New from Tassie

[cgale]

LOL - thanks for the amusing welcomes!  DIL's - mmm, they'll definitely need their own Wanda to satisfy my 4 boys needs - let alone living up to my expectations.  No, I won't be a horrible MIL, I hope - BUT my boys will naturally want their own BIMBO, oops, I meant BIMBY - after they start to love Wanda too.

About the Potato Rosti - I wasn't very impressed unfortunatley.  Youngest son Finn said they were nice, but he didn't ask for a 2nd serving.  My 9 y.o. Reef, didn't like it whatsoever!  They cooked exactly like pikelets do, but not enough taste & absorbed too much oil when cooked in frypan.  I think the recipe needs a good tweaking.  Nevertheless, the heaps of leftover rostis weren't thrown out  but frozen, not to be reheated & eaten in their current state, but to throw in with soups etc., as a thickener & instead of using potato.  I did this on the weekend when making a Lentil, Chickpea & Broad Bean Soup, as an experiment. 

Made a few things today - another Pizza Dough (using my own dough recipe, which I find foolproof), traditional icecream, berry milkshakes, strawberry milkshake & I've just finished consuming a rather delightful & delectable Scallop, Lemon & Spinach Risotto which I devised & adapted to Wanda about an hour ago.  I'm extremely pleased with it & now I better write down my method & ings., before I forget them.  I took a quick pic which I'll post here shortly, after I select one.    I'm slightly passionate about my cooking, and photograph virtually all my home cooking, much to my husband's bemusement.

Have a great night - cheers!! 

[cgale]

Here's tonight's dinner, that I just spoke about in my previous post:

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Welcome to the forum - from another Tassie TMX fan.

There are some great suggestions for improving the Potato Rosti recipe in the tweaking section of the forum.  From memory I think JD has worked on improving it.

Chelsea 

[Thermomixer]

The risotto looks delish - good to find another food foto fanatic.

Yeah, the rosti times and speeds are WAY out - maybe 3 or 4 seconds on speed 5 results in a "suitable" texture for the potatoes

Hope your boys find Bimbys rathers than bimbos - will certainly keep them out of trouble.

[tasbell]

welcome from another who lives in tassie!! You sure have given Wanda a workout!

[gertbysea]

Well Tassie gal, if I lived there I would be making raspberry everything. You re so lucky with the produce you have in beautiful Tasmania. I see mangoes growing bigger by the day here in Cairns so am looking forward to my first Mango Daiquiri of the season soon.

Gretchen

[cgale]

hi to tasbella, fellow Tasmanian

Hey Gretchen, mangos are wonderful & so versatile - but you're right, we are truly blessed.  I do a local market here & sell my handmade booties & headbands, and there is a lady growing & selling all her own produce etc.,  - I've known her for many years so I'll have to have a good chat to her on the weekend - here's her list of products which will show the true versatility of our local produce

The Rocky Gardens Range

JAMS

Apricot Jam
(Bronze medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Blackberry Jam

Blackcurrant Jam

Cherry Jam
(Black heart cherries)

Jostaberry Jam
(Flavour of blackcurrant with the sharpness of gooseberry )
(Bronze medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Marmalade
(Sweet style)
(Bronze medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Quince Jam
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Raspberry Jam
(Champion Tasmanian Preserve - Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards 2006)
(Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Raspberry and Cointreau Jam
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2007)

Redcurrant Jam

Rhubarb and Raspberry Jam
(Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2007)

Strawberry Jam

Whisky Marmalade[/li][/list][/color]

JELLIES

• Apple Jelly
        (Great on roast pork or scones!)
  (Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006, 2007)
  
  Quince Jelly
  (Perfect with camembert and biscuits)
  (Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)
  
  Redcurrant Jelly
  (Great with roast beef or cheese)

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CHUTNEY AND RELISH

Apricot Chutney

Tomato Relish

Tomato & Native Pepper Relish

Tomato Chutney
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Green Tomato Pickles
( Gold medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2007)

SAUCES

Tomato Sauce

Plum Sauce
(Silver medal Royal Hobart Wrest Point Fine Food Awards 2006)

Hand Made and Chemical Free!

Our preserves are carefully hand made using the old traditional methods of cooking original recipes in small batches. We use the finest ingredients that are locally grown and available with no chemical sprays wherever possible. All our preserves are made without artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives.

Ooh, I will have to 'borrow' some produce & see what Wanda can wangle & whizz up!

Cheers*

[Thermomixer]

I am sure that Wanda could whip up any of those in no time flat - good luck - will she still be your friend if you start selling produce 

[Thermomixer]

PS - checked out the website - afraid I take a 10 ¹/₂ EEE   

maybe for the grandson   

[cgale]

`LOL - 10 & 1/2 E - woa, one day I may make some fabric slippers for BIG Feet!

Oh, I wasn't going to sell the jam at the market, maybe I'll just try & sell her a Wanda of her own (she may even be a closet Thermomixer, as I don't know how she does it!)  I'm wanting to make sweets & cakes for the market as well as my other crafts.

[tasbell]

are you in the north or south of the state?

[cgale]

hi tasbell - I'm in the North, you're in the South, aren't you??  I used to live down there, in Sandy Bay & Cremorne, but thas was quite a few years ago now (then to Sydney, back to Hobart, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sisters Beach Tasmania & now back in my birth town, Launceston, lol.  We're moving house in 3 weeks, but only several blocks away, extra close to city (2 min. walk to City, Aquatic Centre, etc. etc.)  Can't wait, but naturally lots of packing & unpacking ahead.  School holidays atm, & boys are already ratty so I expect the time will pass super quick & before we know it we'll be moved!

Cheers, Cathryn

[gertbysea]

Hi Cathryn, I am so looking forward to your future posts and pics. Another use for failed rosti's is a Sunday breakfast. Pop into oven with egg on top. Oh Lordy I wanna go to that market. You are making me green. Lucky girl.

Gretchen

[faffa_70]

Hey Cathryn when you are making fabric slippers for BIG feet can you let me know - my 16 yo DS has size 15 feet  keep threatening to bind them lol as we have huge problems buying any shoes

[gemiNy]

Welcome from the South! 

Of course TMX's are female - no man could multitask that well