5 Minute Food Fix
Author Yumi Stynes and cookbook publisher Simon Davis offer quick and realistic meal ideas for busy people. In each episode, they provide easy recipes and cooking hacks that can be prepared that night. The podcast aims to save time and bring joy back to cooking. Listeners can find recipes and videos on Instagram and TikTok.
Episodes
Simon's Lentil Obsession
521 episodes into this podcast and Simon Davis finally unveils his deep and passionate obsession with Puy Lentils.In the following episode, you'll start by making a sofritto with onion, carrot and celery, fried down carefully for about 20 minutes. A small bag of unsoaked puy lentils will then go in and be plumped out with water and cook time. Add in a stock cube and some lemon.THIS IS YOUR BAS
The Perfect Crepe
Yumi is excited to be talking about crepes even though there are some ethical issues...which you shall hear about if you listen to today's episode!IDIOT-PROOF CREPES1 cup of plain flour1 cup of milk1/2 cup water4 eggs4tbs melted butter1-2tbs caster sugarpinch salt3tbs milk powder1tsp vanilla (optional)Blend everything together then rest the mixture overnight in the fridge.When you're ready
Yumi's ULTIMATE Chicken Soup
Yumi finds many people she loves are in caring roles and need to be cared for themselves. So get ready, because this is all about a BIG DEAL chicken soup recipe that - yes - takes two whole days to complete.This recipe is available in our cookbook The Food Fix.DAY 1: Make the StockRoast up 3kg of chicken wings in a hot oven, seasoned with salt and pepper, until deeply golden. If you have some old
Jamie's DELICIOUS Marinated Mozzarella
Both your hosts Yumi Stynes and Simon Davis have struggled to get their kids to be adventurous in their eating and cooking. This is a pretty normal stage in kid development (but gee, it can be a drainer!) and it looks like Simon's first-born is starting to grow out of it. Her exploration of cookbooks in the home reminded Simon of a much-loved but completely forgotten recipe from Jamie Oliver&#
Fancy-pants Dinner
What to do when you're having people over - want to feed them delicious food but don't want to be tethered to the stove all night?This applies to Yumi's conundrum (what kind of menu suits a board meeting at her place?) but is a great template for Christmas too!Simon suggests this recipe from Ottolenghi, as well as prawns, maybe some crackers, and Yumi's famous carrot cake to wrap t
Meeting Sami Tamimi
Yumi debriefs about meeting one of her cooking heroes (off-air Simon asked, "Was it a case of 'Never meet your heroes?' and Yumi said, "THE OPPOSITE!") and they share how to make Fatteh and a truly essential yoghurt tahini sauce which is delicious on MANY things but particularly on crisped-up leftover bread that is soaking up the juices of a perfect summer tomato.Couple of t
Meatball SPINACH SAUCE
Simon has just worked on and published an amazing book called 'Around the World in 80 Meatballs' by Bunny Banyai that gives an extraordinary insight into how the meatball exists in cultures all around the world.Yumi is skeptical about Japanese meatballs but Simon has an incredible German recipe that delivers with a Spinach Sauce that he is going to talk about today.CREAMY SPINACH SAUCEBoil
Haloumi Salad Crunch
On your favourite food podcast, Yumi and Simon talk about how to make a salad MORE intriguing.Plus, Yumi needs to confess about the stressful experience of acting!Find the amazing Recipe Tin Eats salad here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Minutes to Eggplant!
