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Chit Chat / Re: Re: Re: Look what Target has ....
« on: March 30, 2012, 10:47:10 am »
Don't buy a Thermochef!  Wait and save the money up... I have had mind for a while now and even though it does the job I am starting to wish I had waited... the butterfly is annoying (I have blended one up and the store had a whole box under the counter to replace them - apparently happens alot) the motor can't handle any really thick dough (or the biscuit and condensed milk I was mixing for a slice), the stickers are starting to bubble and peel etc etc.  In saying that though I do love it... but you know sometimes I dream of the real thing...

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Bread / Re: Re: Sourdough loaf, activated in fridge overnight .
« on: March 30, 2012, 10:18:21 am »
Yes would LOVE some sour dough recipes!  I currently make a no knead bucket bread which is quick for during the week but I would like to experiment a bit more.  Your loaf looks awesome and puts mine to shame and I don't know if i will be able to believe my husband next time he raves about it :p

I have read that mould on a starter is not the end of the starter and to do what was suggested above - apparently in most cases if you can get some unmouldy stuff out you can recover it.  Unless its yellow or pink mould then its time to start again.  I have never had to try though.

*fades off into a day dream about yummy sour dough bread*

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Cakes / Re: Re: Re: Honey Pikelets
« on: March 29, 2012, 03:36:37 am »
Made these with my toddler and we both LOVED them!

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Desserts / Re: Re: Quick Caramel Custard
« on: March 26, 2012, 10:49:19 pm »
Yum!!!!!!!!!!  Was perfect!

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Cakes / Re: Re: Choc Chip Cookies
« on: March 21, 2012, 12:26:42 am »
Just made these and had a couple while still warm (couldn't stop at one!).  I decided to make these just on a whim as i decided I wanted to cook something and just picked the first recipe on the list... I discovered while getting my ingredients out a half empty box of GF self raising flour that i had used a few months ago for a once off share dinner so i decided I better use it up lest it just go to waste so my cookies were gluten free :) and i stopped the flour from going to waste at the back of my cupboard!   *goes off to just "taste" one more bickie...*

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Vegetarian / Re: Re: Sweet Potato Frittata
« on: March 03, 2012, 06:55:35 am »
Have this cooking in the oven right now ready for a shared lunch tomorrow! Looks tasty!

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Main Dishes / Re: Re: Beef stew with mushrooms (with bad photo!)
« on: February 08, 2012, 01:04:12 am »
Its been raining and cold here today so I am craving some comfort food! Thanks for posting :)

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All In One Meals using the Varoma / Re: Re: Chicken and Cashews with Coconut Satay Sauce and Coconut Rice (with photo)
« on: February 08, 2012, 01:00:15 am »
Can't wait to try this out... my tummy is grumbling just reading about it!

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Cakes / Ems Choc Choc Chip Cookies - Makes 35 (egg free too btw)
« on: October 03, 2011, 11:02:10 am »

My first post  ;D

These are my creation (well i got the origional idea from a totally different cookie recipe but i wanted to make choc choc chip cookies and didnt have any eggs at the time so modified (alot) someones cinnamon cookies off the net)  This is the first time i have made in the Thermo and its soooooo much easier than by hand!

A household favourite!

Ingredients

260gms Butter
1/2 cup castor sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups self raising flour
1 cup choc chips
tablesppon of milk if needed

Cream butter and sugar (add some temp if butter is straight from fridge 40c say) speed 5-6 for a bit (great times i know...)

Add cocoa and vanilla mix for a bit to combine (may need to stop and scrape down sides)

Add flour and use kneed function to form dough  (I added about a tablespoon of milk to help it out too... and scraped the sides down a couple of times)

Set onto reverse and add choc chips

Roll into balls and slightly flatten on tray

Bake on 180c for 12 minutes (or if you have a dodgey oven like mine 15-17minutes)

Allow to cool before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Made 37 decent sized cookies tonight  :D

First few ready...


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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / Re: The Thermomix iphone App
« on: August 23, 2011, 11:06:52 am »
Thanks guys i found the above mentioned threads   ;D

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Questions? Technical Issues? The Survival Guide / The Thermomix iphone App
« on: August 21, 2011, 08:24:04 am »
Has anyone used the Thermomix iphone app?   ???

