Forum Thermomix

Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Swanscook on March 12, 2012, 10:53:34 pm

Title: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Swanscook on March 12, 2012, 10:53:34 pm: Hi,
I have been reading this forum for over a month now and thought it time I introduced myself.
I am retired, live in Melbourne city and have had my TM for nearly a month.
I bought it sight unseen after seeing it on TV and then reading about it online.
Best decision I ever made (though feel a bit guilty about the Vitamix and Magimix now sitting in the cupboard).
I am not a good cook although I always did it as I am very interested in nutrition and health.
I use the TM several times a day (green smoothies, grinding LSA, making raw cakes etc) but
have also tried lots of recipes from this site, the EDC, other internet sites ( I particularly like
Quirky Jo's recipes). I have made things I never imagined I could ever make!
I cook our meal in it every day.
Have tried a few bread recipes but haven't really liked them as I don't like yeast. Finally tried
Quirky Jo's quick, yeast free spelt bread and love it.
So needless to say - I am in love with my TM.
Anne.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Cuilidh on March 12, 2012, 10:59:25 pm: Welcome, Anne. I'm also probably a bit like you, always cooked because I wanted to eat and wasn't heavily into the ready-made stuff available in the supermarkets, but now I am cooking all sorts of things and loving it.

Glad that you are finding some recipes that work for you - there are no end of ideas, tweaks and thoughts on the forum. Enjoy your TMX life!

PS. I suspect I must live quite near you - I'm in Collingwood.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Aussie Brenda on March 12, 2012, 11:04:16 pm: Welcome to the forum Anne, Until you actually own a Tmx you really don't believe the enjoyment that you can get from cooking in it.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: judydawn on March 13, 2012, 12:13:27 am: Hi Anne, welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have got it made now and it can only get better from here. You may class yourself as a not so good cook but isn't it amazing the things we can churn out in the Thermomix - it soon makes us into a very good cook and the praises of friends and family encourage us to do more and more.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: dede on March 13, 2012, 12:20:25 am: Hi Anne and welcome to the forum, I'm glad to hear that you brought your TM after seeing it advertised on TV. We were all wondering how much this would increase sales of the Thermomix. I think your the first one to join the forum who has said that it was the tv program that encouraged you to buy a TM.
Bet your glad you seen the program now.

Had you heard of the TM before seeing it on TV?
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Swanscook on March 13, 2012, 12:45:09 am: I hadn't really heard of the TM before I saw it on TV.
I was once looking at green smoothie recipes and the person said you could make them in a Vitamix
or Blentec but she made them in her Thermomix. I didn't click the link as I had just bought
a new Vitamix after giving my 13 year old one to my daughter. I am sure if I had clicked I would have been interested.
But the TV item (on Today Tonight) immediately captured my interest and these forums did the rest.
I had a file of recipes to try before I had even seen a TM.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: cookie1 on March 13, 2012, 05:26:24 am: Welcome Anne. You will soon be as addicted as the rest of us.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: mab19 on March 13, 2012, 05:52:34 am: Welcome to the group Anne
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Cornish Cream on March 13, 2012, 08:04:04 am: Hi and welcome to the forum Anne :)
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: trudy on March 13, 2012, 08:20:42 am: Welcome to the forum Anne.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Katiej on March 13, 2012, 09:06:26 am: Hi Anne & welcome to the forum :)
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: achookwoman on March 13, 2012, 09:43:09 am: Welcome to the Forum Anne. Are you in that beautiful big building that the sun glows off?
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: mcmich on March 14, 2012, 04:30:04 am: Welcome to the forum Anne.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Swanscook on March 15, 2012, 04:11:16 am: Yes, Achookwoman - we live in Eureka tower on level 35 (about a third of the way up).
We love it - best place we have ever lived.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: deedub on March 22, 2012, 03:36:13 am: Hi Swanscook and welcome. I work next door to you in the IBM building - Southgate must be a great place to live, it's a wonder you ever eat at home!
And Cuilidh - I live just up the road from you in Clifton Hill.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: DizzyGirl on March 26, 2012, 03:54:44 am: Hello and welcome SwansCook. Isn't the thermomix a great addition to your kitchen. I also bought mine sight unseen. Was looking up some preservative free recipes for DS and came across the thermomix. After reading up on it, I phoned HO and got them to send a consultant out. Best decision I had made in regards to kitchen gadgets.

Take care and Happy Cooking

DG :-*
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Cuilidh on March 26, 2012, 04:56:03 am: Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Eureka Tower ... just about on top of each other here. Maybe we should try to meet up for coffee some time, although that is easier said than done. I don't know about you, but I work 5 1/2 days and wrangling time off is a challenge - although I'm off on my annual gardening overdose at the flower and garden show next Thursday or Friday.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: Swanscook on March 27, 2012, 10:27:26 pm: Deedub,
I thought it would be tempting to eat out living so close to restaurants but the Southbank restaurants are actually very expensive and I am fussy about what is in the food I eat. I only really like to eat Thai food when I go out. Although I was just in Sydney for 3 days and I think my husband bought food for 2 of the three days!
Cuilidh,
It would be great if we could meet up some time as I have bored everyone I know talking about the TM - it would be a change to have someone who understands.
I am retired and very flexible with times. Enjoy the flower show.
Anne.
Title: Re: Hi From Eureka, Melbourne.
Post by: obbie on March 29, 2012, 02:29:47 am: :) Hi and welcome to the forum.
I bought mine sight unseen too, just from a review.

Robyn