Simon is getting ready to shoot his episodes of Adam Liaw's show The Cook-Up (broadcast date TBC) and Yumi is psyched about this recipe that you can get on the table in just 13 Minutes - that was shared in one of her group chats:It's Marion Grasby's microwaved EGGPLANT RECIPE and is frankly ...amazing! You need to try it to believe it but since recording this ep Yumi has made it 3 more
Simple Yoghurt Cake
SIMON IS BACK!!Yumi is delighted to be joined by the steadfast cooking legend and cookbook editor Simon Davis again.Woot!They unpack the uses of raising agents like bicarb soda and baking powder in cakes, and whether self-raising flour has a place in our kitchens.Yumi is also pretty psyched to try this recipe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cooking in a French Chateau
If you follow Reece Hignell's instagram, you might've seen that he hosted an idyllic week of cooking in a French chateau.Naturally, Yumi has questions!For Reece's LEMON TART recipe, check out his cookbook here.And don't forget, Yumi's event with legendary Palestinian-British food writer Sami Tamimi is this weekend in Sydney! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor
JAM MAKING with Reece and Yumi
Cakeboi's Reece Hignell is a jam-making expert!Filling in for Simon Davis again, Reece is the guy who made his Nan's cake recipes on Masterchef (including her Pumpkin Scones!).On today's episode, he shares his tips for making jam delicious, vibrant and set. SET!Don't forget: Yumi is interviewing Sami Tamimi this Sunday in Sydney if you wanna come along! Hosted on Acast. See acast.
SCONES with Cakeboi's Reece Hignell
Cakeboi legend Reece Hignell is guest host again and one thing he KNOWS how to do is scone.Yumi has her mind blown several time this episode AND - your hosts solve the age-old dilemma of WHEN and HOW to add jam and cream to your scones! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reece Hignell's amazing CARDAMOM hack
Cakeboi's Reece Hignell (instagram here) is SUPREMELY lucky to travel as a foodie and recently he went through Europe in search of the ultimate CARDAMOM bun. One of his chefs came up with a brilliant hack if, like Reece (and Yumi, and Simon), you're absolutely bonkers for a bit of cardamom in your sweet goods and your chai. YUM YUM! You'll hear all about it in today's episode.PS. If you happen to
Caramel Slice!
Reece Hignell is known for his legendary sweets. During his time on Masterchef he famously drew inspiration from beautiful, handwritten recipes from his Nan. He talks about her Caramel Slice on this episode, and how it can help a starting chef learn some basics that they can then apply to more advanced baking.Find Reece's cookbook here.(And don't forget Yumi will be interviewing Palestinian chef a
Finishing a Curry PERFECTLY
Master baker and Newcastle royalty, Reece Hignell is guest host for the next few episodes! He came to national attention as a Masterchef contestant and now has a world-renowned bakery in Newcastle called Cakeboi, and is the author of my son's favourite cookbook!But one of the things that made him famous was his ability to make brilliant, complex and nourishing curries.In this episode we talk about
Chrissie Swan and Yumi talk JAPAN
Ingredients (to make 2 big Okonomiyaki)250 grams of dried yaki noodles or ramen noodlesOne cup of green cabbage, finally shredded2 green onions, finely choppedOne cup of snow peas washed and trimmed6 thin slices of bacon 170 grams)2 eggs1 heaped tablespoon of potato or cornstarch2/3 of a cup 80 grams of flour1/3 of a cup plus one tablespoon of dashi broth or chicken stockPLUSSunflower oil for cook
Yumi + Chrissie talk Julie Bishop's chicken
Yumi and Chrissie were both there when politician Julie Bishop came on their show The Circle to talk her creamy herby chicken. It was years ago but the memory is VIVID for both of them! To the point where they both remember the recipe!Chrissie will also talk you through the 101 of the PERFECT BURGER.JULIE BISHOP'S CHICKENServes: 4Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 20–30 minutesIngredientsChicken brea
Chrissie Christmas part 2
As we go to air, SPRING has just sprung, but that doesn't mean it's too soon to be thinking about and planning for Christmas!Chrissie has some great ideas about how to stress less, enlist the uncles, keep seafood front and centre, and make the perfect, crunchy roasted potato. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Christmas Prep with Chrissie: Pork Crackle and Best Desserts
Chrissie Swan guest-hosts again on this episode that gets your head into the Christmas spirit! And no, it's not too early to be thinking about it! (IYKYK) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Emergency Desserts - with Chrissie Swan
Chrissie Swan joins Yumi again to discuss what contingency plans should be made to INDEMNIFY A SISTER against running out of dessert...!APPLE CRUMBLE:2 cups of plain flour1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 cup brown sugar250g butterMix all the above in a food processor until just barely combined.Tumble on top of a baking dish with 4-5 cups of stewed apple down the bottom.Bake at 160C fan-forced for 45 mins.
