5 Minute Food Fix

When figs are plentiful, one must pounce! Like a hungry bear! The beauty of figs is that they are seasonal . Nothing signals the *sigh* End of Summer like figs being plentiful and affordable. On this episode, Yumi and Simon run through their favourite things to do with figs, including a fantastic recipe from THEIR COOKBOOK WHICH YOU CAN BUY HERE . SIMON'S FREEFORM FIG TART Pastry Combine 200g dice...

In this reheated episode, Yumi gets excited about a couple of upcoming races she's got planned (please don't look up my times!) and how she's basically trying to gain as much muscle as she can. Nagi Maehashi's recipe is a huge inspiration, and is the one that Yumi mainly talks through in the episode. But as you'll hear in the intro, since recording this episode, Yumi has made it 30+ times and has...

This time of year it's VERY HARD to get motivated in the kitchen! That's why we thought we'd revisit this recipe from Adam Liaw. Use Springwater Tuna, drained well 1/4 cup good olive oil dried oregano basil leaves 5 really lovely tomatoes check if you need salt and pepper REMEMBER to make good toast! Actually toast it, don't just warm the bread. To serve, drizzle with olive oil, check the seasonin...

At the time of recording, Simon had been working on some incredible-sounding cookbooks including the one from Masterchef Winner Natty Wolf , which is out now. It inspired him to cook up the SATAY recipe you've always needed! SIMON'S EASY HOME SATAY 1/2 bunch coriander 1 fresh red chilli 1/2 clove garlic 3tbs crunchy peanut butter lug of soy sauce 2cm nub of fresh ginger juice and zest of 1 lime WH...

NOT ONE TO BRAG, our humble food expert Simon Davis has spent a number of days hanging out at Australia's Best Restaurant in his day job as a cookbook publisher. You'll hear more about the restaurant on today's episode of the food fix but the link is here if you urgently need to make a booking! We've also got the sauce he's inspired by. It's not the restaurant version, it's one us mere humans can...

THERE IS NO CACTUS IN THIS RECIPE! Nik Sharma is a pretty inspiring UK cook and his book that Yumi talks about can be found here . This pasta is really worth trying though - almost everything in it probably already exists in your pantry, and it's absolutely packed with flavours. Orecchiette Pantry Pasta Get a big pot of salted water on the boil and add in 500g of orecchiette pasta. While that's co...

To sweeten your work day, Yumi has a shortbread recipe from one of her favourite cookbooks, and another hack if you're a HOME-MADE GRANOLA OBSESSIVE. The cookbook is PASS IT ON by Shobha Kalyan and Keryn Kalyan and it's out of print but you may be able to get a copy if you contact them via their Facebook . Cardamom Shortbread 110g ghee, at room temp 90g caster sugar 2tsp ground cardamom 50g pea fl...

In this reheated episode, Yumi gets somewhat misty-eyed about all the travel she's not doing but would like to, where IS the best place for food and eating? Meanwhile, you can get some nourishment with minimal stress making the following: WALNUT PESTO! 100g walnuts garlic oil 3 tbs chopped fresh rosemary 50g grated Pecorino Romano 4tbs walnut oil Serve on Rana Pasta! (Which Yumi famously misspells...

We have to replay this episode because it's embarrassing and embarrassment is best shared. It's not every day that you get to interview an acclaimed and genuinely cool English author who can sell out rooms here in Australia... but that's what Yumi was doing ( for one of her other job s) when something DEEPLY CRINGE AND FOOD-RELATED occurred. You can hear all about it on this reheated episode! LOLS...

In this reheated episode, both your hosts had entered the Pod recording studio still high from brilliant restaurant experiences. Yumi had been to the fairly new Bessie's in Surry Hills, Sydney, while Simon ate again at chef Josh Niland's sublime St Peter in Paddo. BOTH EXPERIENCES WERE TRANSFORMATIVE. What did we bring home to share with you on this podcast? Burgers! REQUIREMENTS? 800g best qualit...

CHRISTMAS WAS HECTIC, and now we need a way to feed ourselves that somehow acknowledges that we can, in fact, stand to take it a bit easy on our tummies this time of year! On this consistently top-rating food podcast, your hosts try not to cack themselves laughing while they explain a way to make life easy for the home chef while getting good foods into your kids via a food they trust: TOAST. ELVI...

It's Christmas Eve! Simon and I send you all the best over this time of year - hope you're not spending too much time in the kitchen! Reviving the Dead Inside You! Chicken thighs - 500g, cut into large nuggets, dusted in flour Teriyaki Sauce: 2 tbs Kikkoman Soy Sauce 2 tbs mirin 1 tsp honey TO COOK: Pre-heat a frypan, add a tablespoon of oil, toss the chicken in and move the chicken around the pan...

