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Title: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: radeem on May 17, 2013, 07:00:54 am

Hi I'm Maria - household of 6 being 5 males and I .. New To Thermi world. Main drive was a little more creativity in the kitchen a little less time in the kitchen and above all clean eating without processed food especially for my boys. Any tips for fussy 4, 6 and teen would be great and any tips for "how to convert recipes would be hugely appreciated. Finding meat/fish/poultry in the varoma tastes bland. Had my machine for a week and trying to make friends with it. :D

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: goldfish on May 17, 2013, 07:17:35 am

HI Maria - and welcome to the forum!! You'll find so much on here . . we're fond of saying that all you need is your TMX  . . and this forum!  If you haven't already checked it out, take a look at this thread - a list of one member's (CreamPuff63) favourites which covers  a heck of a lot! Just click on the title and it'll take you directly to the recipe/thread.

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6470.0

What kind of food does your family like? Maybe we can help with some suggestions.  Looking forward to hearing more from you soon! :D

Title: Re: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: *suzanne* on May 17, 2013, 07:35:05 am

Hello and welcome ;D

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: cookie1 on May 17, 2013, 07:44:23 am

Welcome Maria.
As GF suggested tell us what your family likes and we can suggest some tried and true recipes. Baf's chicken is a nice dish and very easy. ( on my iPad and don't know how to link, sorry).

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: goldfish on May 17, 2013, 07:47:03 am

Baf's Chicken here . .  http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=5526.0    ;D

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Aussie Brenda on May 17, 2013, 07:51:40 am

Welcome to the forum Maria, you will find heaps of recipes on here more than you ever will be able to make. 

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: mcmich on May 17, 2013, 07:52:08 am

Welcome to the forum Maria. Have a browse through the mains  (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?board=29.0) thread under recipes and see what suits your family's tastes.

Let us know how you are getting on and if you have any questions just cooee.

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Cornish Cream on May 17, 2013, 08:33:53 am

Welcome to the forum Maria :)

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: astarra on May 17, 2013, 09:01:30 am

Hello and welcome Maria - from a household of females and 1 male being DH!  ;)

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: judydawn on May 17, 2013, 09:53:45 am

 Welcome to the forum Maria, there are plenty of really tasty recipes here on the forum.  Just have a look and the reviews will say it all.

Here's a link to converting recipes - http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=578.0

And here's another

http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/converting-recipes-for-thermomix.html

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Katiej on May 17, 2013, 10:37:39 am

Hi Maria & welcome to the forum  :D

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: teagg on May 17, 2013, 12:42:04 pm

Welcome!
from a house of girlies and one chap...

The corned beef in the varoma is a steam dish and a good one.
I too am not au fait with the linking!  Here (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7974.0) it is for you Gillian.

If you can take a look at 'in the mix' there's an Asian beef and stir fry recipe in that , that I've tasted and it's excellent... though I've not made it myself.

In the full steam ahead book there's a recipe for a kilo of tuna that you steam with veges and a lot of olive oil I seem to recall... I have done that a year or more ago for a dinner party... but the tuna was prohibitively expensive and although tasty, it did use a lot of olive oil!

I have discovered that organic or free range chicken just steamed in the varoma is surprisingly tasty - I do realise that i'm a little slow to join the whole steaming party here!!!

Not sure if anything there helps... good luck!

Gillian
PS re converting recipes - I'd suggest that you tell your household that you need some expert taste-testers and give them score cards and a league table. and then work your way through the dishes in the EDC... you could even jazz it up a bit... and have them score not just taste, but texture, visual appeal, repeat-ability (ie how often could you make it and they'd eat it... not how often or how quickly it repeats on them!!!) etc...
this way you're working your way through the book, you're developing/challenging your tmx-skills, you're getting direct relevant feedback from your 'clients/audience' and you're expanding their taste palates....

sometimes this works in my household (primary school girls here)... and sometimes not...
on the other hand, my mother and husband have often compared notes about how I could talk the hind legs off a donkey and then convince them to walk off somewhere....

 :o :o

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Deniser on May 17, 2013, 03:38:14 pm

Hi Maria. Welcome to the forum.

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: obbie on May 17, 2013, 10:43:49 pm

Hi Maria and welcome

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Amy :-) on May 18, 2013, 12:19:44 am

Hello and welcome Maria! We're a very friendly bunch and more than happy to help with any questions you may have :D

I hope your TMX accepts your friendship soon ;D

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Jadey on May 18, 2013, 04:40:29 am

Hi Maria,

Wow you are certainly outnumbered at your place.
Welcome to the forums

Title: Re: Hi Im from St George Area Sydney
Post by: Kimmyh on May 18, 2013, 01:24:23 pm

Hi Maria and welcome.