Chrissie Swan cooks Foccaccia!
Chrissie Swan and your food fix host Yumi Stynes used to eat a lot of weekend lunches together when they lived in the same city.Back then it was crunchy, chewy bread, butter and maybe a burrata.But that was 15 years ago. What now? MAYBE, it's a foccacia. There's a great Karen Martini recipe here - ignore all the toppings and just use the foccacia basic as a template - it's excellent and you don't
Chrissie's Bolognese hacks!
Chrissie Swan is guest co-host again and she is absolutely FLUENT in Bolognese.Here are the hacks, by Chrissie:As I mentioned - with bolognaise every single batch is different.Here’s my base:2 onions8 cloves of garlic2 carrots, peeled and quartered3 celery stalks, quartered1kg coarsely minced chuck steak from the butcher1 heaped teaspoon of flaked sea salt3 chicken stock cubes500g tomato paste2 x
Chrissie Swan - guest host!
Yumi is delighted to be joined by her old The Circle co-host, Chrissie Swan.Chrissie is a Logie Award-winning TV presenter and host of The Chrissie Swan show on NOVA, mum of 3, fantastic cook, and all-round legend! The two catch up and talk through the two internet food fads Chrissie has tried and loved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Simon's planning for a TV appearance
Simon has been booked to be a guest on a cooking show, shooting soon.So... what to cook?It can be agony to decide, but Simon's first impulse is to make his famous and delicious FISH FINGER SANDWICH.The legendary sando is easy AND supremely yummy, so is there a problem?POSSIBLY! Warning! This episode contains contagious LoLs! Stay til the end!FISH FINGER SANDWICH - serves 2Pre-heat the oven to 220C
Marion Grasby's Chicken, Lemon and Orzo
Yumi and Simon ask some age old questions about why some cooks are hectic and they come up with some theories... A chef who is completely NOT hectic but calm and delightful is Marion Grasby and Yumi has been fun cooking a few recipes from her website, including today's Chicken Lemon and Orzo, that you can whip up in a LEGIT 30 mins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Simon's ULTIMATE GARLIC BREAD
There's no convincing Yumi that garlic deserves to be eaten. HOWEVER, she does have memories of loving garlic bread and that is because it is, in fact, Very Yummy (if you are not a vampire or FODMAP).Simon's ULTIMATE Garlic Bread:Pre-heat the oven to 180C.Get a good-looking baguette and slice it but not all the way to the bottom, leaving the base intact.100g softened butter and 4-5 garlic cloves g
Pumpkin with Nigella Seeds
COME TO YUMI'S 'WELCOME TO FRIENDSHIP' book launch!Saturday 8 August, 2026. 2pm at Gleebooks in Sydney.On today's episode, Simon is excited and psyched about a book called 'SMOKE, RICE, WATER' by Kishwar Chowdhury. From it, he's recommending as a starter dish, the Pumpkin with Nigella Seeds.METHOD:Prepare 500g butternut pumpkin by peeling and cutting into cubesheat 3tbs oil over a medium heatthen
Prawn Pasta for your next PARTY
Why do some recipes fall out of rotation?And how good is it when they come back, like a beloved friend?OTTOLENGHI'S PRAWN, ORZO and MARINATED FETTA recipe can be found here.(Yumi leaves out the garlic and uses a whole 500g bag of frozen prawns, defrosted in a sieve over a bowl overnight in the fridge, and it's perfectly great.)The whole cookbook SIMPLE by OTTOLENGHI can be found everywhere, includ
CAULIFLOWER ROAST
Yumi is deep in book promo at the moment - with WELCOME TO FRIENDSHIP - the long-awaited fifth book in the 'Welcome to' series, due for wide release July 28, 2026. (FYI you can pre-order and get yourself a set of free badges by uploading your receipt to this website. Not to hustle but you need to do it TODAY! because eligibility expires 27/07/2026)Also, it wouldn't suck if you could please fill ou
Family-Friendly, Tray-Baked Heaven
Packet gnocchi, but make it usefulA message from Simon:Today’s fix is packet gnocchi. And I want you to not boil it.I know the packet tells you to boil it. Ignore the packet. The packet does not know your life.The best thing to do with shelf-stable gnocchi is roast it.Straight onto a tray. Olive oil. Tomatoes. Garlic. Lemon zest. Olives. Into a hot oven. Done.What happens is the gnocchi goes golde
Friendship-building cheese biscuits
Impressing friends with one's cooking skills is truly one of life's joys. Yumi has found a new way that is super easy and you probably have 90% of the ingredients already.BELINDA JEFFEREY's CHEESE BISCUITSCombine all the dry ingredients: 300g plain flour, 50g Self-raising flour and a teaspoon of salt. Add in 2tsp mild chilli flakes.Mix well in the food processor.Add 40g freshly grated parmesan and
