your ok cuilidh...its never fun when you hit hurdles like that but at least you still got to where you are going..they seem to be much more organised than last year when all hell broke loose and people were stranded for weeks!! I also hope that the rest of your trip and of course chookies is problem free and you all enjoy your holidays...pity about the weather though..France is having great weather and has been for weeks..they keep telling us we will have a very hot summer...yeahhh!!!!!! looking forward to that (may regret saying that later but I miss the heat long term!)
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hi chookie. i spent 5 years working in austria as a chalet girl. i worked for a british tour company, so our cooking was mostly quite english, but i did serve an austrian meal once a week, either goulash, or schnitzel usually. however, we used to eat out on our night off, and there are a few favourites of mine that i do miss here in oz.
the pancakes that you talked about were they called 'kaiserschmarrn' they were delicious.
did you try tiroler grostle, and kasespatzle. i hope these are on your list of things to translate! i would love to eat these again.
did you go anywhere else in austria or just vienna?
looking forward to hearing more, nicky :P
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Mum used to have a recipe for some kind of russian? pancakes that were delish..sorry sidetracking a bit but they were small and round drops that you fried and they kind of puffed up and were served with honey poured over them...they are divine and since mum lost the recipe and I cant remember what they were called Ive been craving them ever since lol...
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Hi all, we are now in Sweden. Have joined a tour to 'do' Scandinavia. 40 on the bus, 7aussies. Tonight we had the most marvelous meal at an old monor house in Southern Sweden. Toftaholm Manor.Caulk. Soup, just a spoonful with a small piece of salmon sitting in the middle. Then a small pinwheel of salmon with dill/cream cheese between the layers. Then a small disk of veal, poached/roasted with a wine gravy and small roast pots.STrawberry mousse with a disk of lacey biscuit. Food , very much part of the culture. Bought 2 cooking books.
Nicky74,Yes they are the pancakes and yes the books I bought have the recipes.
Frozzie, I am sure that we could work something out.
Cuilidh,
I have been thinking of you and wondering how you were going. I am glad that it worked out OK. Have a great Holiday.
We have been having some problems getting messages out. Will send when I can but in the meanwhile will continue to collect recipes.
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glad your enjoying your ongoing adventure chookie...careful with all of those cookbooks or youll be paying excess luggage in no time :D :D
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Chookie's on a mission Frozzie :D :D :D Don't be like a relative of Geoff's though Chookie, they went to America and had to send all the books they bought back by post. A lot of books - $56 a box x 17 boxes :-)) :-)) Not recipe books, just general books on subjects in which they are interested. I told them they can get free shipping online so they are going to look into it.
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Judy, we post a box back to our daughter, about every 10 days. Although at the moment I have a few books in my case as well as a couple of hand made mugs from Stockholm. I bought the 2 granddaughters a book of Pippy long stocking in Copenhagen, and the 2boys a jigsaw if a Viking ship. I had trouble passing up the Legos on the ferry which were duty free and 1/2 price and so many designs that we don't get in Australia.
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Wow every ten days!! Guess you would havé to with thé travelling all over and différent flights.... Last Time in oz it cost about 700 dollars sending purchases back to France lol. I hâte excess luggage costs which is why i post large parcels near thé end of m'y trip. Gone are thé days when they let you go with only paying one or two kilos... Seems you havé your system worked out well for you... Must be costing you heaps though still heaps cheaper than excess... Hope u havé ongoing fun on your travels...
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Good on you Grandma, great buy with the Lego and that's so light to post as well. Wow Christmas every 10 days, bet they love that :D :D :-* :-*
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Judy , I didn't buy the Lego as I couldn't fit it in..Sob Sob.
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What a shame Chookie.
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Just a short note, as some of you have been kind enough to follow up on my earlier posting. We arrived back in Australia last night and had no further dramas - except my DH got caught in a terrific rain / hail / thunder / lightning / wind storm in Bavaria two days ago and now has a terrible head cold.
We should be getting back to normal sometime soon (except that my body thinks it is still somewhere in Europe and I have been wide awake since 3.00 am this morning!). Didn't have a chance to investigate any recipes, we were far too rushed, but I did get one interesting photo whilst we were in Prague which I will attempt to post as soon as I get myself under control.
Hope you continue to have safe and enjoyable travels, Chookie - it looks like we are all hanging out to catch up with all your recipes once you settle back down when you return home.
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Cuilith, hope DH is recovering and you are getting over your jet lag. Last day in Bremen in Norway. It is raining today, one of the 220 day of rain that the locals get each year. Yesterday, we ate at a cafe where we were the only non locals. Had Fish cakes, quite different to what I make at home. The Americans said that they sound just like the crab cakes they make. No potato, just bound together with a little thick white sauce and covered with bread crumbs and fried. We are looking forward to London, where we hope to have lunch with Cornish Cream and her DH. . That will be so nice. Will keep you posted if ipad co - operated.
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Give Cornish Cream a big hug from me please Chookie.
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Welcome home Cuilidh, holidays are nice but it is always great to be home. Hope DH is well again soon.
Chookie, CC has been hanging out for your lunch meeting, it it is anything like ours it will be a wonderful experience for you both.
Hope you've set aside all afternoon - there will be plenty to talk about. Don't forget to take the cherry ripes with you or have you eaten them ;) ;)
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Have a sgreat get-together Chookie & CC. Wish I could be there with you both!!
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I can't tell you how excited I am,we arranged the meeting months ago and I have been counting the weeks off ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Have a great time together - what a buzz, meeting on the other side of the world (well, for us Aussies it's the other side of the world, anyway!).
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its got to make you pause and think how many other kitchen appliances can claim to bring people together??? :D Are you meeting for lunch somewhere or going to CC's house?
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Judy,these Cherry Ripes, mustbethebest travelled in the world!!!!They have visited, Capetown, Paris , Holland, Vienna and have been on tour in Scandinavia. And I am REALLYexcited to be meeting with CC. I'm sure the boys will find plenty to talk about.
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its got to make you pause and think how many other kitchen appliances can claim to bring people together??? :D Are you meeting for lunch somewhere or going to CC's house?
We're meeting in London CP at a restaurant. ;D I wonder if they will have a Thermomix in the kitchen :D :D