Perthie needs a thermomix....now!!

[Catisa]

Good luck Julie in getting you a TMX. I bought mine whist DH was working away for 7.5 weeks and came home to it on the bench. What could he say, it was there lol. But I don't recommend this approach unless you and your partner have an understanding. My DH wouldn't dare complain otherwise DH boys 2 weeks away will stop  .

But just a thought, I did a massive clean out of my kitchen appliances and other non used items to put towards it. As I love my Tupperware I had collected the scales, and a lot of other items that were never used or only a handful of times, I listed them on eBay and www.gumtree.com.au and not only had money towards my toy, also a clean kitchen for it to move into
If things don't get used in a 3-6 month period, it is out of the house except for things like xmas decorations.

[hools003]

Hi everyone,
exciting news..... i've got the use of my Mum and Dads Thermomix until September!!!
I am trying to impress my partner, by using it heaps! So far i have made, lemon custard, porridge, mushroom risotto, pad thai and tonight will be chicken curry!!
I did forget to pick up the butterfly, basket, varoma and the thermomservers, so i will have to go and get them before i make some of the other things.
The pad thai was fantastic!  Even my 10 year old loved it. I think i'll have to do a mango sorbet after dinner. Has anyone tried the spaghetti bolognaise?  I was thinking i might do that for the kids tonight and the curry for us.
By the way, the forum is brilliant for recipes and also for a few tweaks from the EDC.
Anyway i'd better go get started on impressing everyone! 

Julia x

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Cathy79 came up with a great one-pot spaghetti bolognaise recipe.  You can find her version on the forum here.  We love this but some people don't like the texture of mince when it is cooked in the TMX (it goes very fine). Personal preference. 

P.S - A big welcome to the forum! 

[Caroline J]

Here are my suggestions for getting one of your own

If you have three kids, you have stuff to sell on Ebay.  Make a TMX fund with the money you make.

Clean out your pantry!  Use up as much as you can to cut down your food bills for the next few months, put the savings in TMX account!  You will not be needing a lot of the stuff in your pantry after having a TMX for a while.  Use up all the tinned, packet stuff

You will save money on food shopping after getting the TMX, so if you can find the $ to get one, it will eventually pay for itself

[judydawn]

Hi hools003, you are not going to want to give it back after 3 months but I imagine by then DP won't want you to either and you will have worked out how to get one for yourself.  Sounds like you are certainly making the most of the loan one in the meantime and hope by now you have picked up the bits that were missing as they are vital to it's complete performance.

[cookie1]

Hi hools003 and welcome. I agree with Judy, there is no way you will want to give the TMX back after 3 months. That is just time enough to get used to using it lots every day. Have fun with it.

[AmandaN]

My kids love the bolognese (ragu) sauce in the EDC book.  I struggle to get my eldest son to eat dinner, but he really likes the fine texture of the mince, and I like hiding carrot, celery and zucchini in there too!  They also love it made into lasagne (as in EDC).

[hools003]

Does anyone know if you can double the bolognaise sauce recipe and add spaghetti In the Edc? I like to feed my family of 5 and have leftovers.

[cookie1]

I'm not sure about doubling the recipe as there is only 3 of us. You would probably need to cook the spaghetti in the TMX first or last and add it to the sauce. I'd probably cook the sauce first and put it in a casserole or thermoserver if you have that too and then do the spaghetti.

[johnro]

I understand your frustration especially after spending time on this forum.  Everyone is so sincere, honest and ever so helpful.  I spent the 2 weeks of the Qld school hols either getting to know my TMX (which arrived the 1st day of hols) or asking mundane questions of the 'pros' on this form.

Good luck with your jouney to ownership.

Cheers

Robyn - aka johnro

[kezza]

Actually, I have always wondered about doubling the ragu recipe.  Has anyone out there doubled it??  My family like this recipe too, especially in lasagnes, but I do add more herbs, as they are seriously lacking in the recipe.

[judydawn]

No-one seems to be getting back on the answer to this one and as I haven't doubled it myself I can't speak from experience but one batch spits and splutters quite a lot so I imagine if you tried to get double quantity in there it would be erupting like Mt Vesuvius. How about trying 1.5 times the quantity and see how you go.

[hools003]

Thanks for everyones replys. I decided not to double the recipe for spaghetti bolognaise as i didnt want to make a huge mess if it splattered everywhere, but because it didnt take long at all, i made chilli con carne as well. The chilli was brilliant!

Next i made a recipe from the forum i think......it was penne pasta (cooked on the stove) with a cheese, bacon and chicken sauce, then put in the oven with cheese on the top. i served it with a salad and got lots of good comments from the boys.

Today i have made the vegetable stock concentrate and have frozen it in ice block trays and when they are frozen i'll put them into snap lock bags.

I am having a lot of fun with it, the next thing i want to tackle is things to put in the kids lunchboxes (that they will eat, not throw away) If anyone can enlighten me i will be eternally grateful.

Julia

[judydawn]

You are going great guns hools003.  In regard to the vegie stock concentrate, if you used the amount of salt in the recipe you will find the cubes will not set hard.  I had the same intention as you but ended up leaving them in the ice-cube tray and just removing one lot each time I wanted a tablespoonful with a spoon (still softish).  The salt prevents it from freezing. You may have to say goodbye to your ice cube trays for a while 

[Cornish Cream]

You are certainly making good use of your Mum & Dad's TM hools003.Is your DH won over yet?You will be a real veteran in the TM cooking by September.I bet your parents will be impressed.