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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: sister semtex on January 06, 2014, 09:45:20 pm

Title: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: sister semtex on January 06, 2014, 09:45:20 pm
I have received a thermomix as a joint christmas and birthday present from a dear friend who I have been supporting over the last few years. I recently split up with my husband who had destroyed my enthusiasm for cooking so this present is to rekindle my desire for producing good fresh food from scratch.
I am off to my local food coop tomorrow to buy veg and am looking forward to using my new toy this week.
I am fortunate that my two small children enjoy home made food and am delighted at the prospect of learning new recipes.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: achookwoman on January 06, 2014, 09:55:35 pm
SS,  welcome to the Forum.  What a generous gift.  You will certainly have a renewed interest in cooking with this machine.  Use the recipes here and ask for help if you need it.  Most of all have fun cooking.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: goldfish on January 06, 2014, 10:03:01 pm
Hello, SS - and a very warm welcome!  You could spend hours and hours on the forum reading and collecting recipes, tweaks, hints, etc !
If you haven't already seen them, try these threads . .

http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6470.0     This is a collection of tried, tested and true recipes by a long time forum member, CreamPuff63  It's a TMX cookbook in itself!!

Also try this (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=13567) one  - apart from the very highly recommended beef stroganoff, scroll down a post or two for links to Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)'s wonderful recipes!

Looking forward to hearing more from you soon!! :D
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: gertbysea on January 06, 2014, 10:32:47 pm
Welcome sister. Good  trade that  ;D a Thermomix for a husband. Like your style.

Gert
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: judydawn on January 06, 2014, 11:40:31 pm
Hi there SS, welcome to the forum.  Wishing you all the best with your new life and just letting you know you will receive all the support you need on here. A big decision to make and with the help of your wonderful friend you will now be able to immerse yourself into feeding and caring for your children in the best possible way.  Lovely to have you on board, good luck with everything.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: cookie1 on January 07, 2014, 12:17:08 am
Welcome to the forum sister Semtex. That is a volatile forum name.  ;D ;D. What a wonderful gift you have, it is the start of an entire new cooking adventure.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: mab19 on January 07, 2014, 12:52:24 am
Welcome to the forum SS :)
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Post by: astarra on January 07, 2014, 03:13:18 am
Hello and welcome SS. How old are your children?  :)
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: obbie on January 07, 2014, 04:26:20 am
Hi and welcome to the forum, soon we will be like a big family :-* to you. :) :)
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: trudy on January 07, 2014, 05:32:28 am
Welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: mcmich on January 07, 2014, 06:56:43 am
Welcome to the forum SS. A very generous gift. Join us at the chat thread - we talk about all sorts of things, not just cooking - a friendly place to be.  :D
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: Cornish Cream on January 07, 2014, 07:38:50 am
Welcome to the forum SS.What a great gift to receive from your friend to rekindle your love of cooking.You going to have great fun cooking for your children ;) ;D
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: Augusta on January 07, 2014, 07:51:55 am
Hi SS, welcome to the forum and I agree with Gert a thermie is a much better swap LOL.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: sister semtex on January 07, 2014, 08:11:06 pm
Wow what a lot of lovely replies. You have made me smile so much. My kids are 3 and 4 (Althought the four year old is 5 this weekend).
My forum name is my old performance name I used to be a fire breather before I became a mum.
I am away to finally get the thermomix out the box as I was away for new yeasr and have not had a chance. Looking forward to our first thermomix meal tomorrow.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: judydawn on January 07, 2014, 11:04:38 pm
A fire breather, heavens to Betsy - mothering sounds so much easier to me but if you know what you're doing I guess not  :D
Have fun with your TMX and do report back to let us know how your first meal went.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: Katiej on January 08, 2014, 10:43:10 am
Fire breather, wow that's certainly different.

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll enjoy your TMX.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: sister semtex on January 08, 2014, 06:51:15 pm
Oh the irony have got all the ingredients to try a couple of recipies and end up being invited out for dinner. Normally I jump at the chance of not having to cook. This time I kept wishing I could just go home and play with my new toy.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: Halex on January 08, 2014, 09:11:41 pm
Yes these tms are very addictive :)
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: AnnaBanana on January 08, 2014, 10:09:24 pm
Have fun SS.  I am a newbie too and the Thermie is great.
Anna
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: Kimmyh on January 09, 2014, 09:40:07 am
Hi and welcome.
Title: Re: Hoping to start cooking more this week
Post by: sister semtex on January 09, 2014, 06:25:14 pm
Well red and yellow pepper fussilli was mostly a success. I loved it and the wee man loved it too. Madam said she liked it but didn't eat much of it. I will definatly be cooking it again.  :)