A beautiful, hand-made Gnocchi that's easy
Yumi organised an adult playdate for HERSELF with a friend for some cooking fun.It didn't work out exactly to plan but they *did* get to make this amazing gnocchi from Ottolenghi's 'SIMPLE'.You can find a full version of it in this article - and Simon's recommendation is that you roast up a sweet tomato sauce alongside the gnocchi and then serve with a rocket salad lightly dressed with lemon juice
Ottolenghi's 'Bridget Jones's' Salmon
It's time to fancy up your humble piece of fried salmon with a recipe from a cookbook that's a couple of years old but Yumi dusted it off and has been cooking from it quite a bit in the past weeks. It's - OTTOLENGHI's 'SIMPLE'.Simon has good news if you're a fan of the cookbook and its author...And you can find the salsa and salmon recipe here.Do you feel like filling out a survey for us? Will hel
Self-Saucing Marmalade Pudding
Yumi is threatening to host a dog re-naming ceremony to honor Norweigan striker, community boyfriend and everyone's emotional support Viking, Erling Haaland (it's not her hound so technically NO, and also, just no.)Simon, meanwhile, has been impressing adults with this really easy-to-nail and incredibly yummy Marmalade Self-Saucing Pudding,RECIPE: Marmalade self-saucing puddingServes 4–6Preheat th
Bitter, Bitter Salad
Yumi and Simon have been watching the World Cup football and it's been both fun and heartbreaking. If you're feeling bitter about Australia (or Japan, or Korea, Ghana, Canada etc etc), maybe you can enjoy the bitter feeling with the perfect winter salad.Crunchy Bitter Winter Radicchio SaladToast a half cup walnuts in a dry frypan.Set aside.Tear apart a head of radicchio lettuce. Finely slice a sma
New Burnt Basque Cheesecake
ARE ALL RICOTTAS CREATED EQUAL?It's a question to kick off today's episode.Yumi has also been entertaining one of her besties, and whenever she comes to visit that means it's time to revisit the legendary Spanish dessert Burnt Basque Cheesecake. I've been making this for quite a while using Nagi's recipe, but after a visit to unmissable Redfern eaterie, Flyover Fritterie, I was inspired to try add
Orzo Tray Bake
ORZO TRAY BAKE WITH FETTA AND PEPPERSTurn oven on to 220C.Quarter 4 peeled red onions, one whole chilli, one roughly chopped red pepper, and split a head of garlic across the hemisphere of the bulb.Drizzle with olive oil then roast for 20mins until the onions are cooked and the veg are starting to char.Add in a tin of cherry tomatoes, a tsp of nigella seeds and a tsp of crushed coriander seeds.Coo
Birthday? How about Helen Goh's recipe for Chocolate Cake
Simon and Yumi belly-laugh over some food-related nonsense and it's contagious, so listen if you need to get some sunshine today. Yumi also shares a bit about what happened at her recent (and very fancy) birthday lunch. And maybe you also need ...chocolate cake? The quite legendary CHOCOLATE CAKE recipe from the wonderful Helen Goh can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more
A Use for that Leftover Chilli Oil
Yumi and Simon haven't seen much of each other recently so have much to catch up on, including what's going on with Yumi's extremely adoring foster dog, a fantastic Japanese snack that her kids LOVE, and what to do with that leftover chilli oil you've had cluttering your pantry ever since the Great Chilli Crisp Oil Fad of 2014...!If you want to buy the crunchy "osembe" crackers, they look like thi
Pasta al Limone
There's no need to feel sad and scurvyish this winter with this pasta that Simon has been regularly making that bursts with lemony flavour and sunshine.(Also, has someone seen the *real* Yumi? because this one seems uncommonly interested in sport and not just sport but men's sport and therefore must be bodysnatched, please send help.)PASTA AL LIMONERECIPEMeasure out 200g linguine and set it in a l
WORLD CUP WINTER DAAL
SIMON'S BACK!Yumi is veering wildly off her personal brand and getting deeply engaged with the Men's World Cup football (!) - and wants to talk with Simon about World Cup foods, catering when watching from home and just how food can get us into the spirit of a truly global sport. The restaurant they're raving about in Sydney? It has a strong instagram game.Simon is pretty excited because even thou
Dumplings? YES.
