Mab, how are you going with the bread machine?
Yesterday I played with the Varoma on the 7. I used the steaming function. I placed some cooked Beef in stout in a small glass dish and covered it. I surround it with carrot, Cauli, zucchini and a small potato, cut in half. Steamed for 20 minutes. A very convenient meal.
Chookie my breadmaking the the bread machine has been hit and miss. A few days ago I put all the ingredients in the bowl and had forgotten to put the blade in. I had to tip it all out put the blade in then the ingredients but not in order. It was a very nice loaf of bread. Yesterday I remembered the blade and measured everything carefully and the bread was very heavy and didn't rise much. DS liked it DH said he didn't want any more of it. I will not give up

This morning I made the fruit cake for our eldest DS's birthday tomorrow and this was successful. This afternoon I made tuna patties for GS and then used some of the left over mixture to make samosa in a machine I had bought from KMart. I don't think the machine got hot enough so I finished cooking them in the oven.