Hi,
I live in the Goldfields and picked up my TM - named Ted, on Feb 6th when we were in Perth. I love Ted and was very excited tonight when my two DS's fought over who was going to make a milkshake for dessert. My DD had attended the demo I went to and my delivery demo and loves making sorbet. My DH has used Ted to make creamed rice and even had a go at improving the first lot I made for him so I am very happy. Just need to get them all using it more and life will certainly be looking up.

Have been browsing this forum and trying lots of recipes since. Have a couple of questions. In the Lunch Box & After School Ideas book, the Popcorn Bars use 100g air-popped corn. Having made the bars yesterday and weighing the popped corn and coming up with way too much to fit into a 23cm square pan, I take it I should have weighed the popcorn before popping it. Is that correct? Has anyone else made these? They still taste great and are being eaten.

The other question I have is regarding the ice cream. I made the cinnamon ice cream from the Budget Busters cookbook tonight and it says cool completely before freezing. Is this something I should have done with all the other ice cream recipes I've used as I have had mixed results with my ice cream making? Another thing I've read about ice cream is the idea of freezing the thermoserve before putting the ice cream in it to freeze.

Thanks for the conversion tips, they are much appreciated and will be used when I get opportunities to have a go at making some of my favourite conventional recipes in Ted.