Yumi and Jen unpack some of the latest "trends" in butchering and abusing innocent dumplings.If you want to order Jen's favourites? Here's the Chinese words 潮州粉粿Or at yum cha, you could ask for a "Chiu Chow Fun Gor"More info here.Thanks for listening and to see Jen live, check out her webpage for the most current info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adelaide food royalty 'Pawana'
Yumi is excited about the events she's going to be part of that includes a one-on-one chat with Adelaide food legend and the woman behind 'Pawana' restaurant, Durkhanai Ayubi. In preparation, she cooked one of the truly delicious (but achievable!) recipes from the revered book, also called 'Pawana'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
VIRAL Congee Pot Pie
Yumi and Jen laugh uncontrollably as they try to convince each other of the veracity of adding various foods to a pot pie.Lasagna?Possibly.In a pot pie?Let's discuss.To find the SBS recipe in question, try here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Kitchen Gender Divide
One of Yumi's friends went away with a group of friends for the weekend and what transpired in the kitchen and food planning has been cause for a pause for thought (and significant irritation). What happens in your group of friends?Any thoughts or feedback always welcome at foodfixemail@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Resting Bitch Face
Yumi and Jen are EXHAUSTED. Yumi is recording in her pyjamas (but only if you can see from the waist down), and decides to go rogue on today's episode.Inspired by Tik Tok and Instagram account I Am Unique Daily, and wondering out loud whether Resting Bitch Face is a superpower or just ...unfortunate?For events where you can see Jen live in person, go here.To listen to Yumi when she's on Double J p
My Day on a Plate...
Fresh off their success at the Sydney Writers Festival, Yumi and Jen get the lols remembering the utter nonsense that was My Day on a Plate. There's a similar column which Jen recommends called The Grub Street Diet, and Yumi likes a hilarious podcast that debunks bad diet advice.If you want to see Jen live and doing what she does best? She'll be at VIVID SYDNEY in a couple of week. Hosted on Acast
Water Spinach and a priceless insight into why people slather on Chilli Crisp Oil!
Yumi Stynes and Jennifer Wong make each other laugh and Yumi recounts a story of going grocery shopping with Jen and being feeling like she was with a mega-celebrity.Jen also talks about her experience eating the Chinese vegetable Kang Kong, also known as Water Spinach - and how to make it really delicious with fermented tofu!Catch Jennifer Wong live at one of her upcoming dates - including a spec
The end of (school) ethnic food shame
Yumi Stynes and Jennifer Wong dig into ideas around the trouble with ethnic food shame as your origin story.They also have a little yap about Onigiri and why it may be the GOAT of convenience store snacks.Yumi and Jen can be seen ONSTAGE TOGETHER at the Sydney Writers Festival this week! (Week of 18 May 2026)More info and for ALL of Jennifer's events, have a look here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c
Optimizing San Choi Bao
In today's episode, Yumi and Jen dig deep into where San Choi Bao gets it SO RIGHT as a weeknight dinner that everyone can make out of whatever they have in the fridge.Jen also has an amazing revelation to share about just why RESTAURANT san choi bao is so delicious and crunchy - and it's a hack you can easily replicate at home.FIND OUT where you can see Jennifer Wong live via this link... Hosted
What is "China Maxxing"?
