✨WIN✨ The Healthy Mix V 🍓🥗🥡🌽🥩 is coming early Nov & we are gifting away 200 signed copies to celebrate!! You can win a copy for you and a friend by commenting/tagging on the official FB post. 20 winners will be announced each night in Skinnymixers for the 10 nights. We have seriously been working our butts off to be ready for a pre-Christmas delivery, I’m so excited to finally be able to share this with you!!!
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The Baked Harissa Chicken features in The Healthy Mix VThermomix Cookbook.
Tray bakes are always incredibly popular amongst the Skinnymixers community. The idea of being able to chuck all of the ingredients into a tray and have a complete meal ready at the end is a great time saver.
The smoky red chilli pepper paste found at your local supermarket produces a minimal effort but maximum flavour dinner. If you can’t find the Harissa Paste in the spice section of your supermarket, you can use the Moroccan Spice Mix from The Healthy Mix V to make a delicious variation of the recipe.
39 Healthy Thermomix Recipes and over 200 variations
This Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf with Smoky BBQ Sauce recipe has converted meatloaf-hating family members for many years now, it was one of the first recipes I created for Skinnymixers and I knew it deserved a place in The Healthy Mix V.
Topped with rich smoky BBQ sauce, this is so much more than your average meatloaf.
39 Healthy Thermomix Recipes and over 200 variations
Add parsley and garlic to mixer bowl, blitz for 3 sec/speed 9/MC on.
Add carrot and onion, chop for 3 sec/speed 6/MC on.
Add remaining meatloaf ingredients, except for bacon and oil, and pulse turbo 1 sec/5 times to roughly combine.
Remove meatloaf mixture to a silicone mat or large piece of aluminium foil and shape into a rounded meatloaf shape.
Wrap bacon rashers around meatloaf and secure in place with toothpicks.
Transfer meatloaf to large bottom steaming tray. It's okay if it bends up the sides.
Add 600 g or 21.2 oz water to mixer bowl and steam meatloaf for 45 min/steaming temp/speed 2/MC off. In the last 20 mins of steaming time, feel free to add vegetables around meatloaf to cook and serve.
With 5 mins remaining, heat preferred oil in a large frying pan to medium heat.
Transfer meatloaf to frying pan and brown on all sides.
While the meatloaf is browning, prepare smokey BBQ sauce with a clean bowl:
Add all sauce ingredients to mixer bowl, cook 5 min/steaming temperature/speed 2/MC off.
Remove toothpicks and serve meatloaf with steamed vegetables or salad and smokey BBQ sauce drizzled over the top.
Notes
I used smoked streaky bacon.You can prepare the sauce standalone to use with other dishes.I used Thermobextas *amazing* tomato sauce recipe for my sauce, in which I substitute the raw honey with coconut sugar 🙂This is loosely inspired by the Womans Weekly BBQ Meatloaf.Sauce OnlyServing Size: 30g / Serves 10Kj: 172Cal: 41Protein: 0.6gFat: 2.6gSat Fat: 1.6gCarb: 3.8gSugar: 3.5gSodium: 181mg
The Herb Crusted Beef with Peppercorn Sauce from The Healthy Mix V is an incredible restaurant quality dish that you can cook at home over and over again…
Steaming meat in your thermo cooker may seem like a risky thing to do with a beautiful cut of meat like eye fillet, but the results will blow you away—especially if you utilise a meat thermometer to cook your meat perfectly.
While developing this recipe, we found that tinned peppercorns produce the best result, so try to source them when possible.
We found the tins of green peppercorns to produce a better result but have also included the amount to use for the little jars as well.39 Healthy Thermomix Recipes and over 200 variations
The Mediterranean Fish Parcels from The Healthy Mix V is one of those super flexible recipes that you can use whatever you have on hand to make a super delicious, nutritious recipe.
This is an ultra healthy, Mediterranean-inspired dish and steaming in baking paper ensures all of the flavour is retained in neat parcels.
Feel free to experiment with your own flavour combinations, as well as mixing up the veggies while the parcels steam.
39 Healthy Thermomix Recipes and over 200 variations
The Zesty Chipotle Prawns & Corn Salsa from The Healthy Mix V will become your go-to entertaining recipe for Summer.
While the prawns are a delicious part of this recipe, the corn salsa that I created with BBQ legends, The Smoking Joint, is the real show stopper of this meal.
I have included the thermo cooker version of the recipe for everyone to enjoy, but if you have a smoker at home, I highly recommend checking out the free version on the website.
