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Title: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 15, 2010, 11:19:37 am

A warm hello to the moderators and fellow Thermomix users in the forum.

My name is Dominique and I live in the north of Spain. I stumbled upon this forum while googling for new recipes and I've been reading your contributions for a while. Then I decided to register, attracted by the friendly atmosphere and creativity I find here.

I've had a THX for 8 months now, and not only I eat better and healthier dishes, but I've developed a new interest in cooking. I try to be creative and bold, and I usually modify the recipes to lower the cholesterol and total fat content. I've had great disasters, but also wonderful successes. I'll try and post only the latter!  :D

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: judydawn on April 15, 2010, 11:22:34 am

Hi Niquei, welcome to our forum. We have had some great recipes come out of Spain from one of our members Bron so any you can add will be greatly welcomed. Enjoy your time here, we have fun. ;) ;)

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Thermomixer on April 15, 2010, 11:34:20 am

Hola.  Welcome to our forum.  What part of the north are you from?  I love San Sebatian.

You are so lucky with all the TMX magazines available.

We just had one of your chefs - Andoni-Luis Aduriz, from Mugaritz, here in Melbourne recently.

Hope you have fun

hasta luego

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 15, 2010, 01:33:34 pm

Quote from: judydawn on April 15, 2010, 11:22:34 am

Hi Niquei, welcome to our forum. We have had some great recipes come out of Spain from one of our members Bron so any you can add will be greatly welcomed. Enjoy your time here, we have fun. ;) ;)

Thanks! I'm looking forward to recipe swaping.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 15, 2010, 01:39:31 pm

Quote from: Thermomixer on April 15, 2010, 11:34:20 am

Hola.  Welcome to our forum.  What part of the north are you from?  I love San Sebatian.

You are so lucky with all the TMX magazines available.

We just had one of your chefs - Andoni-Luis Aduriz, from Mugaritz, here in Melbourne recently.

Hope you have fun

hasta luego

Hi Thermomixer! I'm from Bilbao, the so called San Sebastian's ugly sister. But yes, we have terrific cooks here, both professional and amateur.

Magazines are okay, but I very much prefer the tried and true recipes I find in forums like Mundorecetas or the Forum dos Bimbólicos in Portugal. Those are less likely to have errors.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: meganjane on April 15, 2010, 04:41:27 pm

Welcome to the forum Niquei. Great to have such a cross cultural group here. Look forward to reading about your successes with the TMX.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 15, 2010, 08:00:36 pm

Quote from: meganjane on April 15, 2010, 04:41:27 pm

Welcome to the forum Niquei. Great to have such a cross cultural group here. Look forward to reading about your successes with the TMX.

Thank you Meganjane! Cultural diversity is one of the things I like about this forum. I love to taste lots of different foods.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Very Happy Jan on April 16, 2010, 03:05:01 am

Hi and welcome Niquei

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: cookie1 on April 16, 2010, 05:53:15 am

Welcome Niquei. What a lovely name. It is great to have you with us and I look forward to your converted recipes.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Ceejay on April 16, 2010, 12:50:44 pm

Niquei Welcome to our creative little corner of the WWW!  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: CreamPuff63 on April 16, 2010, 04:13:06 pm

Hi N, welcome to our forum. I would love to know a little more about the type of recipes you love to cook. Do you have any sweet recipes that you have converted eg. biscuits, cakes, desserts that you love to make? or any Spanish recipes in any category that you wish to share?

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 16, 2010, 07:15:00 pm

Thank you all for your warm welcome!

Quote from: CreamPuff63 on April 16, 2010, 04:13:06 pm

Hi N, welcome to our forum. I would love to know a little more about the type of recipes you love to cook. Do you have any sweet recipes that you have converted eg. biscuits, cakes, desserts that you love to make? or any Spanish recipes in any category that you wish to share?

CreamPuff, I love food, (who doesn't?) but I am careful with the calories and the cholesterol. I sometimes cook traditional Spanish food, but often I tweak the recipes in order to make them lighter. I have posted today a recipe for a very light yet delicious orange cake. It can be very easily "reverted" to the original not-so-light recipe. Either way, I always get good results with it.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Amanda on April 17, 2010, 03:21:29 am

Welcome Niquei - it is great to have some more Europeans on the site to contribute to the cultural diversity and to keep us Aussies in our place!! ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Thermomixer on April 17, 2010, 07:44:46 am

Quote from: Niquei on April 15, 2010, 01:39:31 pm

Hi Thermomixer! I'm from Bilbao, the so called San Sebastian's ugly sister. But yes, we have terrific cooks here, both professional and amateur.

Had my first percebes there.  Checked out the market, some good restaurants, and, of course, the Guggenheim.

The restaurant in the museum is pretty good.  Had some of the best bacalao there, confitted in oil.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: trudy on April 17, 2010, 09:38:41 am

Welcome to the forum!!

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 17, 2010, 11:03:53 am

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The restaurant in the museum is pretty good.  Had some of the best bacalao there, confitted in oil.
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I know! That restaurante is awsome. The chef, Martín Berasategui, is very famous. I have bacalao in my to do list. I don't think it's easy to master the exact cooking point, but that's what makes it more interesting to learn, in my opinion. And the result is incredibly delicious. Is salted cod available in Australia?

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Niquei on April 17, 2010, 11:07:06 am

Quote from: trudy on April 17, 2010, 09:38:41 am

Welcome to the forum!!

Hi Trudy! Thanks for your kind reply.

Amanda: great sense of humour  :D

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: Thermomixer on April 19, 2010, 08:18:30 am

We get bacalao - but not as good as that in Spain.  I remember seeing different degrees of soaked cod for sale.  It looked beautiful.

Most of ours is not as thick as the pieces you get.

Title: Re: Hello from a newbie cook in Spain!
Post by: achookwoman on April 20, 2010, 08:51:31 am

Hi Niquei,  welcome, we will all look forward to whatever you can offer us. ;D ;D ;D