"You've met me at a very Chinese time in my life..." Americans are "China Maxxing" - discovering food, Chinese medicine, and other cultural habits that are life changing! Yumi and Jen unpack.AND - if you want to see Jen live?Check out this link for dates - especially check out a free show all about food here on May 23, her show as part of VIVID SYDNEY on June 5, 2026, and Yumi and Jennifer will be
Prepper Bread
Yumi and guest-host Jennifer Wong share their anxieties about what useful skills they'd have in a post-apocalyptic wasteland... ...And Yumi comes through with a really good Yoghurt Flatbread - which is good for right now - tonight even? But may also come in handy if we run out of bread but can still use a frypan.A very good recipe here, and here, and this is the one Yumi uses which is 3/4 cup Gree
"Fake" Chinese Food VS Real...
Yumi gets Jennifer Wong to explain how every regional Chinese restaurant in Australia ...somehow, mysteriously, shares the same menu?You can find out more about how Jen knows so much about the Chinese restaurants of regional Australia by checking out her book Chopsticks or Fork? - available everywhere. She also has a bunch of shows on in coming months, including Sydney Writers Festival (Yumi also
Dips and Guac
Jennifer Wong joins Yumi again to talk about DIP - and whether supermarket dip is any good!EDAMAME GUAC 400g good quality, ripe avocado150g shelled edamame, boiled gently for 3 mins, drained well1 bunch coriander, washed well of dirt, then dried in a clean tea towelspring onions or chives, half bunch1/2tsp salt, or more to tastejuice of 1 or 2 limesBLEND EVERYTHING - then taste for seasoning. OPTI
Yumi and Jen Wong - talk Inheritance in Cooking...
Special guest host Jennifer Wong is going to be onstage with Yumi at this year's Sydney Writers Festival's GREAT DEBATE. It's always an absolute hoot and you can find out more here...But the two foodie loving ladies get to hang out on today's episode and talk about their mothers, Mum cooking tips, and an incredible slice that Yumi has since made several times from Aussie food teacher and author, B
Japanese Fine Omelette
Throwing together a Poké Bowl or Donburi (or "Buddha Bowl" if we must) is a fantastic exercise in customising a dish to suit both individual taste and making use of what's sitting in your fridge!Having some stand-by ingredients like seaweed salad, a sprinkling of furikake, crunchy fried onions, and the classic Kim-Chi - will set you up to succeed with a bowl that is really tasty but also healthy a
Nigella (and Simon's) REAL LIFE Chicken
Simon's half-arsed sell on this dish is hilarious and worth the price of admission - but the meal itself is a keeper.It's his riff on a Nigella recipe: SIMON'S REAL LIFE CHICKEN Find a wide fry pan with a good-fitting lid, then get8 chicken thighs, skin onand you fry them in 2-3tbs garlic oil with zest of a lemon added in, skin-side down, until browned.Set the chicken aside... and then to the stil
Tuna Crudo with Fingerlime Dressing
FEEDING KIDS can be one of the most thankless elements of parenting.They don't like your stuff!The want the same thing over and over again!So annoying!Yumi faces this down on repeat but is excited to get to this extremely fancy - but extremely achievable recipe from this book by Neil Perry. YEP, IN THIS ECONOMY.Neil Perry's TUNA CRUDO with FINGERLIME DRESSINGINGREDIENTS400g Sashimi-grade albacore
Superstar Salad
YUMI has 3 questions for Simon:Is Ranch Dressing trash?Are we meant to "season" our lettuce when making salad?Does it really matter if your lemon is waxed or unwaxed?PLUS: we go deep into fandom for Anna Jones's WEDGE SALAD WITH RANCH DRESSING recipe from her amazing and highly recommended book Easy Wins.ANNA JONES'S WEDGE SALAD WITH TAHINI RANCH DRESSING:CRUMBSmash 1 clove of garlic and put it in
Old Fashioned Treacle Tart!
