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Title: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 03:09:57 am
Hi, I'm Rowena and live in Canberra. No Thermomix, but a demo coming my way next Thursday. :D

I have been eagerly making my way through the site soaking up all the info.

I also know Karen (Brazen) from about a million years ago (OK, maybe 5)

I look forward to getting to know you, and to picking up more tips!
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Thermomixer on March 28, 2009, 03:41:05 am

Hi, I'm Rowena and live in Canberra. No Thermomix, but a demo coming my way next Thursday. :D


Welcome on board - is Karen (one of the others in Canberra) doing the demo?


I also know Karen (Brazen) from about a million years ago (OK, maybe 5)

Just seems that long I guess when you have somebody with so much energy around you  ;) ;) ;) ;)

 

I look forward to getting to know you, and to picking up more tips!

Hope you'll be sharing some of your tips soon too !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 04:35:13 am
Yes, Karen will be doing my demo :D I was v. happy to know that someone was now demo-ing here, I thought they would have to come from Sydney  :o

I know Brazen from my scrapbooking and little baby days. She gets around does that Brazen :)

Right now I am LOL @ trying to translate a cookbook - fragmentation hand grenade anyone?

Hope I will have some tips to share soon too!
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Thermomixer on March 28, 2009, 05:02:28 am
What sort of cookbook are you trying to translate???
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 05:05:34 am
It's Spanish, one I found on 4shared from a link here... 4.800 Recetas Thermomix :D

I figure in 4800 recipes there has to be something I want to try :)
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: brazen20au on March 28, 2009, 05:22:45 am
HI rowy!!! long time no see :D (actually i spied you on facebook a month or so ago via a mutual friend, though i forget who now lol)

you'll LOVE your thermomix, enjoy your demo!
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 05:29:55 am
(actually i spied you on facebook a month or so ago via a mutual friend, though i forget who now lol)

Probably Rebecca C :)

I am looking forward to the demo a lot. I only discovered TM a week ago and it took me about 5 minutes to decide we neeeeeded one. :)
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Thermomixer on March 28, 2009, 05:35:08 am
Hope you are using Google translator or similar - takes some time - but the good thing is most recipes have Time Temp and Speed (or vel) and that makes it easy.  ;D ;D  Sort of !!
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: brazen20au on March 28, 2009, 05:39:29 am
no, i don't have her on my FB!
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 05:47:10 am
I used a site through MS Word and the 600 page document was translated in about 4 minutes :D It doesn't make a lot of sense in parts but I can get the gist of it thank goodness.

I am sure that a lot of what I will want to try will be in the standard cookbook anyway. My first mission is hummus, which we are doing at the demo anyway. I butchered it in my $10 Woolies special mini food processor :P Still tastes good if you can completely ignore the texture  :-X

Karen, if not Rebecca then I have no idea. I can't see who your FB friends are with your privacy controls. Canberra is so small, I frequently smile when I see who is friends with who.
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Thermomixer on March 28, 2009, 06:03:20 am
I know how you feel - I started out by trying to translate from Spanish and Italian sites because there was nothing much in English (except for Karen, of course!!!)

I have a book in Spanish that I would love to translate - but it really takes time to sort out some of the bits that aren't translated properly with the automatic gizmos.  Sometimes the translations are so funny - keep you amused.

Please feel free to post your "translations" here and ask the likes of Amanda (bron) - they "habla" every day.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: brazen20au on March 28, 2009, 06:12:27 am
rowena, i have worked it out - your alter-ego  ;) has 2 friends in common with me, scrapping people. Donna D and Jo C. but not sure why i was looking through friend lists to find you, i am not generally a stalker  :D
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Thermomixer on March 28, 2009, 06:15:44 am
Scrapbooking too ???.  Where do you find the time  :P :P (that's panting)  I'm truly exhausted now.  How is the work front?
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: brazen20au on March 28, 2009, 06:17:52 am
i hardly scrapbook at all now (since having #3 tbh), just a little stamping / cardmaking mostly.

don't ask about jobs...
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 06:28:49 am
Ah yes, I have 2 profiles... but I truly do mean to get rid of one! Just have to clear out the goodies from some applications. I am glad you figured out who the friends were. Now we can sleep at night.  :D

I do digital scrapping now, much better especially on the mess front.

The translations are certainly mind boggling.
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I can be replaced the 2 you exceed of leavening by 3 soda waters d papelillos to my personally likes but thus.

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The eggs and the sugar are fought 4 minutes, to 40º at speed 3. One becomes to beat 4 minutes at speed 3. One weighs the cream and he himself weight of oil and bat 15 seconds at speed 3. The flour lies down and the leavening and becomes to beat 10 seconds at average speed 3 and. It is put in a lubricated mold and one puts in the furnace previously warmed up 30 or 35 minutes to 180º

Whatever  ??? :D
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: brazen20au on March 28, 2009, 06:44:31 am
LMAO!!!!!!!!!

i did some digital scrapping and loved it but my puter didn't :(
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 07:08:52 am
I love that part about the flour lying down.

