Aussie living in Switzerland and new to Thermomix

[chdv]

Hi,

I'm new to this board. After hearing about the Thermomixer from a work colleague, I spent the last couple of weeks researching and watching Thermomix utube videos. Today I attended a demo in Basel, which was great. I love the machine and can't wait to order one!

Short blurb about me: I live near Zurich, in Switzerland, with my husband and 3 teenage daughters (our son is at Uni, in US). I'm Australian, with Chinese roots (my great great grandfather immigrated to Australia from China around 1870). I used to cook all the time, but since going back to work/study, I have less time to spend in the kitchen. And actually now my husband cooks most of the time. I'm hoping that the Thermomix will inspire me to start back again.

[Nay-nay]

Welcome! Welcome! You're sure to be inspired to try at least a dozen or more recipes right here on the forum. Look forward to hearing how you go and please add your own converted family recipes for us to try. 

[achookwoman]

Welcome chdv,  You may have noticed that there a quite a few Aussies on this Forum,  so go a head and us the recipes.   Let us know what you think,  and share your recipes with us.

[judydawn]

Welcome to the forum chdv, looking forward to some of your recipes, especially anything Chinese based.  Asian recipes are lacking a little on the forum and are always welcomed.  Hope you get a TMX very soon.

[chdv]

Hi all,

Thanks for the nice welcome! I'm looking forward to my demo. Any ideas/recipes would be appreciated. Most of the people that will be there are seasoned/experienced cooks. Yesterday at my friends demo we made strawberry cocktail, bread, mashed potatoes, steamed fish and vegetables and strawberry icecream. I'm very impressed by how fast the dough kneading is.

[cookie1]

Welcome chdv. I'm sure a Thermomix will inspire you to cook again. They are such exciting machines that can do so much.

[meganjane]

Welcome Cheryl! There's some great recipes here as well as tips and tricks. We'd love it if you could share any oriental recipes here when you're comfortable with the Thermomix!

[RoxyS]

Yes, welcome Chdv, trust you are able to purchase your TMX sooner rather than later and can join in the fun of trying new recipes both from the books and from the forum. And, as others have said when you are comfortable your contribution of recipes to the forum will be very welcome.

[CreamPuff63]

You have an interesting multi-cultural background. The demo you had is quite different to the normal once they do here in Aus. Hope your machine doesn't take too long to be delivered, and am sure you will find your enthusiasm will return (and your appetite to taste and create all the delicious recipes from this forum  )

[Thermomixer]

Welcome.  Great to have you on board.  There is a new Asian cookbook in the pipeline that may appeal with your Asian background - even though it was a long time ago. 

[trudy]

Welcome to the forum Cheryl.  Hope you don't have to wait too long before your TM arrives!!

[chdv]

Very excited, we are about to start the demo in about 30 min's. I'll try and post photos and recipes after the event.

[Cornish Cream]

I will look forward to seeing the photos and the recipes but I hope you have a great time and enjoy the demo.Have fun.

[achookwoman]

Welcome chdv, TMX ix excellent for any one with a busy life style.   Have fun when you get your machine.

[chdv]

The demo was a lot of fun. We made a fruit/vegie power drink, bread, a main course (veal with a leek, tomato and cheese sauce served with steamed rice and vegetables), followed by peach granita

I am going to reactivate my old cooking blog and add a couple of photos and one or two recipes there. I'll post the link after I'm done.