5 Minute Food Fix

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Today on the show, Simon and I celebrate our love for instant noodles and take you through the basics of getting dry instant noodles perfect. (There are ways to make them AMAZIN…

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One of Simon's favourite foods is... the POTATO. And our cookbook The Food Fix has 3 roast potato recipes in it, THREE!, and they're all different! But this one is a doozy. It…

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There's always a fresh approach to the school lunchbox to get kids to eat! Listen to today's episode to get some inspiration, and - look, you don't have to be paying close att…

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Beetroot can be a bit "advanced" for starting-out cooks. It's messy, it's quite time-consuming to prepare, and if you're even slightly clumsy it'll end up staining your clothe…

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Okay, I finally stumped up and paid $28 for 2kg of frozen Woolies prawns. THEY’RE AWESOME. If you have a sauce base that you can use, eg., a good, not chemically Peri Peri sau…

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Could this be Yumi and Simon's Walkley Award Winning episode of 5 Minute Food Fix?! Probably not! But let's talk JAFFLES & TOASTIES anyway! Simon's hella sophisticated tip is …

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You can get a bit silly with pancakes - overthinking them, fussing. THIS recipe is really the only one you'll need, and it's particularly good if you have a STAND MIXER.  

Wan…

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Okay so this episode is a bit of an excuse to chat about gherkins and what we add to a burger to make it PERFECTO. 

Tip 1. Gherkins really enhance a burger! 

Tip 2. Burgers don’t…

A mysterious superfood that none of us had heard of a few years ago! On today’s episode Simon explains the origins of this edible seed and I will explain why it’s SO good if you’re vegan or vegetaria…

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When I worked at a café I was often elbows-deep in salad. This tuna salad was SO POPULAR that I’ve included it in our cookbook, The Food Fix (OUT THIS WEEK!). It’s a great one …

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Low-stakes, high reward recipes don't get much better than this! 

An unexpectedly brilliant and nourishing salad dressing that takes 2 minutes to make, contains 5 simple ingredi…

Here’s your reminder that polenta is excellent and maybe deserves a place on your table tonight?! A cheesy, warm, unctuous polenta is one of the most delectable luxuries to enjoy in cold weather. It’…

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Personally, I ADORE the challenge of unexpected guests because I'm a prepper - for food emergencies! HOWEVER, if I didn't already have a freezer bursting with emergency gnocchi…

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Cabbage lasts forEVER but it’s better to USE it than have it sitting in the fridge taking up real estate! In this recipe we talk you through a DELICIOUS cabbage salad that uses…

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We’re always charging to get pasta into little ones. Why? Well, it goes down extremely easily, the whole family can have it and enjoy it and that means job done for the night/…

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We talk about that SMUG feeling a bit on this podcast and we simply ADORE the smug feeling of having chicken marinating in the fridge! It’s like having money in the bank - you…

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What's not to love about stone fruit any time of the year? A good-sized plum, or finely sliced nectarine can round out a classy cheeseboard in a way that we underestimate! Try …

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This is a quick fish pie that delivers all the notes you want! The difference? It employs some BRILLIANT hacks to get it on the table with minimum turnaround. Simon credits it …

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You know how there are some brands of clothes that you just KNOW the size is right and the fit will be good on you? Yumi feels that same sort of simpatico relationship with the…

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EVERYONE has a Bolognese recipe, but guaranteed they all make you have a gassy bottom, and frankly, life’s too short to want to kick YOUR OWN SELF OUT OF YOUR OWN BED. If you’…