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Strawberry Yoghurt

Thermomix Petit Filous

6 Comments / Baking (Sweet), Breakfast & Brunch, Dairy, Dessert, Snacks, Vegan & Vegetarian

The wonderful Dèsirée Castro Rodríguez, a fellow Team Leader re-engineered Petit Filous for a Thermomix and the results are amazing. It’s so easy to do and the proof is in the pudding. My kids will wolf this down in seconds.

In 1986, Petits Filous fromage frais launched in the UK. Today, Petits Filous is the #1 Kids fromage frais brand in the UK, containing both calcium and Vitamin D which help build strong bones.  My kids, like most children, brought up in the UK,  adored this when they were younger and parents in the UK start weaning their kids with this in their little pot range and move up to the bigger size when their appetites grow.

In the UK, its something we give our kids when they are weaning and beyond, so looking at the ingredients list is a little worrying.

Ingredients: Fromage frais (Skimmed milk, Cream, Lactic cultures) – Sugar 6.2% – Strawberry Purée from concentrate 5% – Fructose 3% – Carrot juice – Corn flour – Lemon juice – Natural flavouring – Milk mineral concentrate – Vitamin D.

As all Thermomix owners know, homemade is best and here you know exactly what is going into it – real food. Milk, cheese, sugar (which can be reduced) and fresh fruit. Obviously, you can vary the fruit to get different flavours. I’ve done combinations with raspberries, mango and blueberries successfully.

36 Reasons you need a Thermomix TM6 in your life

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36 reasons you need a Thermomix TM6 in your life with our 36 month finance offer.

  1. They make bad cooks good.
  2. They make good cooks better.
  3. They make great cooks look like a cross between Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver.
  4. They make the best daiquiris.
  5. They can literally replace nearly every gadget you own, with and without a cord.
  6. Get rid of those gadgets. Helllllooooooo cupboard space.
  7. More room for Tupperware…. ????
  8. Fewer things cluttering up your benchtop.
  9. More room on the benchtop for activities (um gnocchi rolling, duh)
  10. Have I mentioned the daiquiris yet? So gooooood!
  11. They make every aspect of food prep UBER fast.
  12. They make every aspect of cooking UBER fast.
  13. They make the food so delicious you eat it UBER fast.
  14. They make actual UBER eats, look slow. ????
  15. It stirs. Full stop. Enough said.
  16. 4 words. Slow. Cooked. Pulled. Pork.
  17. Actually! Just slow cook everything.
  18. The only thing not slow is the actual Thermomix.
  19. 2 more words. Caramel. Slice. ????
  20. You can actually brown your meat and onions like a frying pan.
  21. Legit! There is even a sizzle sound and a sizzle smell.
  22. James Martin has one.
  23. Heston Blumenthal has more than one.
  24. It cleans itself (literally) who knew right?!
  25. No more burnt mashed potato.
  26. No more worrying about burnt mash potato.
  27. No more trying to pretend the mashed potato isn’t burnt when it actually is.
  28. Friends actually fight to be invited over for dinner.
  29. The dog doesn’t do an eye roll when it gets the leftovers.
  30. Actually, there’s never any food your willing to give to the dog.
  31. Over 50,000 quality recipes at your disposal with Cookidoo.
  32. That is actually a legitimate figure, not a typo.
  33. It comes with a free mix-pert; your Advisor (me), yeah we love that name.
  34. German’s actually know how to build great stuff.
  35. It will outlast you in the kitchen.
  36. The daiquiris, seriously….. the Daiquiris.

What are you waiting for? Download the Ikano finance options and get in touch for me to tell you more about it.

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6 reasons why you should plan your meals with Cookidoo

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While meal planning can be considered a chore to add to your “to-do list,” this is one chore that should be at the top of that list!

Here are 6 reasons why you should start planning your meals a week in advance and how Thermomix’s Recipe Platform, Cookidoo can help you do just that:

1. Improve your nutrition

 By planning in advance, you can aim to have nutritionally well-balanced meals throughout the week.

For example, you can make sure each of your dinners has the requisite vegetables, protein, and grains. Planning your meals ultimately allows you to take control of your own personal nutrition needs.

Whether you have to stick to a lower sodium diet or want only to eat whole grains and vegetables, you can plan for it! 

Thermomix (TM) tip: Each Thermomix recipe includes Nutritional information per portion to include energy (kj/kcal), protein (g), carbohydrate (g) and fat (g) content.

2. Make healthier choices

If you have to come up with something to eat last minute, you’ll find yourself probably going out for dinner instead. As a result, you are most likely to end up exceeding your daily calorie and sodium intake! 

Even just stopping at the supermarket to pick up a last-minute dinner may lead to poor choices. When you shop hungry, you are more likely to throw junk food into your cart.

Thermomix (TM) tip: By using Cookidoo’s weekly planning tool,  you don’t have to have last-minute hunger pangs or supermarket visit. The weekly planner creates a shopping list according to your menu and this can either be emailed for a quick shop around the supermarket, or in my opinion the better way, transcribed to an online supermarket shop for convenient home delivery.

