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Introduce Yourself / Re: I am in love...
« on: January 06, 2011, 10:04:59 am »
By the way, Meagan, I'm in North London (N6).  :)

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Introduce Yourself / Re: I am in love...
« on: January 06, 2011, 10:03:35 am »
Thanks everyone for the lovely welcome!! I love it here already...  ;D ;D

I will look at all your recommended recipes, and yes, CreamPuff63, the diet does appear to be out of the window  :D

It is fun being a writer - I try to dedicate as much of my day as possible to writing, although finding it hard to get back to 'work' post-Christmas! The idea of sitting down and doing some writing is not a good one... But today is the day, so I shall just crack on. (While thinking of the wonders I can cook up in my TM!!).

Thank you for the note on tablespoons, JulieO. I would just like to say that that is so random! We have nuclear weapons, yet as a planet we can't standardise a tablespoon measurement  ;) ;D

Jessica x

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Soups / Re: Basic Tomato Soup
« on: January 06, 2011, 09:53:05 am »
Definitely, Cookie1 - it's a bit like a tangy gazpacho.  ;D

Think if I added some pineapple and sugar to it, it would have been good as a basic sweet and sour sauce as well.

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Soups / Basic Tomato Soup
« on: January 05, 2011, 11:16:17 pm »
Name of Recipe: Basic Tomato Soup
Number of People: 2 (small starter portions)

Ingredients:
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 small white onion, peeled and chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 garlic clove
Seasoning
1 tbsp (UK) balsamic vinegar
1/2 tbsp (UK) white wine vinegar
1 tbsp (UK) olive oil
Small knob of butter (or low fat spread)
1 1/2 tbsp (UK) Plain flour (Optional - for thickening)

Preparation:
1. Put the chopped tomatoes, onion, pepper and garlic into the TM bowl. NO HEAT/speed 9 / 2 minutes, or until pureed.
2. Add balsamic and white wine vinegars, olive oil, knob of butter and seasoning. Dependent on how watery your tomatoes were, you may at this stage need to add a little stock or water (I didn't find that I needed to). 100 deg C / 8 minutes / speed 3. During the first minute of cooking, add the flour (only necessary if the soup was too watery).

Tips/Hints:
If you prefer a smoother soup, give it a quick 'blitz' on turbo at the end. This will remove the final lumps.
UK tablespoons are 15ml in size.

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Introduce Yourself / I am in love...
« on: January 05, 2011, 10:39:44 pm »
.... with my beautiful new Thermomix.

After reading in Olive Magazine that it was the food editor's ideal Christmas present, I researched and put one on my own list for Santa. I was *delighted* to receive TM31 on Christmas Day!

I have enjoyed using it and have so far used it to make...
Soup (it was a tomato chutney, but I got a little over-zealous with the speed control!!)
Zabaglione
Meringues
Bearnaise Sauce
White Sauce

It has been really superb and I don't think that I could be more impressed!

I am 26 years of age and live in London with my husband and our Chihuahua. I have always been a keen cook and love gadgets and toys for my kitchen! As a day job, I trained as an accountant, but I have taken a break from work to write my first crime novel. Being at home is also the perfect excuse to spend too much time on Twitter, lying in the bath and - now - playing with my Thermomix...

I guess I'm on here because I want to meet people who are  similarly passionate about food, and also to find recipe ideas. I'm especially keen to learn some healthier recipes for the TM31 as - like a lot of others, I'm sure - I want to lose my Christmas (and the rest ;-) ) weight!

Can't wait to get to know you all better...
Happy new year!

Jessica

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