5 Minute Food Fix

On this consistently top-rating food podcast, your hosts try not to cack themselves laughing while they explain a way to Trojan Horse good foods into your kids via a food they feel safe with: TOAST. ELVIS TOAST Butter a well toasted slice of sourdough. Add a generous slathering of crunchy peanut butter... then top generously with sliced banana. Finish with a tiny amount of very dark chocolate, fin...

All the kids are finally back to school and those of us lucky enough to be gainfully employed are mostly back to work! Including Yumi, who has a new job ! 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...

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...

What does Valentine's Day mean to you? And how do you make your special person feel extra loved on this (sometimes tricky and weird) day? Yumi and Simon have some experiences and advice to share - and a REALLY GREAT cake from the legendary Belinda Jefferey that would make the perfect gift cake - or just a treat for yourself. Ingredients 300g (about 2 medium sized) tart apples, peeled, cored, chopp...

Yumi and Simon are excited to be back for another season of your Food Fix. They share what went on with their respective Christmases, Simon has already been working on some incredible-sounding cookbooks including the forthcoming one from Masterchef Winner Natty Wolf , and it's time to get the SATAY recipe you've always needed! SIMON'S EASY HOME SATAY 1/2 bunch coriander 1 fresh red chilli 1/2 clov...

Providing a successful bowl of food for the class party, the swim carnival, the Welcome Back or the sad Farewell party - can sometimes be the only validation the home cook gets ALL WEEK! Ha! So here are some easy ways to make the most of it. Personally, I LOVE being set the challenge to make something high-yield, high-praise, low-stress - at short notice. Like Craig David , I was Born To Do It. Lo...

Where did you go for holidays this summer? If it was Queensland, chances are you encountered  Plantain  as an ingredient! This incredible, versatile and super delicious ingredient was previously not grown locally, was hard-to-find, and expensive. THAT'S ALL CHANGED, obvs. (Coming soon to a fancy restaurant near you!) Plantain  is Yumi's prediction for hitting the mainstream here in...

A FENNELLY CROUTON CELEBRATION Because we all know Yumi won’t ever, ever leave her crouton era . Here’s another use for them and one that we can combine with one of Simon’s loves – raw fennel.  It’s zippy with acidity, fresh with crunchy anisey fennel and the perfect foil to serve next to a roast chicken, something meaty on the barbecue or a nice piece of poached salmon. If you’re making the...

In this classic episode from the archives, Yumi asks questions about olive oil, Simon answers. Sometimes foodies can take the basics for granted. Most of us are familiar with Olive Oil, but it's worth knowing why this is such an essential ingredient, how to get the most out of what you're paying for, and what to look for when purchasing. Olive oil icing : 1 cup icing sugar + 1/3 cup of (good quali...

It feels sheepish to admit it - but sometimes even the host of a FOOD PODCAST can lose their cooking mojo! Given we have a bit more spare time over the summer (hopefully), Yumi has decided it's time to pick up her weapons - the kitchen knives - and get back in the kitchen. The mojo isn't dead, it's just very, very tired, it's dormant, it's burnt out and it needs something achievable to bring back...

Hey there my mid-summer parent friends! How's your existential despair? Feeding fussy kids is tricky at the best of time, but summer holidays can be VERY TRYING because HOT CHIPS are not a food group! Given avocados are so cheap, we assume you're buying a few... But do you know how to treat your rock-hard avos lovingly? AND HOW TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT THEM?? Listen here to feel less alone! And may...

Obviously we're deep in the torture of school holidays so it's the perfect time to dredge up memories about our own schooling. Lol! Specifically? The formative, and let's face it, rather delightful childhood experience that was the Year 7 Home Economics classes - where we were taught to cook from a book called ' Cookery the Australian Way '. Was this your experience too? Shoot us an email: foodfix...

A SHARE PLATE OF STEAK is a great way to centre this nourishing ingredient while keeping it light - and dare I say - digestible? Based on a recipe by the wonderful Sabrina Gahyour , this is a beautiful platter that gets one steak in front of everyone you're having over for a BBQ! Make the dressing with 200ml pomegranate molasses, 75ml balsamic vinegar, 1tbs olive oil and 2tsp Dijon mustard. Cook t...