3. Eat high-quality foods

Homemade meals are almost always more nutrient-dense and filled with fewer calories, salt, and fat than takeout or quick ready-made options at your supermarket.

Choosing your own recipes and ingredients for the week allows you to make important food choices, such as buying local meats or organic produce. 

Thermomix (TM) tip: The better the quality of ingredients, the better the quality of your meal. Butchers offer better selection & quality. Buying vegetables from a greengrocer that only sells organic ensures you are buying foo that is chemical pesticide-free.

4. Save money

Having a meal plan prevents you from throwing out ingredients you forgot you had in the fridge.You can create meal plans that specifically allow you to use up whatever you have in your cupboards.

You can also start fresh by creating grocery lists based off your meal plans. This way you’ll go to the grocery store with purpose rather than on the whim and you won’t come out with a dozen of random unhealthy food items, most of which you won’t eat. In addition,  your meal plan will save you money by preventing you from ordering costly last-minute takeouts.

Thermomix (TM) tip: Menu planning with Cookidoo creates a shopping list which I have already discussed but what I enjoy more is the menu planning to use leftovers from the day before to create a new meal.

  • If I have had a chicken or lamb roast for Sunday lunch, I plan to use the ‘waste’ bones to make a bone broth and the next day a soup.
  • My husband is a little fussy with leftover meat so I will then plan a pie or a curry to use the leftovers the next day.
  • Vegetable peelings are saved in a  plastic bag in a freezer and when the bag is full, I combine them to make homemade stock.
  • The list can go on.

5. Save time

Your shopping list will prevent you from wandering around the supermarket aimlessly and your meal plans will save you from having to think about what to eat every day.

If you find yourself quite busy during the workweek, planning meals that made from start to finish in under 30-minutes is achievable. Taking time out to plan your meals that can help save time. 

Take some time out of the weekend ensure you have the right ingredients and plan quick meals for breakfast or take-to-work lunches. Oats and frozen berries with yogurt in mason jars serve as great breakfasts for on-the-go. Prepared quinoa or pasta salads with mixed veggies and beans can serve as a work lunch for multiple days. 

Thermomix (TM) tip: With good planning, Thermomix should save you time. For evening meals, I tend to find that 90% of the meals are cooked in under 30 minutes, 15-20 of which I don’t have to be physically in the kitchen. I can use this time to sit down with my kids and do their homework, catch up with some work emails, or simply sit down and read a book.

6. Decrease Stress

The daily “what’s for dinner” thought that plague our minds throughout the day is a constant stress to have, but it’s easily prevented by having a plan. You can always reuse meal plans and shopping lists to help cut down on planning and prep time.

Thermomix (TM) tip: The beauty of my Cookidoo menu planner is that I know I have all the ingredients in the house to make any item on my weekly plan, therefore whether I cook or someone else in my household from my husband, nanny or 10-year daughter, everything is in stock and we’re creative enough with variety, seasonal ingredients and nutritionally balanced, that’s its a win, win situation all around. 

If you have any questions on meal planning with Thermomix, Cookidoo Recipe Platform, or would like to see a Cooking Experience, please contact me. Email me on ankita@onegirlandherThermie.co.u Or call on 07977 563537

Magic bean chocolate cake

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A delicious (and gluten-free) chocolate cake with a healthy difference—red kidney beans!  Sarah Wong’s recipe is one of the best known on the official Thermomix community recipe sharing site, however, there are thousands of other great recipes in here, with new ones posted every day here.

This gluten-free, but free, high protein cake is wonderfully moist and works with most canned beans. Chickpeas work but they have a bit of a strong taste.

I wanted to share it here just in case you haven’t tried this yet. Do try it. If anyone is familiar with my cooking, I am a strictly a non-GF, child-friendly family household. As a Thermomix Advisor I know of many unique and quirky recipes but often don’t make them, as usually there’s no point, they just don’t get eaten by my kids.  If this kidney bean chocolate cake got past Milan’s taste test (i.e. he had no idea he wasn’t) then I call that a fabulous result and encourage anyone and everyone trying to diversify their repertoire and sneak vegetables into their kid’s diets.

Chole Bhature

Bhatura

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A Bhatura is a fluffy, puffed Indian deep fried bread, bhatura is best enjoyed with chole (spiced chickpea curry). Chole Bhature is one of North India’s most popular dish! You often eat it in Punjab and Delhi and it is my go-to vegetarian dish.

People often ask me what is your favorite dish? That’s pretty tough to answer, isn’t it? As a foodie, I like so many things from different cuisines so it’s hard to pick a favorite. But if you ask what is my favorite Indian, vegetarian dish, I have a definite answer – Chole Bhature.

If you ever ask me out for dinner to an Indian, vegetarian restaurant, I will always order this. This dish reminds me of my Dad, as I know it’s one of his favourites; chole bhatura – chickpeas, bhatura with sliced (raw) onions and pickles. I don’t care who is with me or what time of day, I need to complete the dish with the onions and pickles. (Please do not miss these two accompaniments, you can always brush your teeth, pop a mint or chew some gum afterward to freshen your mouth and breath).

