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Introduce Yourself / Re: Tonights the Night - and I have a question please
« on: December 17, 2014, 11:25:11 am »
Crikey - I am amazed.  Two different worlds exist - the planet Earth and planet Thermomix.  Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback.  I have my pantry list - courtesy of 'goldfish' - Thank you.  I went one step further and joined (paid real money) to become a member of ThermoFun - but I think it will be a lot of fun on this journey.

I just need to work out a way of getting rid of some of this vegetable stock - Ebay and Craigslist look likely exit strategies.  Having said that I have used two tablespoons getting rid of it into a Mushroom risotto dish last night, and pumpkin soup tonight.  Being only 5 minutes away from Coles and having to also pop into the postoffice - I popped in and picked up one onion, one carrot and a 600gm piece of pumpkin - all up $2.76.  This is not about saving the money - it is about knowing what goes into something I am eating - so it was interesting to know what it cost to make the soup.  And the risotto yesterday was delightful.

Hey Rotorchef - I did 'freestyle' with the pesto I made - which was more parsley than basil leaves - but it still tasted great.

Still my wife does not know about Nigella - I may introduce each other over the weekend.  My mother is coming over from NZ for Xmas - so three women in the house and mere male in the kitchen.  Oh well - things could be worse!!

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Tonights the Night - and I have a question please
« on: December 11, 2014, 12:31:01 pm »
Wow - 79 people have actually read what I said and 10% have taken the time to write something - this is amazing.  It seems I have died and gone to cooking heaven.
Firstly thank you to judydawn for the link - it is helpful but something in the back of my mind says whoever put the list together made a 'sticky' out of it - so I may have to look for it - but will also be looking at the suggestions via the link of the pantry of items to consider getting.
And thanks to Aussie Brenda - you are so right at the moment.  The clock has just gone 11pm and I am wide awake.  I have an instruction manual and basic cook book to get through before dawn.  From one Aussie to another I am happy with the abbreviated MacMan title if that helps the typing fingers.
Well my dear consultant allocated about an hour and she went home after two (note to self - reduce number of questions when on first visit).  But we also did talk baby names and I am being swayed towards that of Nigella - such a delicious and delightful name don't you think?
Well tonight I received Nigella and I did my first ever cook - (well actually my second as a month ago I was pushed onto the stage of a public cooking demonstration to cook custard) - and did a vegetable stock.  I understand one teaspoon equates to one small cube of commercially produced stock - so according to my calculator I should get through what I produced tonight in about.....18.7 years.
I haven't yet told my wife of my new baby arrival (we are in the process of moving and she is in the new place and I am in the old) - and I just hope it is normal to love a new machine more than a human - well for at least a day or two anyway (I am sure if she was given the new Iphone 6+ then I would not get a look in for at least a week - so 2-3 days for me to love someone else is probably okay - well thats my line and I am sticking to it).

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome - when Nigella is fitted into her new residence I hope to be able to take a picture and show everyone where she is (and the title of Mackerel Man may then also fall into place).  Until we chat further - I have important documentation to read.

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Introduce Yourself / Tonights the Night - and I have a question please
« on: December 11, 2014, 05:55:38 am »
Good afternoon everyone
Have been lurking on this forum from time to time after I placed an order a couple of months ago - and tonight my consultant will be delivering her.  The jury is still out on her new name (that is the name of baby TM5 - not the name of the consultant - just to clarify).
I know I have not yet contributed anything as yet and I prefer to give rather than receive - so excuse me asking this question at this time.
When I started reading I recall I came across a posting I believe from one of the experienced moderators of a list of ingredients that one should consider having for use with the thermomix (why is this name underlined as a potential spelling error whenever I type it -it is on Wikopedia after all!!).  It would be great if someone could provide me with a link to that posting as I would like to take it with me when shopping (yes - I am a house-husband without kids - and simply change my title depending on the job that needs doing - masseur, chauffeur, shopper and chef, sailor, accounts payable clerk, etc).
Otherwise I might be in for a long (albeit enjoyable) reading of the forum to find it again.
Looking forward to interacting with everyone on this journey ahead.

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