\Sometimes the cost on mid-summer berries is too good to walk by so you stock up on some delightful berries and then... need to find a way to use them up. BLUEBERRY PANCAKES Melt 80g butter in a small, smooth bowl and set it aside Pick out the dud berries and compost those! They're not good. Separate 2 eggs, whizz the whites of the eggs with 2tbs of caster sugar. Decant into a standby bowl then re...

If life sometimes feels hard, preparing meals DOESN'T HAVE TO. Your esteemed and enthusiastic hosts Simon Davis and Yumi Stynes would like you to know that cooking dinner doesn't have to be a time and energy suck! Just remember the things that you love to eat that are good for you. No less than this one! It's Adam Liaw's Tomato and Tuna - ON TOAST . 5 ripe tomatoes 425g tuna chunks in spring water...

Emotional eating? Or intentional, nourishment-seeking? Tahini is a fantastic ingredient no matter what type of eating you're feeling. On today's episode Simon has an aerated and essential tahini sauce from acclaimed foodie Anna Jones but first you have to get through some sass, at least one use of the word "yoggut", a bit of emotional bloodletting, and some lols. 200g tahini 3 tbs olive oil 1 tsp...

IT'S SUMMER, so we're celebrating by warming up some of our favourite episodes from the past season. Here's one where Yumi is laughing so hard she has tears! It's all about this  guy  who went viral for his potatoes. THIS RECIPE IS YUMI'S VERSION Get a large pot on the stove with 2cm water in, turn up hot. At the same time, put a full kettle on to boil. Quarter 700g potatoes. By the time...

A RETURN TO THE TRADIE’S HANDBAG With summer here, it’s time we remember that there are days when cooking can be all just a bit too hard. And that’s why we LOVE a rotisserie chicken. We talked about this ALL the way back in episode 19 – in fact, but there is always more to be said on the subject.  Recently, Simon has been getting a bit looser with his rotisserie chicken, cheating and using it...

We're going 'round and 'round on a very small carousel of kid's meals at our house. And I suspect we're not the only ones! Simon has a solution, or at least something definitely worth a try! It's a SPINACH and POTATO dish that can be a side to just about anything. Saag! (serves 4-6) Heat 1 tbsp ghee (or veg oil) in a large frying pan over medium and add 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds. Let them siz...

MEATBALLS, MEATBALLS EVERYWHERE Simon: "I’ve just finished the shooting of a book that will be coming out next year that celebrates the delight that is the meatball. A whole book on meatballs? Well, yes! Why? Because, it turns out, pretty much every country and culture has a meatball dish that they hold dear, treasure and love. It turns out in this dumpster fire of a divided world that there are s...

I LOVE SAMBAL OELEK! It's a jarred chilli condiment from Indonesia that you can buy in every supermarket. Adding it to rudimentary weeknight foods can add energy - and it's not SUGARY like other chilli sauces. We also love AUDIENCE FEEDBACK! If you ever want to drop us a line, please DM our instagram (it's hard to get through if you don't follow the show bc the security settings = *HIGH*) or email...

All worn out from winning awards, Yumi kicks off with a Food Fix Christmas Gift Guide for people who are TIME POOR and can't get out of this obligation to give that we seem to confront at the Christmas time of year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent news stories covered world-wide shortages of CUCUMBERS, in part because of the influence of food tik tokkers! How much can tik tok influence what we eat? And speaking of, do you want to try out Logan's (a successful food tik tok influencer) cucumber recipe ? (He has many.) SMOKED SALMON AND AVOCADO CUCUMBER SALAD Slice one whole cucumber and set aside. Make the dressing by mixing: 3tbs whip...

Simon’s recent love affair with miso continues…. This time with a really simple but super delicious Miso, lime and sweet potato bake. It’s super easy - there’s only about a half dozen ingredients that you need and a few that are just a little out of the ordinary (lemongrass, Thai basil, limes) but really, nothing hard to find at all. The flavours though are absolutely spot on – it’s a ‘gratin with...

It's not a "humble brag" at all to come all up in our show notes and mention that my OTHER podcast - Ladies, We Need to Talk - won 2 awards in November. One for Best Podcast Sex and Relationships - and one for PODCAST OF THE YEAR! No, it's not humble at all. It's huge. As it is when your restaurant wins an award. It should be shouted from rooftops because basically, it's an accomplishment that no...