The change in weather has made Simon crave flavours of home... He is particularly inspired by a memoir by food writer Nigel Slater.It's a nostalgic one as it gets cold, the palate craves comfort. Not unlike Yumi's foster dog, who craves ATTENTION and tries to get it during the recording of today's episode! LOL.TREACLE TARTBlind bake some pre-bought shortcrust pastry that you've rolled out in a 23c
"Pretentious" Potatoes
Yumi had a delightful dinner party experience over the weekend and urgently needs to talk about it!And as a consequence, urgently needs to talk about this way to do potatoes with capers!It's from a book called EASY WINS by Anna Jones which Simon has recommended many times over...ANNA JONES'S BROWN BUTTER POTATOES WITH LIME TARTARE SAUCEAdd 1kg small potatoes to a large pot of boiling, salted water
THE GOSPEL OF HOT CROSS BUNS
It's HOT CROSS BUNS SEASON and everyone has an opinion on What To Do (and what NOT to do) with this most raisiny of buns.What are your thoughts on Simon's advice?Send us an email FoodFixEmail@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to nail Yum Cha
Simon is BACK! And what a welcome return. Yumi and Simon discuss what it was like to have comedian Jennifer Wong onboard as guest host, and Yumi has some tips about what to order - and what NOT to order - when going out for Yum Cha.And if you want to make Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) at home? Here's Nagi's recipe. And to do it at home?1 Bunch of Gai Lan. If you can't get this vegetable, try it with
A Budget Instant Ramen - hack!
Special Guest Host Jennifer Wong shares a couple of great ways to make instant ramen LESS GRIM.And if you love Jen and want to see her in person, a good link to upcoming shows is here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
INFLUENCER HACKS
Both Jennifer Wong and Yumi have had experience with going viral on social media - which they've decided is low-key pointless - but it doesn't mean they're not both dead keen on trying a great hack when other food influencers recommend one...It might be as simple as using a fish weight when frying a good quality piece of fish...Or it could be this little hack as tested by Nat's What I Reckon in th
GADGETS - good and bad!
What is the dumbest gadget you ever bought?(you can email if you like: foodfixemail@gmail.com )Yumi and guest-host Jennifer Wong share their thoughtsPLUS - Yumi has a gadget to help your fish fillets turn out AMAZING - that you probably can use tonight at home! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Betty/Ruth Reichl's Frugal Roast Chicken
In these terrible times Yumi is self-soothing by re-watching her favourite TV show and Jennifer Wong is re-reading a tried, tested and quite wonderful food book called Sapphires and Garlic by New York Times critic Ruth Reichl (which you can read for free in pdf form here; the chapter on Betty is page 205.)In it is a fantastic and fantastically simple and humble recipe that the world-famous foodie
Every cookbook has buried treasure
JENNIFER WONG joins me as guest host again (don't worry Simon, we miss you!) - and we talk about her amazing book 'Chopsticks or Fork?' - discovering where the name comes from! (It's pretty funny.)I have an opinion on where some of the truly buried treasures might be found in cookbooks and we unearth one from Belinda Jefferey's 'MIX AND BAKE'. (I said I'd post a link to buy it but unfortunately it
A bad food trend...and a REALLY GOOD curry oil
Simon takes a break from Food Fixing and so I rope in Jennifer Wong, host of 'Chopsticks or Fork?' on ABC, a show about food, that is also a book.Jen is funny and literate about food, especially Chinese food, so I thought: Great! Let's absolutely drag this online trend of making dumplings without actually bothering to wrap the filling in the wonton skin. You can see what I'm talking about here.It'
Eat, Sleep, Bean, Repeat
Simon's Creamy Bean GratinMETHOD:2 tins of white beans, drained well, or 300g flageolet beans soaked overnight then cooked for 30-40 mins the drained and dried out wellIn a bowl, mix together these things:8 anchovy fillets4 tbs garlic oil (from last episode)1 head of garlic (from last episode)300ml creamsalt, pepper and a light grind of nutmegsplash of milkIn a gratin dish (smallish, around 25cm),
Confit Garlic - a magical multi-use potion
Simon has taken the news that Yumi started introducing a tiny bit of her digestive nemesis - GARLIC - into her diet, and he's run with it.Inspired by the recipe from Gizzi Erskine's seminal cookbook, SLOW, Simon has a way to do garlic that is pretty magical and also, supremely easy.Tumble 4-5 whole bulbs of garlic with the tops sliced off into a tiny saucepan. Cover it with good quality olive oil.