39 Healthy Thermomix Recipes and over 200 variations
The Caramel Coffee Frappe from The Healthy Mix V Sweets section has fast become my favourite morning Thermomix smoothie.
Frappé is a traditional Greek iced coffee, usually made only with water, instant coffee and sugar.
However, in recent times a fast food chain popularised Frappé made with syrup, milk and cream. I thought that a healthy blend of the traditional and new was needed!
I can’t stop eating the Healthy Jelly Slice from The Healthy Mix V !
Jelly slice is about as nostalgic as a dessert can get for me, as it was always featured on family spreads at parties and barbecues.
This is a nutrient dense, no added preservatives or additives dessert that you will absolutely have to exercise your willpower for to not eat the entire batch.
This Cinnamon Swirl Loaf Thermomix recipe from The Healthy Mix V is exactly what you would want from anything cinnamon—it’s sweet, spicy and the texture is perfect.
Sian is completely obsessed with cinnamon scrolls, and in an effort to try and help her to make healthier choices I knew I had to create a cinnamon based dessert for this book.
The best part about this recipe is that it can be enjoyed for breakfast without the guilt, as it is packed full of nutrients.
Top it off with the Berry Compote Butter for a lovely afternoon tea.
39 Healthy Thermomix Recipes and over 200 variations
When I created this Coconut Rough Pudding Thermomix recipe for The Healthy Mix V, Sian’s first response was “You’re really obsessed with coconut rough aren’t you?!” Yes …I am!
I am utterly obsessed with this dessert too. It’s decadent and rich, so you don’t need to eat a lot of it —which is perfect to address sweet cravings.
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A massive thank you to Kate Howard from our Recipe Development Team for sharing her popular Gourmet Handmade Cranberry & Pumpkin Seed Crackers Thermomix Recipe with us!
I absolutely love these crackers and couldn’t stop eating them long enough to take a photo!
These crackers go perfectly with the Warm Apricot & Almond Brie from my A Little Taste of France cookbook – pictured here with a Cranberry & Pistachio flavour variation (in the book ;).
Preheat oven to 175°C or 347°F, fan-forced. Prepare a 28cm loaf tin.
Place dried cranberries in a bowl and cover with boiling water while you prepare other ingredients.
Add both flours, sugar, flaxseeds, sunflowed seeds, pepitas, salt and bicarb soda to mixer bowl. Mix 10 sec/speed 3/reverse/MC On.
Carefully drain cranberries. Add reserved cranberries and remaining ingredients to mixer bowl. Mix for 20-30 sec/speed 4/reverse/MC On - you want the mixture to be just combined.
Pour batter into prepared loaf tin and bake for 45-60 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Remove the loaf from the oven and allow to cool for at least 4 hrs before placing in the freezer for 1-2 hrs - this will allow you to slice it thinly (you don't want the loaf to freeze solid).
Slice the loaf with the base of a very sharp serrated knife, as thinly as possible - approx. 3mm. You may wish to use a mandolin or deli slicer.
Preheat oven to 150°C or 302°F. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper and place slices onto trays, close together but not touching.
Bake for approx. 25-30 min, flipping every 10 min. It is important to keep a close eye on the crackers as they can burn easily. Crackers will firm up when cooled.
Remove crackers from oven and transfer to a colling rack. Allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container for up to a week.
Notes
Tips:
If crackers lose their crispiness place them back in the oven and bake again.
Alternatively you may like to use mini loaf pans. I have used the KMart mini loaf pans with success. First bake time needs to be adjusted to 20/25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Welcome to the official “Nik’s Favourite Things” of 2020!
I like to do this every year to celebrate the products and companies I discovered throughout the year – some of these I fell in love with so much that I became affiliates of them, others are just things I use around the house! I am not being paid to recommend anything.
Feel free to add your favourite products of 2020 in (No self advertising, we will delete these!)
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Here it goes in no particular order, affiliates first…
Grandmas Pantry Spice Packs
A beautiful family owned company and always doing the best by us Skinnies. If you need to get the ingredients together for all of the Skinnymixers cookbooks, their spice packs are the way to go. You will save tonnes of money and have better quality.
I started working with Everten last year, and was amazed by their huge online range of kitchenware products, their passionate customer service and also how their prices are considerably cheaper than everyone else.
The Express Travel Bags are the best!
If you’re after high quality knives, pans, Mobin Spice Racks etc – check them out. everten.skinnymixers.com
Whole Home Travel Bags
Brooke, our amazing Admin – designed and made these bags for travelling with your Thermomix.
