Recipe Book Tweaking and Reviews!

[brazen20au]

oh dear! my 3yo loves them! lol

[CarolineW]

   Guess it's just a personal taste thing.  Or perhaps Ozzie parmesan is milder than ours???  It really was overpowering.

[Thermomixer]

Did you use freshly grated Parmesan, gatre your own or buy pre-packaged Parmesan - when we were kids my mother bought some parmesan for the first time (about 40 years ago when it wasn't used much by aussies) and it was definitely off - rancid ? and it stank.

I had some a couple of days ago that was just so sweet and not salty/strong.

[Thermomixer]

That was the offender - think it was Perfect brand.

[brazen20au]

Recipe Name: pulse & pumpkin curry
Book Name: vegetarian
Tweaking details: i used vege stock concentrate instead of salt, added 1/2 eggplant diced (could have added heaps more vegies). we also cooked more beans than the recipe called for and did halved brussells sprouts too
Review: the vegies & lentils in the bowl were mush and unrecognisable by the end, but the vegies in the varoma were a little underdone. it was a bit of a nothing taste (not tasteless but just a generic flavour rather than a wow i want more flavour)
Score: (out of 5*) 2.5

[Thermomixer]

I did the Potato & Leek soup tonight as per the recipe in the Everyday Cookbook but threw in a clove of garlic and used 500ml of water instead of 700ml to give it a thicker consistency. It was YUMMO! It will definitely become a regular on the menu now

I thought that soup was great, but too salty, so I reduced the amount of stock paste by half.

[Ayla]

Ah! I didn't even realise this was here, thanks Thermomixer

[Thermomixer]

Might have to ask MM to do that - it is a Sticky, but maybe it just needs a Bump every now and then !!

[I Love Bimby!]

Good tip for the pumpkin soup out of the Everyday Cookbook.
Chop your pumpkin a bit smaller and don't chop in the  before cooking.
Apparently the pumpkin 'bleeds' when chopped and releases something that gives a bitter taste, so the less chopping prior to cooking the better.
So just cut into cubes (I probably do inch sized cubes), cook then puree.

Oh and if a soft skinned pumpkin (like butternut or kent) you can leave the skin on - it puree's up beautifully and lowers the GI. And don't throw away the seeds - throw all that in too!

[Thermomixer]

Good tip for the pumpkin soup out of the Everyday Cookbook.
Chop your pumpkin a bit smaller and don't chop in the  before cooking.
Apparently the pumpkin 'bleeds' when chopped and releases something that gives a bitter taste, so the less chopping prior to cooking the better.

LOL - I was told the opposite by Raymond Capaldi - he grates his pumpkin and only cooks it for a bout 10-15 minutes.

He said to cut it up very small as cooking it for a long time makes it bitter. 

Oh dear - need to see if I can find more info - where did your tip come from I-L-B?   

[I Love Bimby!]

Good tip for the pumpkin soup out of the Everyday Cookbook.
Chop your pumpkin a bit smaller and don't chop in the  before cooking.
Apparently the pumpkin 'bleeds' when chopped and releases something that gives a bitter taste, so the less chopping prior to cooking the better.

LOL - I was told the opposite by Raymond Capaldi - he grates his pumpkin and only cooks it for a bout 10-15 minutes.

He said to cut it up very small as cooking it for a long time makes it bitter. 

Oh dear - need to see if I can find more info - where did your tip come from I-L-B?   

Thermomixer my source was JB... would love it if you could clear this up... 
Thanks

[judydawn]

Choc Chip Cookies page 128 Everyday cookbook

Nice recipe this one.  Mine took 15 minutes to cook though but then that may be my oven.  Next time I will pre-sift the dry ingredients ready to just add them through the lid when instructed to do so.  I got 52 cookies from this recipe and it will certainly be on my list of 'do again' recipes.

[brazen20au]

Recipe Name: chocolate chip cookies (not sure of exact name)
Book Name: aussie everyday cookbook
Tweaking details: i had to make a few changes - used raw sugar only, made them gluten free, use white choc chips and rainbow ones.
personally i found these cookies WAY too sweet. they are very much like subway cookies.
Review: just too sweet for me. easy to make though and if you like subway cookies you'll love them
Score: (out of 5*) 3*

[I Love Bimby!]

Recipe Name: Lemony Cake with Passionfruit Icing
Book Name: Brazen's recipe from the Thermomix Aust. website
Tweaking details: just had too cook it a little longer - but that could be my oven as well.
Review: it is a pretty heavy type of cake (perfect for this cold weather) and I was amazed how well the oil, lemon and eggs whipped up together!  It was a huge hit at work!  I wasn't sure how the condensed milk and passionfruit icing would go but worked well. Perhaps a bit too sweet for me.
Score: (out of 5*) 4.5*

[brazen20au]

it takes longer in my oven too, but so does everything lol and i think it would be a bit sweet for me with the icing - it originally came with a sugar syrup on top but i dn't use that either, just the plain cake is plenty sweet enough for me!