What are you been cooking today

[judydawn]

Bet that is the first time that trick has been tried Chookie - ingenious.

[achookwoman]

DJ, took a while to cook but was worth the wait.

[Kali Ma]

Been playing today, made butter, buttermilk scones, and strawberry jam. And have rissotto on the menu for tonight as well as a juice later this arvo.

[TheCrone]

Hi all!

So far today I've made more lemon butter, coleslaw, the fettucini pasta without the salami and now am looking at some of my apple/pear butter recipes from preserving the harvest to adapt.

[achookwoman]

Today I have made 8 jars of Raspberry and Nectarine Jam.   Cooking Lamb Rogan Josh,  from the Forum.   Thanks for the recipe .  Tonight for Dinner we are having isi's Coffee Pud.

[Thermomixer]

Great idea Chookie.  I cook lots of things in the Varoma (including eggs) while something unrelated is cooking below - but NEVER in the MC - fantastic.

By the way - that is the correct way up for the MC unless you have the butterfly in place.  Ferran Adria, Mark Best and loads of chefs use it upside down.  Closed side down is best.

[Thermomixer]

So far today I've made more lemon butter, coleslaw, the fettucini pasta without the salami and now am looking at some of my apple/pear butter recipes from preserving the harvest to adapt.

Good to see you going for it and doing the conversions - can't wait to see them - thanks for joining us.

[Thermomixer]

Been playing today, made butter, buttermilk scones, and strawberry jam. And have rissotto on the menu for tonight as well as a juice later this arvo.

Ditto - great to see - how did the butter go?  Some have had troubles with the recipe.

[Thermomixer]

   Cooking Lamb Rogan Josh,  from the Forum.   Thanks for the recipe . 

Look forward to your review Chookie - is it still like New Dehli in the Macedon Ranges?  The right weather ?  for curry - just like in India      - need a wee lassi to go with it.

[achookwoman]

We were hoping for a cool change so we could enjoy our Rogan Gosh.   It was terrific,  although a little over cooked,  Had it with rice and silver beet fresh from the garden.   The curry was not too hot but had a really good flavor.    Can't remember who posted it,  but thank you.    I will certainly make it again.

[Babymaker]

We have done Porridge, Bread, Yoghurt, Garlic Twist, latte, meatballs in sauce with spaghetti

[judydawn]

Today I have made playdough, pasta with chicken & mushrooms for lunch and glazed pork fillet for tea - will post.

[Kali Ma]

Been playing today, made butter, buttermilk scones, and strawberry jam. And have rissotto on the menu for tonight as well as a juice later this arvo.

Ditto - great to see - how did the butter go?  Some have had troubles with the recipe.

It was fine, really quick and easy, not to mention delicious. And the buttermilk made the scones extra special.

[andiesenji]

Many thanks to MM for the new Condiments & etc.,  section.

The poppyseed cake did not turn out as well as I expected.  Something must have been off in my conversion calculations.  I had to cut the recipe in half and then adjust that because the original is for two Bundt cakes or four loaves. 
It turned out a bit spongy, which is not at all the way this cake usually behaves and I am sure I made a mistake - can't blame it on anything else.
I used all the poppyseed I had on hand so have to wait for an order to arrive before I try again.

I used the varoma basket to steam sweet potatoes for a casserole.  I usually bake them but had the cake in the oven at the time and didn't want to disturb it and the other oven was toasting  two large pans full of nuts. 
The varoma basket hasn't seen much use because I have a large electric steamer as well as a big rice cooker but I wanted to see how efficient it is with cooking dense stuff like potatoes.  I have used it for potstickers and it worked fine and did an exceptional job cooking half a head of Napa cabbage, especially as the oval shape fits the cabbage perfectly.   It took a bit longer to cook the sweet potatoes than in the dedicated steamer but it did a good job and they were cooked perfectly for my purposes. 

[achookwoman]

DJ,  I am always amazed at the variety of things you cook in the THM.   It is cool here today TG,  so I am trying a recipe that I have for a Pavlova.   It is made with boiling water!  It is in the oven now and looks O.K , if it works I will post the recipe.  For lunch, isi's white roll filled with Rogan Gosh from last night.    Creamy Crab Soup from the freezer (to make some space).