Nuts and Seeds to ENHANCE YOUR SALAD
What do Ottolenghi and Hetty McKinnon have in common?(Besides best-selling cookbooks?)They both embrace fancying up seeds and nuts to devastatingly good effect in a salad. How can we replicate it?And what hack does Yumi have on days when you just haven't got the energy?(PS. This is not a sponsored episode, just a really good hack that you can get from the shops!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr
HEATED RIVALRY TUNA MELT
There's a cult TV show that half the world knows about and is OBSESSED by, and the other half has no idea whatsoever.That show is Heated Rivalry and Yumi counts herself as completely, 100% indoctrinated into the cult of Shane and Ilya. In today's episode, Yumi discovers that Simon has actually watched it as well !! and nearly implodes in delight. She also has a TUNA MELT recipe (IYKYK) that looks
Sour Lentil Soup - Adas bil hamod
Much to Yumi's jealousy... Simon has discovered that his kids actually quite like soup - and a sophisticated one at that!On this episode you'll also hear about the super-easy stock that Yumi has been making now that she has hardly any freezer space.SOUR LENTIL SOUP - ADAS BIL HAMOD200g brown of green lentilscover with salted water then boil up for 20 mins until cooked but still with a bit of bite
2-Speed Pilaf!
More genius ideas about how to feed the whole family from the legendary Simon Davis.In this episode Yumi has a story about how her two younger kids nearly got food poisoning... and the fact is, Simon has ACTUAL REAL HELP for parents trying to feed their kids.2-Speed Pilaf (serves 4)You need a good-sized, heavy-pased pan with a lid that fits.Start by in that pan, adding 1tbs butter and 1tbs olive o
Sami Tamimi's Cauliflower and Yoghurt Rice
This is an incredible recipe from one of my most treasured cookbooks of the past year!If you love feeling nurtured and nourished by food that is loving and rich in flavours... please try this!Sami's book FALASTIN can be found here.And a version of the recipe (save me typing it out) can be found on this website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have you seen that viral "cheesecake" recipe?
SIMON'S SPIN ON THIS SILLY INTERNET FAD!Take 500g of Greek yoghurtMix in 2+tbs of honey, 1/2tsp vanilla, zest of one lemon and a pinch of salt.Mix well and check for sweetness. Mix to make sure the salt is dissolved.Press in some digestive biscuits, cover, and set it back in the fridge and leave it overnight.Serve with a fresh drizzle of honey, a handful of chopped pistachios, and some berries (co
NEW EPISODE: The Perfect Piece of Salmon
Yumi shares a bad experience she had with being married.(It's food-related, trust me.)And Simon brings in the New Year with a perfect, easy, and really, really effective way to nail a good piece of salmon or trout.Bring a small pot of water to the boil. (It needs to fit your pieces of fish.)Add a teaspoon of salt and any aromatics that get you excited, eg., a teaspoon of peppercorns, a bayleaf, so
NEW EPISODES ARE BACK for 2026! 12-hour Greek Lamb Shoulder
There's nothing Yumi loves more than being set on a food adventure!In this case, it's a friend's new baby that triggers a trip to the butcher and the creation of an iconic roast lamb meal.We also shout out to the legendary Nagi from Recipe Tin Eats, whose lamb creation was incredibly necessary (although adding anchovies is Yumi's idea).Check out Nagi's recipe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p
