The BEST Thermomix bouillabaisse

This is just what I used to make on the stove top adapted for the TM31
We have it instead of take away as it is quicker and nicer

So on a chilly Friday you buy some good quality marinara mix and either make or buy some nice bread to go with it. Tonight I have 450g fish, scallops, mussels and prawns.
Grab your veroma and spread the fish evenly through the dish

You also need

a large onion, peeled and halved

2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled

1 red chilli, deseeded and halved

a handful of fresh basil

Place these in the TM31 and chop for 5 seconds speed 5

Then add

6 tomatoes quartered

1000 ml water

1 tablespoon olive oil

2-3 tablespoons stock paste

1/2 cup of white wine

pinch saffron

salt and pepper

Place veroma on top. Cook 20 minutes Veroma speed 2

While it cooks you can set a fancy table or have a relaxing drink or three with anyone else eating with you

When it is done you won't believe how little the seafood has shrunk - it's all plump, juicy and tasty

Spoon into bowls and top with the soup which is absolutely delicious

That's it. Serves 4 or 2 as a complete meal. Preparation time less than 5 minutes, Cooking time 25 including prep. Weight Watchers points 5.

Psychedelic salmon

We tried the Weight watchers Food You'll Love cookbook
lemon and maple salmon last night but didn't fancy their sides.

So we went with the tried and true Jane Kennedy no boombah asparagus and tomatoes (for details see here) and planned cauliflower mock rice again because it is so easy and yum and totally free of Weight Watchers ProPoints.

When we got to the stupid market they had a treat in store for us - three colours of cauliflower to choose from! So I brought home purple and this is what it looked like when it had been knocked apart in the Thermomix!

Then I mixed up the marinade - lemon rind and juice and maple syrup (real maple syrup not pretend) 
Mix and pour over salmon 15 minutes before putting it in the oven




The marinade was really quick and simple so with the cauliflower steaming away and the salmon and asparagus in the oven there was really nothing to do but sit down with a glass of wine!

The final result - delicious!