The pokemon crochet journey!

The next update will be a crochet related one! I've been wokring hard on the pikachu glove pattern and it's coming close now. I have the final facial features to go and then I can post up the pattern. I've been eating healthy recently to try and get my weight down for my wedding next year but also for my body to be just generally healthier. My Thermomix has been great for making this easier for me. I know what goes into just about all of my food (I'm not exactly a fanatic, I still buy some sauces and such) and I can cook easily and quickly. This is a huge help for me between work, study and designing crochet patterns. It's quite easy to see my love of Japan and particularly Japanese food. It's quick to cook, healthy and delicious. I have adapted one of Just One Cookbook's recipes to be Thermomix (partially) friendly. It's still finished off on the stove top. So I wanted to share it with you guys today. It's the Japanese Hamburger recipe se...

Hey everyone! As I've been saying, I've been playing with my thermomix a lot recently. I've come across a recipe by a fellow Perth resident here  which I've played around with and tested in my TM5 and this is going to be the first recipe I'm sharing! How exciting! This is a very easy recipe that's going to be used in another recipe that I'll be posting soon. So stay tuned! Anko - Red Bean Paste Filling Makes 620g. Ingredients 200g Azuki Beans 150g Sugar Method 1. Rinse the beans in water and remove any impurities or any irregular beans. 2. Place beans into the mixing bowl and add 300g of water. Boil the beans 100C counter-clockwise operationGentle stir setting 10 minutes. Drain the water. (This step can be skipped. Some people believe that the beans should be soaked/cooked this way to remove any bitterness. I haven't found any bitterness by skipping this step. Azuki beans can be cooked and eaten without soaking unlike other b...