I decided to buy a Thermomix to save time. My partner and I both work full time and have a 15yo daughter. During the week, I like to come home, get tea organised and washing up done as quickly as possible - then to relax, especially in winter.
My pivotal moment came a few weeks ago after I had been out 6 nights in a row with a mixture of work, meetings and social stuff.
My partner who is very helpful in the kitchen was going to make spaghetti bolognaise, then contracted man flu, so it didn't happen. Thus mince needed using. Wednesday morning before work, I decided I would try lasagne (in Thermie) for the first time.
I was amazed at myself that Wednesday afternoon at work at was looking forward to going home and making it. I did. It was light and delicious. I had promised a guy I work with a piece for his lunch on Thursday. That meant, by the time the three of us had two serves for tea, plus the promised piece, there were two serves left for Thursday night.
Driving home at 6pm from work Thursday night, knowing there were two serves left and three of us, if there had of been an argument about who was going to have something else (not lasagne), I would have happily made another batch from scratch again.
Never would I have contemplated making lasagne from scratch after work once, let alone two nights in a row.
That was my pivotal moment when I knew my life had changed. What was yours?