From what i can see there is only one (in English) and it costs nearly $5 so i wanted to see if anyone else had used it before downloading something thing that may be rubbish... plus it will be on my husbands phone so i would hate to download something that may cause issues. I have an Android and there are only Apps in different languages for the TM  :(

Thought since everything is about apps these days i may as well have an app for everything!  :P




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Introduce Yourself / Re: The new dorky kid on the block
« on: August 21, 2011, 08:16:51 am »
Chelsea (and Dede this will answer yours too a bit) i have not tried to cook pasta in the TC yet but did wonder the same... i cooked risotto though and it was not all chopped up... looked just like TM risotto!  I would give it a go for you but we used up the last of our dry pasta at lunch today and i cant see myself cooking my homemade stuff in the machine.  Perhaps have a go in your TM on speed 1 or 2?  I think the slowest rotation for the TC is around 110 rpm unlike 60 or so for the TM so have a play.

I notice a lot of TM recipes need reverse and i have just ignored it - sometimes i have to mix for a few more seconds perhaps because the blades are "slicing" the mixture more and on reverse there is some resistance?

I have also found that sometimes i need to add a few extra minutes cooking time (like when i made TM custard it took 9 minutes instead of 7), it could be that the TC takes a little longer to get to the right temp.

I havent had the chance to use the kneed function yet but i am planning on making pasta tomorrow and that needs to use it so we will see!  I think making a heavy dough will be an interesting test since its always a bumpy ride....

CreamPuff is right about my knowing the TM making it easy for me to use TM recipes as i know what i want the TC to do and can just tweak things to suit.  So far i have not found any TM recipes that i could not do in my TC, but like i said they can sometimes need a little extra.  I must also point out that the larger indents on the side of the TC annoy me a bit as it can make getting mixtures out with a spatula and cleaning a bit more difficult.  On the plus side though the spatula for the TC is more rubbery than the TM which i like!

Oh one more thing i noticed a lot of flack about the stainless steal Varoma on the TC but whenever i have used it i dont even notice, i dont feel i am at more risk to be burned etc, could be different with the stainless steal basket insert but i have not used that yet.  I think the bigger issue with the Varoma would be how it has to lock on to the bowl differently to the TM? But perhaps not.

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Recipe Requests / Re: Heinz Cereal Bars
« on: August 19, 2011, 01:47:42 am »
So I made these and they are YUMMY!  I did an apple, cinnamon and sultana filling and being a bit forgetful forgot to add the baking powder and didnt remember until i was packing up and saw it on the bench!  They were still fantastic though and i would consider never adding the baking powder as they were just like little apple pies! I would make them into a dessert and serve with ice cream!

The whole family loves them - Thanks again Nay Nay!

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Introduce Yourself / Re: The new dorky kid on the block
« on: August 19, 2011, 01:41:55 am »
Like all things made in China you may want to ask me how my TC is going in a couple of years just after the warranty has run out  :P  Seriously though it doesnt seem as sturdy and robust as the TM and it is missing a few features but so far the machine itself has been good and done everything i need it to.  And a few people have commented that it looks sleeker and smaller than the TM.

The price difference was just over $1000 plus the store we got it from gave us $70 in store vouchers.

Feel free to ask me any other questions.

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Introduce Yourself / The new dorky kid on the block
« on: August 18, 2011, 10:30:29 am »
Hi Guys... I feel a bit like i have turned up at my first day at a new school and everyone is wearing brandname clothes and i have on my bargain bin "on-sale" clothes... see the truth is i have i thermoCHEF   :o

Figured i would get it out there and be honest - hope you cool kids dont mind  :) (and its not against the rules to be on here...)

I would have LOVED a thermomix but we couldnt really make room in it for our budget.  So when i saw the ThermoChef i spent nearly a week researching and considering it... and 2 nights ago my husband came home with one!  I was so suprised as i wasnt sure if he would give the ok as it was still alot of money for us but he said he knew how much i loved my mums TMix and figured he would take a chance on the Chef so i wasnt over at my mums every few nights using her thermomix for some new thing i "just had to try!" or using it for all its glorious abilities such as actually being able to process dates (my little food processor just mixed them around in the bowl  :-)) )

So there it is - i am the dorky kid but hey i figure it does the job!

I have already made 2 things from this blog and both were FANTASTIC  :D  which is great as so far the recipe book for the TC has proved a little dismal  :-))

I guess a little more about me would be good too!  I am from Tasmania and have 1.5 kids (an 18month old and i am halfway through baking my next  :P )  Thats pretty much my life... as most mothers of little ones will probably understand!
See you guys round!

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