Zulu Cake.

Not sure if that is a name which is well known for this cake, but a friend of mine used it for this cake a while ago.  The thermomix was great for this recipe.  I milled my own almond meal and boiled/steamed the oranges in the thermomix basket.  The thermomix then mushed the oranges with the other ingredients.  A lovely gluten free cake from the thermomix community.

Chicken Noodle Soup.

Chicken and Noodle Soup.

Brown 2 full chicken breasts in the pressure cooker
Cook, high pressure 6 min with cut carrot and liquid stock (I use thermomix homemade) filled to capacity.
This time I also added fresh, cut chives.
Reduce pressure, add rice noodles and frozen corn bits.
High pressure 3 min.

Enjoy.

Thankfully we have leftovers as another child (12 year old daughter) now has the chicken pox.

Eggs, Sugar, Butter and Cocoa Doth a Brownie Maketh.

Pierre Roelofs Better than Brownie Chocolate Cake.
8 eggs
700g dark, soft brown sugar
pinch of salt
280g butter
200g good quality (Dutch processed) cocoa powder.

Line a 23cm x 30cm tin with baking paper
Preheat oven 130degrees celcius.
Warm the eggs and brown sugar over a simmering water and whisk until light and fluffy (10 min by machine). Add salt.  Using the thermomix, I set it to 50 degrees, speed 3.  I did not need the full 10 minutes.
Melt the butter and cocoa powder.  Gently fold them into the egg mixture.  Keeping the mixture as aerated as possible.  In thermomix speak; I took the egg/sugar mix out of the jug.  Put in the butter and cocoa and set it to 90 degrees, speed 3, 3 minutes.  I then poured in the egg/sugar mixture.
Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for about 45minutes.  Turn the tin occasionally until firm and evenly cooked.

This recipe is from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Apple Pie.

Delicious apple pie from the Thermomix community recipes.  The last of the apples from the mountains.

Gingerbread: First Batch.

We ran out of golden syrup; but honey worked well.  7 year old daughter enjoyed making and icing this batch.  I have promised each child that they can make a batch.... We will try two different recipes.  This recipe was from the thermomix community... the thermomix did well to knead the dough.

Pancakes.

Our family love pancakes, but my mixtures have never been smooth and the pan has not been that great either.  We invested in a good quality pan and the thermomix whipped up a superb batter.  Add to that some good quality maple syrup care of Mrs N for my birthday and we have had a fab morning!

Recipe from the Thermomix Forum:

160g plain flour
160g SR flour
2 eggs
600g milk.

Mix on speed 5 for 30 seconds.  Stand for 30 minutes.  Fed our family of 6 happily.

Delicious Fruit Slice.

Delicious slice:

Mrs Atkins' Fruit Slice... given to me by Mrs P. S.

125 g butter
1 cup brown sugar (use less next time)
1 egg
225g mixed vine fruit
150g self raising flour

Melt butter, add sugar and melt further.  Add egg, fruit and flour.  I used the thermomix and made sure to use the reverse blade button so we did not end up with mushed fruit.

Press into 28cm x 18cm baking tray and bake at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes (was longer for my oven).

I iced it with lime icing; limes from Mrs N.

A New Helper.

There is a place for many helpers!  The slow cooker for my soup recipe and the insert to cook huge batches of bolognaise on the stove top.
The pressure cooker to make chicken/noodle soup and delicious corned beef...
Introducing the Thermomix, I have made vegetable stock, chopped celery, choc caramel slice and pesto.  The chocolate was grated from squares to what looks like cocoa powder in 5 seconds.  The pesto was made with leftover basil from the stock..... I am enjoying cooking again....