They’re the best bags on the market, check them out. Discount code SKINNY10 http://bit.ly/SMWholeHome
Traeger Timberline 850 griller/smoker
My Traeger
The Traeger Timberline 850 is my outdoor bbq/smoker/oven/friend and has to be my best purchase in the last year – so much so that I went and acquired his baby cousin the semi portable Traeger Ranger!
Not only has it opened my food world up to an entirely new skill, but it has seen me make some beautiful friends in The Smoking Joint who have mentored me for a year now. Let’s keep track of their Thermomix exploits and see if they can do the same.
Together we have been blessed to do charity work, events and create delicious recipes for our families to enjoy.
You can check some of our recipes out here: BBQ Recipes
Those thinking about adding this type of device to your home, I recommend considering size and budget as key points.
The Traeger Pro Series 22 & Traeger Pro 575 are also great entry level models. If you want to explore different brands GMC, ZGrills & Weber are also great alternatives.
Thermapen
Thermapen
The Thermapen is the foolproof way to the perfect steak! It has been my go to item since I started barbecuing, but I use it all the time in the kitchen too. It gives you a calibrated temperature reading within 3 seconds, and you can switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
It takes the guesswork out of cooking, I no longer have to worry if my chicken is cooked through to a food safe level because the Thermapen so incredibly accurate. My best suggestion is don’t buy a black one as I can never find mine hiding around the barbecue lol!!!
Apple Watch
I finally got an Apple Watch
I avoided getting an Apple Watch for years. But when the new version came out this year I made the purchase. I honestly don’t know why I didn’t get it sooner, although I now realise I don’t drink enough water and definitely don’t sleep enough but thanks to the watch I am working on it!
Wusthof Trident Classic Ridged Cooks Knife
My most favourite kitchen knife EVER – I have so many Wusthof knives, nearly the whole range, but I use this one 80% of the time.
I love it so much that I even bought one for the admin girls for Christmas presents last year.
Here is what it looks like if you want to hunt it down.
I was lucky enough to be sent some WOLL frying pans to try out from Everten and I have fallen in love with them ever since. They’re the best pans I have owned and I have had them for nearly 2 years now.
They are German made, extremely high heat and scratch resistant and have a really cool removable handle so they can go in the oven easily. They have both standard and induction compliant. everten.skinnymixers.com
Dyson Air Wrap
Now that my hair is long, but naturally curtly, I struggle daily to get a smooth straight finish on my hair. Only a trip to the hairdresser could see me getting away with not doing my hair for a few days at a time. When lockdown occurred I went online shopping and thought I would give the Dyson Air Wrap a go. For the cost I was thinking this better be good!!! It hasn’t disappointed and it honestly gives the same smooth finish I get at the hair dressers. I am now starting to experiment with the curling attachment, which gives my hair amazing body.
Collagen Hydrolysate
I love being able to add Collagen easily into my Smoothies and of course into the new Frappe from The Healthy Mix V. It has numerous health and beauty benefits and its so easy to use. I don’t notice a difference in the taste in whatever I decide to add it into. You can purchase it from health food shops and some chemists.
Macadamia Milk
I started using MilkLab Macadamia milk late last year and I have been hooked ever since. It complements coffee so well and I find it perfect in my smoothies and frappe. It is so smooth and creamy and such a great milk alternative. If you haven’t tried it then please give it a go – I guarantee you wont be disappointed.
I was gifted these from a friend as I was suffering dry lips throughout winter but still wanted to have a bit of colour on my lips. These are so good!
They aren’t too sticky, don’t have a scent and have a lovely soft colour to them to suit any skin tone. I now have one in the car, my room, and my bag so I always have one on hand.
Looking back on the year that was 2020, we’d like to thank every single Skinnymixer that helped build the Skinnymixers community and shared our recipes with friends and family. We now have over 205,000 Skinnies in our community!Thank you for helping us make Skinnymixers so special and we look forward to sharing more healthy Thermomix recipes in 2021. These are the ‘Top 10 Most Popular Skinnymixers Recipes’ from skinnymixers.com.au.
Well this recipe is definitely a surprise in the Top 10 for 2020!
With the release of my A Little Taste of Greece cookbook in 2020, it seems everyone was getting ready for the new Greek recipes by recooking an old favourite – Slow Cooked Greek Lamb.
The best part about this Slow Cooked Greek Lamb is definitely the gravy that is created by the marinade mixing with a little stock concentrate and the juices from the lamb cooking.
