Howdy, all!
I took delivery of my little beastie on Saturday.
Part of the whole shebang is having the Thermie Consultant come to your house and show you how to use the thing. My lady bought some pumpkin and other vegies and we made a pumpkin soup! It was delish!
After my epic work shift on Sunday morning, I decided some therapeutic cooking was in order. I actioned a curry (from scratch), some cumin and lemon infused rice, some cake and a beetroot salad. They were eaten enthusiastically by my Fella and my mum. Part of the cake was even appreciated by my colleagues.
I have subsequently created a spaghetti bolognese and breakfast smoothies. I will be actioning a panforte to slice up and give as presents.
And of course there will be pavlova.
Is it possible to love a machine?
Other than the fevered cooking, it has been busy here in Cilla-ville. Busy like just about everybody else. Decisions to be made. Things to be bought. I am trying not to let all of it get to me too much. Luckily some anxiety regarding changed/bigger roles at work has subsided and I am enjoying the challenges.
Love Offspring? Of course you do.
Love Eddie Perfect? Mais oui.
He was playing at a local pub last night, with a jazz ensemble called The Renovators.
They were playing Jazz versions of popular RnB artists, including Beyonce, Rihanna, Chris Brown and Craig David.
Eddie even had some special guests, who stole the show.
It was Eddie's birthday, and he looked like he really enjoyed just playing his music and bantering on stage, it was quite a casual gig.
We enjoyed it.
There has been a little bit in the blogosphere about finding Christmas Stressful.
Some posts even ask advice on how to deal with it.
Christmas is crappily timed, at the end of the year, when everything else also has to be done.
A time to reflect, perhaps on a year that wasn't what you imagined it would be, or was downright awful. Unpleasant feelings are often intensified at this time of year.
Worse, you feel guilty because you are supposed to be joyful and grateful, right? Everyone else is!
Actually no.
We can't control what happened, but we can control the guilt about not feeling the "christmas joy" (which is similar to "motivation", "happiness" and the "tooth fairy")
So no guilt, 'kay?
Take a bit of time to feel your feelings.
I remember Christmas eve, 2011. 2011 was a difficult year. I was sat alone, in my house.
I don't need to tell you how that felt.
What did I do? Got shitfaced on wine, ate a truckload of shortbread and had a good, hard howl, while Sex and the City DVDs blared in the background. The next day, I got up and got on with it.
I thoroughly recommend it.
It's ok.
Do what you need to do.
What kitchen/other gadget do you like?
What is your comfort activity of choice?
Anything else you wish to share?
Have you seen the thermomix rip offs at Aldi?
ReplyDeleteI love my thermomix too. It helped me survive 2 weeks with no kitchen and a family of 5 to cook for with ease.
ReplyDeleteMy dad is a Psychiatrist. Every Christmas he would have a bunch of patients trying to get admitted to a Psychiatric hospital in order that they could avoid spending Christmas with their families. A lot of people feel pressured, and its not a good day for many... I can't imagine wanting to go into a Psych hospital over eating lunch with your family, but I guess I've been lucky in that regard.
Enjoy the cooking- I love the vegie stock in the EDC, and also try the Syrian Chicken on the recipe community - SO good http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/syrian-chicken/23109
I used to be a kitchen gadget junkie so am afraid this will be bought with old intentions...but everyone says they are amazing so good to see people make good use of it. Xmas here is worse bc it's so darn cold but without Xmas people would never come out and hibernate whereas a sunny Xmas was automatically more cheerful.
ReplyDeleteI've had christmas eves and days like that….talk about difficult.
ReplyDeleteNice work with the thermomix, I actually enjoy stirring and chopping but can't wait to see what you action.
I'm so amazed. Were all of the above foods created in the Thermomix? CURRY?? This is insane. I thought it was for soups and smoothies and maybe chopping herbs. I need to do some research.
ReplyDeleteI get my Thermomix tonight. I am so excited :) I'm not really a cook, love to eat, but not a cook so I am hoping that this kitchen miracle will live up to it's reputation......
ReplyDeleteSounds like your Thermomix will get a good workout. I'm old school in the kitchen. I don't even own a food processor, and gave away my kitchenaid bc I never used it. I bake a lot, but use primitive methods- just made slice, and jumped on the biscuits to crush them up for the base (relax, they were tied up in a couple of bags).
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