Mila's Kitchen

29/10/2026

Solo parenting, lunchboxes, new floors - it’s how we roll 👻🥳

27/10/2026

Looking for spooky Halloween things to make with your children? Try these, they’re super cute - just reduce the sugar 🤭

Scroll down to the bottom of the recipe on cookidoo and you’ll see two whole Halloween collections with some lovely ideas.

You can use the egg yolks to make custard for Strawberries & Cream ice cream. It’s to die for 👻

26/10/2026

Loving my customers! I’m glad you like your Thermomixes 💗 All my sales this month have been through personal recommendations! Thank you for recommending me 💗

20/10/2026

Weekday dinners can be a real joy when you have Thermomix to do the hard work 💪🏻

🫘 Боб - Bulgarian Beans soup, hearty and delicious, done in 50 minutes in Thermomix + Instant Pot, my favourite combo 💫

🥖 Portuguese water bread - one of the best breads ever!

🍓 Strawberries & cream ice cream, way better than shop-bought

Everything done in one evening and costing about £1.50 per person 🤩

What have you guys been cooking? Share your achievements big and small ❤️

19/10/2026

The key to a 10-minute Japanese hot lunch or dinner? Rice!

I’m not usually organised enough to do meal prep but with rice it couldn’t be easier, so it’s one of my go-to time-saving tricks 💫

Whether you’re cooking it in a Thermomix, Rice cooker, Instant Pot, or even on the hob (I’m not that skilled but maybe you are!) - just cook more than you need, and freeze in portions.

When you want rice, microwave it until piping hot, and you’ve got your Japanese centrepiece ready so you can build a whole meal around it with whatever else you’ve got to hand, in very little time 🍚

Ideas for what to combine with plain cooked rice for an authentic Japanese meal, along with a rice cooking recipe for Thermomix in the comments below 💗

17/10/2026

The season for Immune Boosting ginger honey lemonade is here, and I recommend this recipe to everyone - but this time I want to write about something different, a little personal story ☺️

I’d had a cute “Two Peas in a Pod” mug for a few years before giving birth to my twins. I’d always loved that mug and it was with me at the hospital when the kids were born. Then it acquired a new meaning for me, associated with my children.

The Two Peas grew up and when they were toddlers, one of them accidentally knocked my mug over and it broke 😭
I tried to find someone to repair it but no joy, so sadly I had to throw it away. I kept looking for a replacement, but it was out of production and nobody was selling one second-hand.

Finally, after years of searching, I found one on vinted! I bought it and excitedly waited for the delivery. Then the parcel got lost!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ The courier had just stopped delivering to our local pickup store and didn’t know where the parcel was.

Eventually it got returned to the seller. I messaged her and bought it again (I was lucky she was so patient and understanding!)
This time we used a different courier, and finally, after 5 years, I have my precious mug!
The one that’s full of memories, as well as an immune booster right now 😍

I’m so grateful for these very special gifts 🙏🥰
And thank you for reading 🫶❤️

15/10/2026

It was lovely to cook for everyone who came to The Mix yesterday. I loved the fact that every bowl came back empty, but the best thing was seeing the smiles on people’s faces 🥰

Here is the recipe, it really is very simple! Using a Pressure cooker will be quicker, more energy-efficient, and dare I say, the flavours will be better - but it can also be made on the hob.

Bulgarian Lentil Soup

Ingredients:
🫘 Dry whole lentils (any kind) 200-250 g
🫘 Red split lentils - a handful for thickening
🌶️ 1-2 red bell peppers
🧅 1 onion
🥕 3 medium carrots
🧄 10 cloves garlic (peeled)
🍄‍🟫 Mushrooms - fresh or pre-soaked dry (save the soaking liquid)
🥫 1 tin (400 g) tomatoes
💚 1 vegetable stock cube or paste
🌻 3-4 tbsp sunflower oil or other cooking oil
🧂 1 tsp Salt, adjust to taste
🧂 A pinch of black pepper
🌿 Parsley 2-3 handfuls, washed and chopped
🍋‍🟩 Lime / lemon juice

Preparation:
Chop all the veg and mushrooms into small to medium cubes. Blend the tomatoes.
If using dried mushrooms, add the soaking liquid to the pot.

Cooking method (Pressure Cooker):
Put everything in the pot, stir well, and cook for 10 minutes on High pressure. Leave at least 15 minutes without releasing the steam (Natural Pressure Release).
Add the chopped parsley, stir, and serve with a dash of lemon / lime juice.

Cooking on the hob:
Pre-soak the lentils from the night before. Discard the soaking liquid, rinse, and proceed as above, cooking according to lentil packet instructions and stirring occasionally until done (60-120 minutes depending on preferred doneness and type of lentils used).

🥖 Enjoy with fresh bread.

Leftovers can be stored in the fridge or frozen in portions. Reheat well before serving, or better still, let simmer again for a few minutes. This will thicken the soup and result in even better flavours.






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13/10/2026

See you at The Mix tomorrow Wednesday 14th October! Do pop round for some free food 🥘🫶

We're having a cook-up tomorrow with Mila's Kitchen 🍲

Mila will be using the Instantpot from our Library of Things to demo low-energy cooking using ingredients from our Community Fridge.

Come and visit between 12.30-3.30pm to find out more and have some free lunch!





Vale Community Impact
Vale Cdo
Love Wantage
Wantage and Grove Foodbank
GroW Families - Grove & Wantage Family Community Group
Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust
Community Action Groups - CAG Oxfordshire
Good Food Oxfordshire
FareShare
CM Neighbourly

11/10/2026

What’s been on the menu for you this weekend?
We were mostly away from home but as Thermomix is so efficient, we still enjoyed some great homemade food 😋

🍭Caramel fudge - First-time recipe for us.
I didn’t think I liked fudge until I tried this! It’s so good it’s addictive 🙀

🥘 Chickpea curry, one of our fave Indian curries. Vegetarian but can easily be veganised by swapping the ghee/butter for a plant-based alternative.
Ready in 30 minutes, the flavours are to die for, without being spicy-hot, and makes great leftovers! I still don’t know how to pronounce the name 🫣
All recipes below

🥙 Quick flatbreads to go perfectly with the curry. Easy and reliable recipe, we love it 💗

All of the above kindly cooked in Thermomix by my amazing husband ❤️

🫶 If YOU want to find out how this single appliance can make YOUR life easier, drop me a line or comment “Thermomix” below 💬