For some reason i can't get Helene's slideo to work but we experimented with every method I could find on the web -the method we had the most success with was putting two handfuls of garlic in at a time along with water to j *:ust cover and using reverse function for 4-6 secs on speed 4-5 - it didn't get 100% of the peel off (I think because the garlic had only been drying for about 6 weeks, not months like bought garlic, so wasnt fully dried out) and then peeled the balance by hand. Definately saved a lot of time!!

Made these today for dessert with friends we had over for dinner - they were a huge hit! Even let DS have his first lick chocolate off the butterfly as a special treat. much to his delight

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I'd love to come to a Perth get together, if it is a little while away that will probably suit me well as I am going to have my hands full for the next few months 

Besides going mad with bread making, I have been using my thermomix everyday and it certainly got a work out in the lead up to Christmas - as we hosted it this year I made Pavlova (from In The Mix), cranberry sauce, Rustleberry ice cream, choc chip ice cream, gravy, bechamel sauce, mayonnaise and various salads, basically whatever I could to make life easier.

My mum and I recently gave it a good work out processing over 5 crates of home grown garlic, firstly peeling and then mincing with salt and vinegar - we made about 25litres of minced garlic and it took two of us 2 days to do (in between entertaining a very active little boy) - mum did it by herself last year, it took her 5 days with one fifth of the garlic.

Other than that, we have gone mad making hummus, sundried tomato tapenade and other assorted dips, turkish bread, cyndi o'meara's vege sausage rolls (I'm a vego but the boys aren't),  pizza dough (started making it with milk instead of water, which makes the dough very resilient and easy to work with and great to freeze), banana bread, crumpets, various juices, apple sauce, risottos, un-fried rice,  cupcakes and creamy vanilla frosting, muesli bars, speculaas, choc chip cookies, the list is endless! I am going to make I love Bimby's chocolate cake for DS's birthday party on Monday - A rocket has been requested , as well as judydawn's choc raspberry brownies (substituting rustleberries for raspberries - my mums own berries, a cross between blackberries and raspberries), along with mini pizzas, sausage rolls, scones and fairy bread - my must have!

Most of the recipes I have made have come from this forum, so a big thanks to everyone who contributes such great recipes!