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« on: June 14, 2012, 01:03:11 am »
Hi AliRo
I know what you mean about that comment, I hear it loads too! The thing I find amusing is the people who say that to me in 1 sentence and then start talking about their latest hi-fi they just had to have despite the fact they had a perfectly good one already!
Or think nothing of spending $300 on a meal at a restaurant.
I guess everybody has different priorities. We have ancient 12 year old television and stereo units and don't have an i-phone or an i-pad or anything like that. I cut my kids hair myself, we don't buy takeaways, I make my own cleaning products, I buy mostly second hand clothes and toys, I don't buy any skincare products, I don't even buy sanitary items (love my Mooncup! I think we have had that discussion before!) We live a very basic, simple life with not much in the way of luxuries and not even much in the way of what some people consider essentials ........ except my Thermomix. I would have to be absolutely destitute to give it up - I look at it as an investment in my family's health and of my time spent in the kitchen.
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« on: June 10, 2012, 09:13:06 am »
I make a jam like recipe just cooking up strawbs/raspberries with some agar agar in the TM. Without the sugar it wouldn't last long but as it is so easy to make, I just do it fresh when I need it and use it before a few days is up. My kids eat it like they would normal jam, they find it sweet enough without sugar but occasionally I just add it tiny bit of pure maple syrup through it if the fruit was a bit tart.
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« on: June 03, 2012, 07:19:40 am »
My kids have eaten 'processed' sugar only a handful of times in their lives (almost 6 and 3 years old) but we do sometimes used natural sweeteners such as real maple syrup, honey and dates. I do try to limit these though too as too much fructose from any source is not considered good in my opinion. I also love using banana as sweetener and also tinker with stevia sometimes to cut down the amount of honey or dates I need to use.
William Duffy's 'Sugar Blues' is another good book to read if you want to know all about the sugar industry and the effects of sugar on the body. One thing that really stuck in my mind once was reading about how cancer cells love to feed on sugar.
As some of you may know from my previous posts, I have no problems with fat in our diets - and my version of good fats does not include hydrogenated fats or rancid fats which are highly processed to make them slightly edible (eg canola oil) but I do almost anything to avoid refined sugar. I will watch this topic with interest.....
The Weston Price foundation and the associated book 'Nourishing Traditions' has some good ideas for using real sweeteners.
Protein and fat makes up the basis of our diets though and refined carbs and sugars are at the tip of our eating pyramid. (eg not much)
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« on: May 17, 2012, 08:44:35 am »
Ooooh..... you are about to delve into some very varied answers I think!
I know what you mean about the conflicting info as some oils which have dubious health claims have been very cleverly marketed as healthy. And oils/fats which has been regarded as fattening and unhealthy are now in vogue again because they are natural and stable. I have read lots of info about the processing of so-called healthy oils like canola and rice-bran. The basic idea is that they are basically rancid and have gone through massive industrial processes to make them appear edible. Many health experts will now tell you that they are the oils iin fact contributing to heart disease, not the good old fashioned fats/oils like butter and lard.
I am a big fan of real food and I have no problems with fat content as I don't believe the fat/cholesterol/heart disease hypothesis based on Ancell Keyes study has much credibility.
I therefore use butter, coconut oil, lard and ghee for high heat cooking and any of the less stable but unrefined oils like avocado, EVOO etc for dressings and the like.
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« on: April 29, 2012, 09:55:13 am »
Some great ideas! I always do the pasta fagioli with rice pasta and cook for slightly less time. Spelt is kind of like a cousin to wheat and although some people find it easier to digest, many wheat free people still can't eat it.
You have been given lots of ideas, I'm sure your hosts/guests will really appreciate the time/effort you are putting into it.
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« on: April 08, 2012, 03:37:34 am »
You guys are amazing! It actually makes me feel a bit guilty and a bit of a 'taker' from this forum. I tend to jump on and read lots of threads but don't seem to feel like I have much to contribute. But I did want to say how in awe I am of how caring and helpful you are of fellow forum members. I have never seen anything like it anywhere else online.  GiloKez, so glad these lovely Thermo stars have helped you out and you are feeling motivated again. I go through stages like that too but it is usually indicative of what else is going on in my life rather than lack of enthusiasm for my TM.
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« on: January 07, 2012, 03:25:05 am »
mmmm......... looks right up my alley! Will try this one for sure! thanks for posting!
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« on: December 29, 2011, 07:32:43 pm »
Thank you! Am about to go online and check out some bread supply places. I had only looked in normal kitchenware places etc and hadn't seen anything that looked like the real deal. Ok...... blinkers on....... I only need a bread tin!!!! (keep telling myself repeatedly as I browse the items! 
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« on: December 29, 2011, 07:30:25 pm »
I tried this ice-cream but it was way too sweet for us. I think maybe though that using rapadura sugar completely changes it and even though I dropped the sugar by 50g, it was way too much sweetness still. One day I will try it with normal sugar if I have guests coming.
I loved the buttery, smooth texture though.
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« on: December 28, 2011, 07:13:08 pm »
Thankyou! Those ideas are great. JD, that lentil bolognaise from Jo looks wonderful and hearty.
Is there anywhere on the forum where the pasta dish from the Vegetarian book is?
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« on: December 27, 2011, 05:29:05 am »
I was wondering if anybody had any favourite Thermomix meals that are good for feeding lots of people eg 5 adults and 6 children.
We are only a small family and making loads of food isn't my strong point usually but we are joining up with another family for holidays. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
thanks!
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« on: December 27, 2011, 05:24:59 am »
I am about to invest in a bread tin but I have no idea what I should be looking for. Could the bread experts please give me some tips on how to choose a good loaf tin....
thanks very much!
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« on: December 21, 2011, 11:04:11 am »
We live on the Gold Coast and have lots of mangoes for really cheap everywhere atm.
Sorry, I wasn't very clear with my chat on mangoes. I 'was' a QLD girl growing up but am on the other side of the ditch now...... oh well, my consolation is that I got some beautiful big punnets of berries today! yum!! I have seen some Equador mangoes here but that is just so wrong on so many levels for me! I caved one year and bought one and it was foul! aggghhhh!! Give me a NQ mango!
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« on: December 21, 2011, 02:12:36 am »
Well I guess it doesn't really matter as it is only us and so I don't need to go to any bother but it would be nice to have a yummy lunch. Am I the only person in the world who hasn't decided what to cook yet? Anybody else out there in the same boat?
I am seriously lacking inspiration this year, probably because it is just us. I am really looking forward to chilling out this year and so I have hardly given it a thought but now it is getting closer I am getting worried we are going to end up eating sandwiches!
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