Dropping a couple of places from #6 the Rustic Shepherds Pie is a family favourite. Simple, classic flavours that is sure to be popular with fussy eaters (young and old). We included a special Family Shepherd’s Pie with Hidden Veg in The Healthy Mix IV cookbook.
You can easily adapt this recipe to add extra vegetables or make it low carb with the addition of cauliflower mash.
You can also freeze portions for a fast mid-week. Simply pop into the freezer after adding the mash on top and bake in the oven when ready to eat.
With everything that was happening this year and a massive demand for cheap, available pantry staple recipes – I finally blogged my Red Lentil Dahl recipe from the group files.
Everyone seemed to LOVE the Red Lentil Dahl & I’m still surprised at how many people are still cooking it regularly.
I think this is definitely a great addition to the Top 10 Recipes for 2020.
YESSS!! I’m so excited about this new addition to our Top 10 Recipes for the year. To me it means, so many more Skinnies took the time to take their dishes to the next level by making my Stock Concentrate!
I always make sure that I have a stash of the Chicken Stock Concentrate and the Beef Stock Concentrate in the freezer. It doesn’t freeze solid and can just be scooped out as needed.
Once made it will keep in the freezer for months, ready to take your dishes to the next level.
It seems the new updated version of this popular hidden vegetable Thermomix recipe, jumped it up to #2 in our Top 10. This recipe is popular with mums of fussy eaters. Give it a go and see if it is popular in your household. If your child doesn’t like the taste of cheese or prefers different cheeses, try different cheese combos.
Some other clever Skinnymixers have made the Macaroni Cheese with a Twist into frittatas perfect by following similar directions to the Risotto Frittatas with a Twist and adding egg to the cooled mix and baking in muffin tins.
The Coconut Curried Sausages are a standard family favourite and often the reason for the great Babas Malaysian Meat Curry Powder treasure hunt.
Whether your family likes them extra mild or perhaps with chicken instead of sausages, there will definitely be arguments over the leftovers. For those that meal prep, this meal freezes and defrosts perfectly and is incredibly budget friendly.
This really is no surprise… Could the number #1 recipe be anything else than “The Butter Chicken”? Is anyone else sick of the Butter Chicken being at number 1?!?
If you are new to the world of Skinnymixers or Thermomix, don’t be put off by the long ingredients list, set aside an afternoon and read through the comprehensive Butter Chicken FAQs if you are nervous. This recipe has been the reason for quite a few thermo cooker purchases. It is quite easy and straight-forward, once you get all your ingredients out ready
My Aussie Lamb Burger Patties Thermomix Recipe takes just minutes to cook!
It doesn’t get much more Aussie than an Aussie Burger… unless you opt to use my new Aussie Lamb Burger Patties instead of beef!
To celebrate Australia Day 2021, I thought it was time I created a delicious and healthy Aussie Lamb Burger Patties Thermomix recipe… much like my American Burger Patties these can be enjoyed in a burger or salad bowl and I highly recommend a heavy dollop of my beetroot relish to top it off
My Beetroot Relish Recipe goes perfectly with these Aussie Lamb Burger Patties!
Easy Mac & Cheese with a twist is exclusive to the Thermomix Cookbook SkinnyBarbecue – available from shop.skinnymixers.com
The much loved Skinnymixer’s Macaroni Cheese with a twist recipe has been updated to be even faster and easier, the NEW Easy Mac & Cheese features in SkinnyBarbecue.
Easy Mac & Cheese might have a reputation as being the naughty dish but we have you covered with our tastiest Mac & Cheese ever! Psst it has 4 hidden veg however this message will self destruct in five seconds to ensure little guests never know…
These Not So Fast Pork Ribs are featured in the cookbook SkinnyBarbecue.
If you love ribs, you are going to LOVE SkinnyBarbecue!
Grant Neal & I have created two amazing pork rib recipes for you all to enjoy – the classic low & slow ribs with our Cherry Bourbon glaze and a totally brand new technique of fast cooking Sticky Korean Ribs.
You can tuck in to these bad boys without feeling guilty, as everything is made entirely from scratch with real ingredients – a la Skinnymixers
We also have oven & slow cooker instructions for those who don’t BBQ.
There are tonnes of amazing sides in the book to turn these in to a complete meal too.
If you haven’t seen the contents list for SkinnyBarbecue, check it out below.
This Cornbread with Jalapeño Maple Butter features exclusively in the SkinnyBarbecue Cookbook.
The most delicate, heavenly Cornbread and very best friend Jalapeño Maple Butter. In traditional Skinnymixer’s style we’ve tried to make a healthier version of this popular Barbecue side dish.
