5 Minute Food Fix

OMG THIS RECIPE. It's SO GOOD. According to Simon, the fancy name is Gnocchi Alla Romana, which sounds intimidating but the method is SIMPLE... I recommend coupling this recipe with Manbaby's Cake. T…

I love the versatility of this pasta salad - AND the fact that a pasta salad exists that's not gluggy and has ZERO mayo.

Versatile? - in that you can have it warm as a main for dinner. Yes.

But you can…

What's the sell with a mug cake? Well, it's a single-serve. It comes out hot. It can be done in a work setting without bothering anyone and it's LITERALLY FRESH, HOT, PUDDINGY CAKE.   

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How, how, how have we not talked about these before?! First up: can they be a full meal? (answer: YES, and in Mexico, they're often breakfast!) So can they be healthy? Well, it depends... if you foll…

Corn Fritters are one of the cafe foods that I'm MOST OFTEN disappointed by. Cafes seem to get corn fritters wrong - the corn is dry or the fritter mixture is too floury and gluey. It's enough to put…

Via Scotland, we find a way to bypass pavlova, disrespect the Eton mess and keep moving well past it to "Cranachan" - a revelation for those who LOVE creamy, berry desserts. Seriously - you need to t…

In all its forms, tiramisu is very goddamn delicious. Simon - our cookbook expert, our living, walking encyclopedia of recipes, has something to drive you wild. He says it's easy, and it's a total ga…

De-mystifying veggie food is one of our jobs on 5 Min Food Fix! 

Tofu Puffs are available everywhere, (trust me, they actually are. Usually in the refrigerated section of the supermarket near things l…

During lockdown I went deep into Greek desserts and this recipe is one of the outcomes. It's SO up my alley - sweet, milky and uncomplicated. Basically if you've ever eaten the centre out of a custar…

Tree-ripened, home-grown apricots were part of my childhood and frankly, I've never tasted better. Sadly, shop-bought apricots are the only ones I get now since I haven't returned to my home turf in …

For two food writers who LOVE food and love raving about food, asking: "What is this year's fad food?" is going to yield an interesting answer. I won't tell you what it is here (you'll have to listen…

The days of going out for $16 plates of gyoza don't have to be behind us - - but have you noticed the supermarket freezer section these days has a pretty impressive selection of cook-at-home gyoza? T…

The Thai combination of steamed glutinous rice, coconut milk and fresh, firm mango is truly one of life's delights. Getting it for dessert while out at a Thai restaurant is one thing: but trying to c…

If Blue Cheese Pasta sauce always seemed too tricky for you to attempt at home, TRY THIS! It's freakin great. In this episode you WILL hear Yumi wax lyrical about ALDI, and in particular, their Blue …

Simon *loves* a yoggurty sauce. So much so that he's turned me onto it and the humble Greek Yoggurt As Sauce has PERMANENTLY found a place in the Stynes household. So let's talk about how to make the…

Todays episode is a trust exercise between Simon ands Yumi - like one of those team-building things you do when one of you has to fall backwards, and the other person who's standing behind you has to…

'Ceviche' doesn't need to be intimidating. First up, it's pronounced "chur vee chay" and it can take literally 5 minutes to throw together. Imagine it sort of like a guacamole, in that you scoop it u…

WARNING: In this episode, the phrase "butt stink" is uttered twice.

My mum has her own rather impressive Japanese pickling systems that I will, one day, create a whole hilarious TikTok video around. M…

Panzanella Salad - also known as 'Bruschetta Salad' or Bread Salad. This is a great way of using up leftover bread that is great for the environment but also FREAKING YUMMY because a). Bread is freak…

If there's a party or birthday, how do you supply that feeling of Celebration - without a cake?

I know that when someone *I* love is celebrating their birthday, I really want them to understand that t…