Rainy Day Fun

[Grannysmith]

Hello,

My Thermomix is only two days old and I'm enjoying finding recipes I want to make. It's raining today so I can play with my TMX without feeling guilty about not getting out into the garden. So far I've made the stock concentrate, bolognese sauce, bread and the next project will be butter.

We have two homes, one in Perth and the other is a farm in the SW of WA. I'm not sure where my TMX will be living, but I think it will be tempting to take it to and fro between both houses.

I can see that a TMX must be wonderful for households with a young (and not so young) family, but would be interested to hear about other older owners of a TMX and what they find most useful in terms of cooking for fewer people. Most of the time I cook just for the two of us, but often for six or so and occasionally for 15 - 20.

One of the reasons I knew the TMX was for me, was when I saw how much preparation I could avoid with my arthritic hands.

Grannysmith

 

[snappy]

Welcome to the forum Grannysmith!  You will find lots of WA'ers on here.  Rainy days are just perfect for cooking aren't they?

[faffa_70]

Welcome Grannysmith and might I suggest you buy yourself a travel bag as I don't think you will be leaving your TMX anywhere permanent once you get used to having it!!!

[judydawn]

Hello Grannysmith, welcome to the forum.  Lots of Grannies on this forum.  I love rainy days - it means I have to ignore outside jobs and can concentrate on things that need doing inside.  The TMX gets a workout making soup and bread - to me rainy days and soup go hand in hand.  You won't want to leave the TMX home when you go to your second house so Faffa's advice is spot on.
There are only the 2 of us here so I often halve recipes or freeze the uneaten portion if I do a full quantity. There are those with large families and they will tell you cooking for 6 can be done in the TMX as well - it's all about planning ahead really. For feeding 15-20, you will really have to plan ahead 

[obbie]

Hello Grannysmith, and welcome to the forum.

i would buy a travel bag and take it with you.
once you start using it daily, you will love it.


robyn

[mab19]

Hello Grannysmith and welcome to the forum.

Like judy, there are only 2 of us here so I usually cook the full size meal, have half for dinner and freeze the other half.  I also make most of our bread and lots of cakes and cookies which the grandchildren are always happy devour 

I would certainly buy a travel bag for your TM as you will not want to leave it behind once you start using it.

[desi]

Hello Grannysmith and welcome.

You will find that cooking for two  of more the TM is a very big help when it comes to chopping ingredients.
I also cook for two people and like Judy mentioned I freeze a lot of the extra meals. Frozen meals are a good standby when you don't feel like cooking or when you have been out during the day.
Happy cooking

[nazar]

 hi grannysmith   welcome to the forum
its raining here too  so guess what l am about to do 
 you wont want to leave it behind once you start getting use to your machine
l live in the southwest wa too and have 2 boys 3 and 12 
 have lots of fun

[Cornish Cream]

Hi and welcome to the forum Grannysmith

[mcmich]

Welcome to the forum Grannysmith. I am only cooking for 2 most of the time too.
My adult children all benefit though from the meals they take home from the freezer.

[gertbysea]

Hi grannysmith.  We are just two as well. When I first got my TMX  I went crazy and had to  give the neighbours the excess. After a few months they stopped answering the door and I learned to cut down. I am lucky my DH will eat the leftovers for breakfast and I have two dogs as well.

You will definitely be needing a travel bag . Lol

Gertbysea

[Grannysmith]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone, and your good advice. I'll definitely be looking at getting a travel bag. The rainy day turned out to a bit more than that when the big storm went through and we've been trying to clean up the property ever since, but I've still managed to sneak in time with my TMX. My marmalade is a great hit and, I think, the best I have made. Luckily I have a Seville orange tree in the garden so there is plenty of fruit just out the back door.

Now we've had to batten down for the next storm, so I'm having to plan dinner for tonight without using electricity, ie, no TMX 

[desi]

Stay safe Grannysmith and you can look forward to cooking a lovely meal after the storm passes

[dede]

Hi and welcome to the forum GrannySmith, sorry I missed your post before.
I think I would have to take the TM with me when traveling from house to house, I would miss it to much otherwise

[dede]

And I hope the storm passes quickly and your power is restored promptly. Good luck with your wild weather.