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My New Toy!

Hey Everyone!

A couple of months ago, my thermomix started to not work very well (so not happy about this). I talked to the Thermomix Customer Service who said to send it in for a service and to get checked. I use my thermomix all the time, so if I was without one for so many days or weeks, I would definately feel it. 
So we talked about it, prayed about it, and decided it was time for a new TM6!



And....


I am still getting used to the new format in the TM6, but so far it has been AMAZING!

As of Sunday night, I have made a couple of things apart from the delicious veggie stock paste the lovely consultant made with me at the time of delivery. As always, the thermomix custard is the easiest and most delicious custard recipe ever, as well as the basic muffin recipe on the guided cooking platform Cookidoo. The muffins were choc chip (having a special needs child in the house, foods can feel repetitive but neccessary at times), and the recipe said it would make 16 muffins, however, I got 23 out of it!



We have a number of recipes to make this week and even a couple of new ones made it to the menu. We are trying 1 or 2 new recipes a week to pull me out of the rut I am currently in when it comes to menu planning and cooking. I will take a few photos of the new recipes I try and share them on here.

Some of our favourite new recipes made in the TM6 include these delicious chocolate chip muesli bars, chicken and spinach pasta (which was a surprising hit with the WHOLE FAMILY!) and homemade wraps!

I feel so blessed being able to make at least basic foods for my family and show them that not everything they eat has to be from a packet. With all of my daughter's eating issues, we have to make sure she gets as many calories as possible so she can put on weight. Making her favourite snacks (with sneaky fruit, veg and Sustagen powder) is so easy with the Thermomix! 

Another benefit of the Thermomix is that I am able to make a larger batch of school snacks and put them in the freezer. I love having a stash of healthy homemade school lunch items ready to go in the freezer. The kiddos choose what they want in their lunches for that day, pull them out of the freezer (we live in a very warm climate so frozen items defrost fairly quickly), chuck them in their lunch boxes and off they go!

What are your favourite Thermomix recipes?

Thanks for reading!

Jacqui xxx


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