Since bhatura is deep-fried, I don’t really make it often at home. More than the calories, I find frying food hasslesome so rarely do and hence why going to a restaurant is preferred. But in the spirit of sharing more of my favourite dishes on this website, then here it. Bhatura, made easy in the Thermomix.

Thanks to Veg Recipes for this Bhatura recipe; I have converted the Bhatura ingredients and method to Thermomix.

Amai Sauce (Wagamama Style)

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Anyone who has been to Wagamamas with children is sure to be familiar with Amai sauce. Offered as a sauce on the side to their children’s meals. My daughter loves it, we have to order an extra portion. This is my homemade Thermomix version of the delicious, sweet sauce from Japan. It keeps for a few weeks in the fridge (if it lasts that long)

My kids love this sauce and anyone who has kids will be familiar with it as it served as the accompaniment to the kids’ meals.

Eat with chicken covered in panko crumbs, rice or stir fries.

Iced coffee

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Perfect Thermomixed Iced Coffee every time. This recipe is quick, easy, budget-friendly, and tastes just like the gourmet coffee-shops, if not better!

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Breaded chicken

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I read recently an article in the Guardian about the ‘What is Britain eating? The ultra-proccessed truth about 10 of our bestselling foods‘. What really made me sad was yes, the amount of processed food we’re feeding our kids. Now, I must admit, even pre-Thermomix, my mother brought me up cooking from scratch so even if I was making a pasta sauce, burger or cake, I normally did it from scratch.  Even without a Thermomix, one can do things easily if you try. A Thermomix just makes it easier.

What I thought I’d share with my readers is how to make these top 10 best-selling products and how easy they are to make. Some might be alternatives but they will be the best alternative to the store bought, over processed food (if we can even call it food) we are feeding ourselves and our families.

The first food I want to tackle is Bernard Matthews Turkey Dinosaurs. 

(Taken from the article)

Ingredients: turkey 46%, breadcrumb (wheat flour (calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), salt, yeast, turmeric, turmeric extract, colour (paprika extract)), water, rapeseed oil, batter (wheat flour (calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), salt), starch, skimmed milk powder, milk protein, salt, potassium chloride, natural flavouring (milk), lemon juice concentrate, spirit vinegar.

“Something that has only 46% turkey is going to be full of a lot of other stuff,” says Scott; we should, therefore, be wary of this, nutritionally, if we’re looking for a healthy source of protein.

In spite of the breadcrumbs, there’s not much fibre – 0.7g per 100g once cooked. The company’s website promotes its dinosaurs as “Jurassic fun for kids” with “no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives”, but, says Scott, “I don’t know anyone who would have paprika extract in their home kitchen.” Paprika extract is a highly concentrated oil-soluble extract from capsicum pods. Nor would they have milk protein, which is extracted in a factory, or skimmed milk powder. The dinosaurs also contain two forms of salt – sodium chloride and potassium chloride, making up 16% of a child’s daily allowance in 100g (just over two dinosaurs).

We can make breaded chicken or turkey very easily and one of my family favourites. The breadcrumbs are actually one of the demonstration recipes we used to do back in the Thermomix TM31 days because firstly, it was such a wow factor using fresh (not stale or dry bread) and secondly, it tasted so good with the parmesan and herbs. With such fresh and flavoursome breadcrumbs, all you really need to do is roll the chicken pieces into the bread crumbs and either grill or fry them. So easy and so healthy. No additives, no preservatives, and no nasties. The better the quality of your chicken (or turkey), the better the quality nugget; but most importantly because you are making it, you know every ingredient in the dish.

So please, let’s stop buying store-bought nuggets and start making them at home. This recipe for breaded chicken is easy to make and truly delicious. I often make a double batch – one ready for dinner and one popped into the freezer for next time. Your kids will thank you.

Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken)

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Butter chicken or murgh makhani is a dish, originating in India, of chicken in a mildly spiced tomato sauce.  This is one of the ultimate curry dishes. The secret is to marinate the chicken in the chicken tikka paste overnight before combining it with the rich, indulgent makhani sauce.

I’ve seen ‘skinny’ or diet versions of this on various Thermomix bloggers websites. I’m going to take a stand on this and say don’t go there. If you translate murgh makhani it literally translates to chicken butter. If the key ingredients weren’t chicken or butter, then it wouldn’t be called that. If you don’t want to indulge in these, then choose another dish. Something like chicken tikka masala which uses tomatoes as the base, not butter and cream. There is absolutely no point of even attempting this dish if you are not going to stay true to the dish.

Seriously though, if the ingredients give you cause for concern or you are following a particular diet, then use the tikka paste and make chicken tikka masala which uses tomatoes as a base instead of cream and butter. It’s another Punjabi dish and one of our family favourites.

N.b. I have a separate post for the tikka paste on the website.