Ls Mum,
i bought an insulated serving bowl from Ikea that I use because I don't have a thermoserver. It was about $25. It consists of a double walled metal bowl and has a white china lid with a hole for a serving spoon. I am really happy with it, and have successfully used it for risotto and other meals. I think that the shopping thread has a link to the Ikea website, but i couldn't find it when I had a quick look. I will post a photo that I took of mine which has the Chicken in Yoghurt sauce from the RoboGourmet app in it. It's not the best photo of the server, but it's the only one I have!
If you do go to Ikea, also consider buying their pastry mat. I bought myself one and use it when making bread rolls etc. I think it was about $10.
One more tip i forgot to pass on about the TC concerns bread making. My TC struggles with mixing bread dough. Nola posted some tips for me
here I hope this link works as i have trouble with this!