THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)

[troupie]

Cookie the big shot machine is for making cards and other paper craft; it cuts and embosses paper. I have not done much on it other than unwrap but hope it goes well. There might be others out there who can give me hints on its use. DH gave me some money for Christmas so I bought this as had an eye on one for ages. Paper punches getting too hard to use with my hands so hope this is better.

[jeninwa]

Troupie I have a big shot and use it quite a bit for embossing, and die cutting for my paper crafts. Kasercrafts are bringing out larger embossing folders. The craft shop in greenwood has quite a good range for the big shot. Have fun playing with your new toy.

[cookie1]

It sounds quite exciting. Have fun with it troupie. See you tomorrow at Nikki's cooking class.

[Cornish Cream]

Have a good time at Nikkit's cooking class girls.Photos would be most appreciated 

[judydawn]

I'm betting it will be lots of fun girls.

[kyton]

Bought a new dishwasher. My Bosch had been playing up terribly so I finally bit the bullet and bought a Miele.

Plus we bought and dismantled a display cabinet last week at a Grays auction. Lol it cost us $11 then another $200 for the truck to transport it home. Had our builder start to install it for us, so I dread to think what his cost will be!!
This is what it looked like before we dismantled it.

And this is our builder's handy work so far.

[achookwoman]

Bought a new dishwasher. My Bosch had been playing up terribly so I finally bit the bullet and bought a Miele.

Plus we bought and dismantled a display cabinet last week at a Grays auction. Lol it cost us $11 then another $200 for the truck to transport it home. Had our builder start to install it for us, so I dread to think what his cost will be!!
This is what it looked like before we dismantled it.

And this is our builder's handy work so far.

Very good buy.

[obbie]

great buy

[kyton]

Lol it was. My husband collects NRL jerseys so this is one corner of his garage. The cabinet maker is coming next week to measure up for cubby holes for each of the children to go at right angle on the left hand side (where the small bookcase is sitting). This will then create a bit of a alcove for the footy memorabilia and in front a gym workout area will be built.

[judydawn]

Would love to see another photo of it when it's fully decked out with everything kyton, what a great find.

[mab19]

That's a great buy.

[CreamPuff63]

The cabinet maker is coming next week to measure up for cubby holes for each of the children to go at right angle on the left hand side (where the small bookcase is sitting).

Fabulous idea. Can it expand as the children grow or do you just shove them in?

[cookie1]

What a great buy. It is looking good now.




CP ......ROFL. 

[kyton]

CP I would love to shove them in there some days LOL. But seriously anything to keep the garage entry free of millions of shoes, hats and helmets I am up for. I cannot believe sometimes that we have a 8 car garage that only fits two cars at present! But I can see the finish line so it is all coming together finally.

[BeezeeBee]

I used the pasta maker today and I am gobsmacked at just how quick and easy it was to use.  I was expecting some sort of newbie mistakes but I didn’t even need the instruction book after watching the videos yesterday and it all went to plan.  I made a chunky tomato sauce this morning so all I had to worry about was the pasta.

The recipe I used today was the Durum one (semolina, plain flour, egg and water).  They say it makes enough for 1-2, I could easily get 3 serves out of this if not 4 depending on appetites.
 
I weighed the dry ingredients on my scale and put in the machine, put the egg into the included jug while it was sitting on my scales, then just added water until it reached 95g.  A light whisk was all that was needed then I turned on the machine, poured in the egg/water mix gradually like you see in the video, then basically that was it.  Of course, being the first time I had to keep watching it. 

When the pasta was extruding, I expected it to be a bit sticky and had a flour shaker at the ready, but I didn’t need to use it.  I cut the strands off when I felt they were long enough and let them fall onto a tray I had sitting underneath.  I just picked the pasta up with my hands and tossed them about a bit and did the same when more of the pasta was added.
The spaghetti took about 5 mins of cooking time until it was the right consistency by doing little taste tests.

I really can’t wait to try other recipes now, especially the flavoured ones and using the different shapes. Very impressed. 

Hi Julie,

I jumped on to the forum to look for reviews on the Philips pasta maker. And hey presto...

Very helpful post. Thanks Julie xx