Digiscrapping is hopeless if you happen to have Vista and not much RAM.
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: bron on March 28, 2009, 12:40:31 pm
Hi Rowena
Don't hesitate to ask if you need assistance in the translating. Living in Spain for 20 years now! Originally from London.
My brother lives in Canberra too! Has done for about 15 years now I guess?
Welcome and you will love your THX. Mine is passion now! ;D
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: bron on March 28, 2009, 12:43:42 pm
Ah yes, I have 2 profiles... but I truly do mean to get rid of one! Just have to clear out the goodies from some applications. I am glad you figured out who the friends were. Now we can sleep at night.  :D

I do digital scrapping now, much better especially on the mess front.

The translations are certainly mind boggling.
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I can be replaced the 2 you exceed of leavening by 3 soda waters d papelillos to my personally likes but thus.

Quote
The eggs and the sugar are fought 4 minutes, to 40º at speed 3. One becomes to beat 4 minutes at speed 3. One weighs the cream and he himself weight of oil and bat 15 seconds at speed 3. The flour lies down and the leavening and becomes to beat 10 seconds at average speed 3 and. It is put in a lubricated mold and one puts in the furnace previously warmed up 30 or 35 minutes to 180º

Whatever  ??? :D
These quotes are fantastic!!! Love it! Not a clue....not even me!!!! :o
You will have to post it in Spanish and I can translate it for you or send me the link etc.
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 28, 2009, 09:05:01 pm
OK this is one:

Se baten los huevos y el azúcar 4 minutos, a 40º a velocidad 3. Se vuelve a batir 4 minutos a velocidad 3. Se pesa la nata y el mismo peso de aceite y se bate 15 segundos a velocidad 3. Se echa la harina y la levadura y se vuelve a batir 10 segundos a velocidad 3 y medio. Se pone en un molde engrasado y se mete en el horno previamente calentado 30 o 35 minutos a 180º

And the other is this:

Se pueden sustituir los 2 sobres de levadura por 3 gaseosas d papelillos a mi personalmente me gusta mas así.

I was only posting these for fun, though, so it's not imperative that you translate them.

1 sobre y medio de levadura royal
- is that yeast? It translates to Royal leavening  :D :D

Also, thanks for the welcome, Amanda :)
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: trudy on March 29, 2009, 07:48:32 am
Welcome,  I know that you will enjoy this site as much as I do

Trudy
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: bron on March 29, 2009, 06:20:33 pm
OK this is one:

Se baten los huevos y el azúcar 4 minutos, a 40º a velocidad 3. Se vuelve a batir 4 minutos a velocidad 3. Se pesa la nata y el mismo peso de aceite y se bate 15 segundos a velocidad 3. Se echa la harina y la levadura y se vuelve a batir 10 segundos a velocidad 3 y medio. Se pone en un molde engrasado y se mete en el horno previamente calentado 30 o 35 minutos a 180º

And the other is this:

Se pueden sustituir los 2 sobres de levadura por 3 gaseosas d papelillos a mi personalmente me gusta mas así.

I was only posting these for fun, though, so it's not imperative that you translate them.

1 sobre y medio de levadura royal
- is that yeast? It translates to Royal leavening  :D :D

Also, thanks for the welcome, Amanda :)
Beat the eggs and sugar 4 mins at 40º (TM31 37º) speed 3 and then repeat 4 mins speed 3 (no temp).
Weigh the cream and add the same amount of oil and mix 15 seconds speed 3. Incorporate flour and baking flour, 10 seconds on speed 3 and half. Place in greased dish/tin and preheated oven at 180º for 30/35mins.

Funny translations huh??? :D :D :D
Levadura Royal is Baking powder (brand Royal)
And as for the gaseosa, they sell that here beside the baking powders, is there a kind of raising agent called gasificante, or something like that????not too sure what it is, have seen it, but never used it ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Rowyfo on March 29, 2009, 09:44:31 pm
Well there you go Amanda, it did make sense after all  ;D Thank you so much. Also for solving the royal mystery.

That gaseosa seems to have translated into soda water but I wouldn't trust that :D I'd just go for the baking powder!

Thank you for the welcome, Trudy. I already don't want to say what it says up the top under "total time logged in". And that doesn't include all the lurking before I registered!
Title: Re: Hi from Canberra
Post by: Thermomixer on March 30, 2009, 01:26:42 am
Some of the translations are very funny - one to watch for is "flour power" as the translation for hard/strong/bakers' flour.