Cooking up trouble with Karen

My 15 yr old wanted to try his hand at dessert tonight.  He went onto the cookidoo app and picked out cookies.  They were very quick and easy to make. Again the on-screen instructions were simple!  My 15yr old decided not to follow the recipe (as most rebellious teens do) and he added milk chocolate and honeycomb rather than white chocolate.  They were very tasty.   Soft and Chewy White Chocolate Chip Cookies https://cookidoo.co.uk/recipes/recipe/en-GB/r85248

After making the cheese scones (which were delicious!!) We decided to try some dinner.  We picked chicken korma from the cookidoo app.  We got the list of ingredients and pressed start.  It really is like the idiot's guide to cooking!! The screen tells you everything you have to do, every step of the way.  It roasted, grinded and mixed all the spices and onions. The smell was amazing. After cooking the ingredients we added the raw chicken - this is where I was skeptical. The machine automatically sets itself according to the cookidoo recipe. The chicken cooked in the sauce for ten minutes and it came out perfectly cooked!! The dinner tasted amazing and got a big thumbs up from everyone.   Chicken Korma  https://cookidoo.co.uk/recipes/recipe/en-GB/r120214  

After unboxing the thermomix TM6 we decided to give it a go.  My 11yr old was mad to try something.  We had a look in presses to see what ingredients we had and then had a quick search on cookidoo.  She found these Cheese Scones https://cookidoo.co.uk/recipes/recipe/en-GB/r80571 The machine literally told her everything she had to do from turning on the oven and greasing the trays to what ingredients to use, when and how much.  The screen shows clearly each step. It shows the scales as you're adding your flour/butter/cheese etc. Then you hit "next" after each stage and it shows what the next step is. It's very easy to follow and in less than ten minutes we had a scone dough ready to roll and cut up.  The scones baked for 15 minutes and they were delicious! Highly recommend this recipe.  In total it was less than 30 minutes from start to finish and that includes cleaning.  I think this is a great recipe and you could always change it up by adding other ...

Today my Thermomix TM6 arrived! It's even more beautiful in person.  I had an online demonstration of the machine last week (because of the coronavirus we couldn't do it in person)  It was everything I wanted and more so I went ahead with the purchase.  Delivery wasn't too long either, 3 days from day of purchase to delivery.  In the box you get the TM6 with bowl, lid, measuring jug, spatula, butterfly whisk, mixing blade, varoma (basket, tray and lid) and the simmering basket. It also comes with a cook book with loads of recipes.  When I turned it on, it took quite a few minutes to start up. Then I had to set the language and enter the WiFi password. I logged into my cookidoo account (I had set it up prior to delivery of the thermomix) and I was ready to go.  I rinsed out the jug before doing anything else.  Here are some pictures of the machine and accessories.