Newbie online

[Jamilla]

Hi everyone!

I have had my thermo for 3yrs but completely new to the online forum idea..always seem to lose passwords etc.  Hopefully I can stay on this one!!

I am always on the lookout for new ways to expand my use of the thermo and make life simpler and healthier.  I have enjoyed using online blogs and facebook to expand my ideas lately.  Due to busyness there are some obvious gaps in what I have tried - for example I made risotto just the other day for the first time and then couldn't believe it had taken me three years to do this!!!

My journey with the thermomix has taken some twists n turns - I have quite fussy twin girls, and an older girl who had an eating disorder/OCD for the two years after I bought thermo.  For two years she ate the thermo dahl every night, carefully weighed before eating.  In fact everything was weighed using the thermo scales, except when things became so bad we needed a scale that give 1gram instead of 5!!  Aaaah.  Luckily this has passed.  During that time the thermo went to Adelaide twice on holiday and to New Zealand as well.  It was the only way we could leave home.  She is still largely vego although now including chicken and fish.  Enough of that. 

Since then I have started making sourdough bread and do all the kneading via thermo.  I have warmed countless bottles for goat kids and orphan calves.  The twins love the spag bol.  I have been sprouting and making 'green drinks' - great not to have to throw any residue away.  Upteen sorbets, custards, muffin mixes, cake mixes on and on.  Most nights I have to serve two different dinners in our house so always looking for shortcuts!

I am a keen gardener and have an orchard just coming into production with stonefruit and berries etc yum

I would love to hear and share ideas!

[Amy :-)]

Hello and welcome Jamilla! We hope you can stay on this forum too

I can't believe it took you three years to try risotto! We have it regularly in this house, there are so many different flavours you can try and they are great for using up leftovers

I hope your daughter is recovered from her eating disorder/OCD

I think there are a few other members on the forum who cook or adapt meals to suit different dietary regimes in their families. Hopefully they will have some tips for you!

Look forward to seeing you around!

[Aussie Brenda]

Welcome Jamilla, you certainly have you work cut out for you having to carefully cook two meals each night.  I don't think I could manage without my Thermomix anymore I just say logged on here so I don't have to remember my password.

[achookwoman]

Welcome. jamilla, plenty of help here, although if you are making Sour Dough you are probably well on the way of using your TMX  for different things. 

[obbie]

welcome Jamilla, what did we ever do before we has our thermo thingys

[Jamberie]

Welcome Jamilla
Your TMX has certainly had some interesting tasks! I'm sure the forum will help you make even more use out of it though

[jeninwa]

Welcome to the forum jamilla.

[cookie1]

Welcome jamilla. How lovely for you to have fruit and berries on hand. Do you make jams ?

[astarra]

Hello and Welcome Jamilla. How old are your daughters. 

[judydawn]

Hi Jamilla, welcome to the forum.  Perhaps you could write you forum password on the cover of your Thermomix manual for safekeeping.

You would just about know everything after 3 years ownership but believe it or not, there are still things all of us are learning on here.  Your machine obviously gets a good workout with cooking 2 different meals for dinner each night - do you have 2 bowls like a lot of us?

[mab19]

Welcome to the forum jamilla. 

[Kimmyh]

Hello jamilla welcome to the forum.

[Greyhoundmum]

Welcome Jamilla you have certainly had a wealth of TM experiences.  Look forward to hearing amore about your journey.

[Cornish Cream]

Welcome to the forum Jamilla

[Jamilla]

Thanks for the warm welcome!  No, unfortunately I do not have two bowls (yet) although would come in handy many times over as often have to think what to do first, dry to wet then realise still need to grind something.  Made a wonderful new sourdough bread today, kneaded in thermo - an 'energy loaf' with sunflower seed flour, flax, youghurt, dates, spelt - yummy!  Had it with one of my eggs for tea after late evening on the beach.

My girls are 13 1/2 and twins are 10 1/2.  3 girls all in three years kept me off the streets thats for sure....

I have made some jam in the thermomix; strawberry last year, but made seville marmalade the 'old way' over winter. 

Hot weather here making us think of late trips to the beach, going to try to cook dinner in the morning tomorrow.