There is nothing my kids love more than a fire-roasted potato, wrapped in foil and eaten with lashings of butter and salt when huddled next to the tent on one of our camping trips. But what about when there's a Total Fire Ban and you can't have a fire? Or what about when you get back to the city and you're still craving that Camp Life? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yumi is a bit triggered by positive talk about alcohol and a bit triggered by the "dirty" in "dirty martini" - but there's no booze in Simon's recipe for a dip that you can put together in less time than it take for a friend to text and say, "I'm coming over!" DIRTY MARTINI DIP: Take a jar of good quality stuffed green olives and decant them into a powerful blender splash in a bit of the brine Add...

WARNING: Yumi loses it trying not to laugh when Simon uses the word "jazzy". Christmas season means LEFTOVERS. And honestly, it can get a bit grim. The fridge is overflowing with food from Christmas and you're absolutely sick of it ...but also, it needs to be eaten! BEFORE Christmas even arrives, let's pre-empt the leftovers with some thought starters and a recipe. FESTIVE FRITTATA Ingredients: Ve...

Yumi is not into consumables and plastic crap as gifts. Because don't you reckon everyone you love already has the things they need? Why buy them something that will probably end up in landfill? If you *REALLY* want to give gifts, how about money? We'll take some! Failing money, a wonderful gift is something home-made. A card, some bikkies, or *THIS* beautiful, vivid and amazing-looking raspberry...

TO MAKE MY CHOCOLATE COATED STRAWBERRIES Prepare by Washing, drying and hulling the strawberries Checking there's space in the fridge for them Lining a flat tray with baking paper then lightly spraying it with cooking oil I use an ALDI block of dark chocolate , melted in a metal bowl over a pot of boiling water. Simon blasts his in the microwave in ten second increments until it's perfect. I then...

Yumi and Simon are getting into the spirit of Christmas preparation on your 5 Minute Food Fix! Now is the time to start envisioning your perfect meal. So... SIMON'S MONSTER BRUSSELS SPROUTS Halve 500g of Brussels Sprouts, toss in 2tbs of good olive oil and sprinkle with salt, then roast them in a hot, 230C oven for 15 - 20 mins. In a mixing bowl, toss the now cooked and charred sprouts with a tabl...

Yumi and Simon catch up with each others' Christmas plans and while Simon will be a guest at someone else's soiree on Christmas Eve, he plans to bring this amazing Panettone ice-cream dessert which will be both AMAZING, and really easy to make! Allow 1L of your best quality vanilla ice-cream to soften on the bench for 10 mins. Meanwhile, crumble up a 300g mixture of inside soft bits and outside cr...

What is not to love about some of the weirdly specific cookbooks out there? You're going to hear about one that Yumi found that is so weird, and so niche, she will obviously never cook from it! Lol. THEN, there is the wonderful 'Tomato' by Claire Thompson . The book is a celebration of this wonderful ingredient and all that it can do, and from the book a recipe that is now officially Yumi's Summer...

On one of Yumi's hikes, the hikers went bananas for Gemma's Cheesy Vegan Kale Chips, based on this recipe. The question was: Would the yumminess translate to home? Good news is: YES! So with a fair bit of pride, Yumi wants to share her version of the recipe, which leans into her love of spice (and allergy to garlic and onion): YUMI'S BEST-EVER CRUNCHY VEGAN "CHEESY" KALE CHIPS Prepare 1 big bunch...

Yumi has a dilemma. A beloved friend has given her a sourdough starter! Now what? Do you really want to take care of another living being? Your hosts also lament the demise of printed food magazines that they have loved and appreciated over the years! DATE SWIRL 240g sour cream 1-2 tbs date syrup Gently swirl the two together (but don't fully mix) and serve on pancakes, on sticky date pudding, etc...

Feedback can be ...alarming? Unwelcome? But in Simon's case, it was feedback from a parent at his kids' school that reminded him of just how good a crispy chickpea can be! So what else to do with the idea? A coeliac-friendly, vegan delight, this is CLASSIC Food Fix : Simple, quick to prepare and within reach for the average home cook, but with STUNNING results. METHOD Drain and rinse 1 tin of chic...

ENGLISH CULTURE? Simon loves sharing where he's from and frankly, these delightful insights always go down well, especially with a strong mug of English Breakfast tea. Today he waxes lyrical about something I've heard of but never really experienced: the Flapjack SIMON'S SUPER SIMPLE FLAPJACKS 200g butter 200g brown sugar 200g golden syrup Melt together in a saucepan until smooth Stir in 400g of r...

Yumi kicks off the episode with a confession that SOUNDS bad but if you're an over-worked, under-slept working parent, you probably get it. And HOW GOOD IS FRESH CHEESE? Get some inspo for how a little tub of bocconcini could level up tonight's meal XX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.