5 Minute Food Fix

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Inspired by an old Jamie Oliver cookbook, this recipe gives permission to cook the hell out of the beans!   Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram.     Recipe 500g French beans, woody ends removed and composted 3tsp French mustard 2tbs white wine vinegar 7tbs olive oil 1 tbs chopped capers lots of freshly ground pepper salt, to taste optional: 1/2...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Not the Enid Blyton type of brownies...! No! Today on the show we're talking those chocolatey, delicious pan baked treats... and Simon - a bona fide food EXPERT - reckons they can be over-complicated. So let's keep it SIMPLE but mystically good. ("What the hell is she talking about?" - - you'll need to listen to understand.)   Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute F...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]  I overcome my dread of puff pastry for this episode of 5MFF, and it's because I am steering my favourite seasonal vegetable to a bed I will make from said puff pastry. The mattress on the bed is made from goat's cheese mixed with whatever herbs you have at hand. This recipe is from a wonderful cook and food writer Belinda Jeffery, who recommends cutting the puff pastry into...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Zucchini are CHEAP all year 'round, they're unpretentious, and they're basically, our friend!  We love you!    Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram.     Ingredients  500g mixed courgettes  3 garlic cloves, grated  100ml olive oil  juice of 1 lemon  ½ small pack mint  Method    On half a kilo of cooked (barbequed) zucchini, dress it after cooking...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Simon does love fish for dinner, but sadly, having now moved to regional VIC, he doesn’t have the same access to all the beautiful fish markets, mongers etc he used to. Sob. So... how is he getting that fishy fix? Well, often it’s frozen salmon, of course! Don’t knock it – as an ingredient it works wonders, you just need to defrost it properly and then you’re away. This s...

On today's show we tell you how to NOT BLOW IT when you cook lamb cutlets! They're so expensive that you really want to make the most of it and not, as they say, f**k it up. No one likes a grey chop! Incidentally, the WEIGHTS that Simon talks about but gets too bashful to give much detail of, are 1.6kg FISH WEIGHTS available online from Josh Niland's store. They're cool as but don't tell anyone! ...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    From OUR COOKBOOK! Have you bought the Food Fix yet? Or have you got it earmarked as a Christmas present? Good! Go, you good thing! This recipe can be found inside our cookbook but we’re sharing it in today’s 5MFF!    Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram.     Recipe 500-900 g piece of pork belly  1 brown onion, cut into 4-5 pieces  2 garlic clove...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Today Simon’s taking us into the world of what used to be called ‘fusion’ food but really is just the combination of two good things that you wouldn’t expect to see together but which work unexpectedly well. No Mexicana Parmigiana, we’re not taking about you, but instead we’re covering off Hetty Mckinnon’s tomato dumpling salad – a panzanella and potsticker dumpling mashu...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Chicken is well-behaved in the context of a burger. You can get quite creative with the fillings and the old Chooky McBurger tends to be quite accommodating! Listen to today’s episode for tips on how to prepare, dress and top your burger, and some of the hazards diners have encountered when eating Yumi’s burgers.    Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Ins...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    There’s a few things Simon always has in his fridge, and cucumbers are on that list (with three small kids it kind of goes with the territory). On today’s episode though they’re not destined to be baton-ed, bento boxed and sent off to school… instead we’re taking out some of life’s frustration on them as we smash them into something delicious for us adults – smacked cucum...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    I want more PRAWNS in my life! So how do I make it happen?  Simon manages to make me self-conscious about my fixation with getting food poisoning (are we NOT all fixated on this??!) but we make it through to a truly great prawn salad that can be the perfect stand-in for a Lobster Roll …or just a really great prawn salad!    Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Simon’s always on the lookout for a different chicken dinner and recently adobo’s been hitting that spot. A Filipino specialty and beloved national dish, it’s super easy to make, seriously flavoursome and makes a lovely change from the usual suspects (butter chicken, we’re looking at you). If the kids don’t like peppercorns then tone them down here, take them out before s...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    We’ve talked potato salad before on the podcast but frankly, Simon’s recipe was FAR too much faff for Yumi. Now the weather’s warming up and the beach is calling it’s time for a summery spud salad that screams luxury and deliciousness but also zings with lemony sunshiney freshness. Listen for all the details on how to make it along with a bit of potato-y knowledge about w...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    There’s baking and then there’s chocolate chip cookies. Practically EVERYBODY loves them (except Yumi’s kids, of course) and they’re perfect for lunchboxes, kids' playdates, piling into your mouth 2 at a time when you’re the last one in the kitchen etc. Simon swears these are the BEST cookies and shares a clever substitution which makes them a little bit fancier (and heal...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    Lemon zest adds an amazing brightness to sweet baking, but Simon is into adding it to tomato-based sauces for pasta or a baked fish. To which I reply “WHAT?!” and need to hear more. AS DO YOU!!    Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram.     This recipe is based on something I saw in the paper by Julia Busuttil Nishimura.    250g caster sugar  Zest...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    A retro, slightly daggy throwback to Australian cuisine is the classic carb Chang's Crispy Noodles. Let's shed our shame around them because they're good! Especially when we lean into that retro vibe and eat it as part of this salad!     Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram.     RECIPE   INGREDIENTS  4 cups chopped Chinese Cabbage (wombok)  1.5 c...

[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES]    The more sugar you add to a sweet food, the less you can taste the original ingredient! So it’s a perpetual balancing act between adding sugar and showing restraint. Rhubarb is a bizarre plant from the rhizome family where the stalks are the bit your eat and the leaves are actually poisonous! It’s sour as HELL so you’ll be tempted to lean into the sugar. On today’s show w...

Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! Pre-cleaned mussels are readily available everywhere, and as far as fresh shellfish goes? Pretty affordable.  Simon explains how the Belgians eat them with chips (!!) and as a former kitchen-hand, Yumi explains why mussels are a great entry-level seafood in that they give you lots of indicator...

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Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! Fennel is a GLORIOUS vegetable in that it lasts for ages in the bottom of your fridge so you can really leave it there to rot for ages, MONTHS, if you want. But if you want to actually COOK and EAT it, we have some great suggestions. Roasting - yes, but you can also make a delicious Fennel and...

Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! People coming over? For SURE you want to put something fancy on the table - but not so fancy that you stress or sweat! Save sweating for your gym workout and get a whole Camembert in the oven. If you want to be extra about it, by all means pierce the cheese with some aromatic herbs - - but liv...

Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! Trust me, you need the patience of a saint to get your Christmas seafood on Christmas eve. It is pretty manic out there, people, and we want you to stay safe. There ARE ways you can get fresh seafood for Christmas WITHOUT facing down the zombie hordes, and you need to listen to this episode to...

Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! Everyday luxury = smoked salmon. Yumi and Simon are both fans of what smoked salmon can do to a bagel or scrambled eggs. With Christmas canapes in mind, what else can you do with this wonderful ingredient? Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! I have a real weakness for Christmas Pudding and I love and adore the spices, the dried fruit and the addition of fresh cream. Today's podcast talks you through a recipe that gives you all of that - but the summer interpretation. And if you're doing this for actual Christmas Day? You could pre...

Yumi and Simon are on a little break... so we are reheating some of our fave episodes from the past year! Simon and I both take Christmas preparation Very Seriously.  Unsurprisingly, we also tend to take the lead in our respective households as far as meal planning goes and as far as choosing what to serve on the day - but also in that weird limbo of days that exist around Christmas when no one kn...