Thank-You for sharing this riv_mum.

I'm going to try it for dinner tonight!

It must be just a question of our own taste cause i enjot putting 2 cloves in and a variety of different herbs fresh picked from the garden - mint, pinapple sage, thyme, chives, parsly, garlic chives, basil (my fave) I also put a splash of milk in to make it into a dip consistency. You can always taste the freshness in this dip. 

I also used two cloves and a splash of milk to get the consistency and taste we like. Will try with a variety of fresh herbs next time next time (I actually thought about grabbing some mint to add when picking parsley) as it sounds scrumptious!

Thank-you all for the warm welcome 

I'll be sure to keep in mind the slower speeds & less time when following the EDC cookbook, cheers for the tip Thermomixer. Most of all I want to try the recipes shared here, and converting my own favourites.

Before last week I had never even heard of a Thermomix!

I was looking to replace my kenwood as I've promised it to my daughter who is setting up her first home and was thinking of getting a kitchenaid, but I also wanted a juicer so went online to see what there was available and I discovered the Thermomix. I was wow'd by all the claims of what it could do, and impressed with the clips I watched on youtube.

My youngest son is intolerance to various additives, preservatives, and salicylates, so this also seems like a wonderful machine to help me make some of the food he usually misses out on, spreads, ice treats etc. And I'm sure it will save me time both in the kitchen and in the shop as I have to read every label to see what's 'really' in that can or packet.

I had my demo yesterday which was a lot of fun, and expect my machine to be delivered next Wednesday *yay* so I'm reading through all your posts and book-marking recipes I want to try.

Thanks to everyone who is sharing their experiences, hopefully once the learning period is over and I get to being creative I can too.

Thanks everyone for the contact details.

There are only 6 consultants in NZ so far, four in the north island and two in the south. I was very lucky to have found one willing to drive the 3 hours to my home and we met yesterday.

My consultant has only had her machine for 10 days and this was her first demo outside a few friends in her own kitchen, so she showed me what they taught in the recent week-end training and cooking class, and we figured out a few more things together.

She encouraged me do some recipes myself to get a feel for pressing the buttons and attaching the components of the machine properly, so together we made raspberry sorbet, garlic and herb dip, coleslaw, milled wheat and made bread rolls, and a pasta dish with beans and grated cheese to sprinkle on top. It was all delicious and being a somewhat creative cook myself I could see endless possibilities. 

After a fun and informative couple of hours I sent her away with some of my sourdough starters from France and Italy, as well as an order for my very own Thermomix. It's due to arrive next Wednesday and I just can't wait!

We also agreed that once she does the training on the varoma she'll come back and teach me about that too, and in the meantime we're going to email each other about the recipes and experiments we try. Oh and I recommended she check out this forum for further tips and tricks