5 Minute Food Fix

Simon Davis CHANGED Yumi's life when he taught her the recipe we're about to show off on today's episode. As a way to serve tomato it is a GAME CHANGER and will make you at least 17% sexier than you …

The SECOND-most requested recipe from us here at 5MFF is for ONIGIRI, which is the Japanese version of RICE BALLS. You won't believe how simple they are to make - simple, impressive and delicious. Wa…

Recovering from the feeling that avocados are too precious to eat, we celebrate GUACAMOLE. YES, you can cram 3 or 4 good, ripe avos into a guac and eat like a millionaire! You're allowed! But Simon w…

Given avocados they're so cheap, we assume you're buying a few... But do you know how to treat your rock-hard avos lovingly? So that you always have perfectly ripe, ready-to-eat green babies on-hand?…

Yumi has never been more thrilled than when she learned that Simon can't poach an egg! You can hear her delight - and her lesson in how to make cafe restaurant-quality poached eggs on today's episode…

Buying fish can be intimidating. There's a LOT of atmosphere, smells and CHOICE. What should you ask for? How can you tell if it's fresh? And what the heck is that dangly thing over there giving me s…

Who else has gotten stressed out about making a cake - because it's all this work and too many steps and you need to go buy ingredients which means putting on a bra to go to the shops...and then, whe…

Simon is wild about BACON JAM 😳 at the moment while Yumi is dancing a waltz with WHITE BALSAMIC VINEGAR. And since we're talking condiments, you'd probably never guess that an Englishman not only lik…

English culture doesn't do 'Bring a Plate'. So it's a new (and somewhat confounding) tradition for Simon. So... If you're doing Bring a Plate, should you try to show off or be discreet? It's an ethic…

It's a myth that people trying to sell their homes bake cookies so that their home smells "homely". But it's a myth that we like! Is there a way you can always have some cookie dough, close at hand, …

LISTENER'S CHOICE! 

The podcast listener's #1 most requested recipe for 5 Min Food Fix was for a BASIC FRIED RICE. Well lucky! Yumi learnt how to cook fried rice from watching her mum as a little kid.…

Eating well is a tenet of basic survival. This is a basic curry recipe that uses cheap staples, is low on allergens, doesn't exclude vegans and that you can teach your kid! It uses - curry powder, ga…

Done poorly, kale can be a grim and miserable vegetable. But done right? Holy guacamole. Let's talk through what makes KALE sexy - hint: there's massage involved. Also, for those playing along, the "…

Yumi's friend once pitched a TV show called 'Can't Boil An Egg' - a way of explaining a cooking show for total non-cooks. Did he have a premonition of the 5 Minute Food Fix? Quite possibly! We share …

In his schedule, Simon sets aside a day for food preparation. We can't all do that because we are not all massive food nerds BUT we can take some lessons from Simon's example - how to make a few hour…

It's really easy to slip into a cooking rut. You've got some tried and tested pasta recipes that NEVER FAIL but ...could you be in danger of getting bored? Or worse, boring? What simple changes can y…

Rice is an essential food staple and we love how the world's best rice is grown here in Australia. But a lot of people are intimidated by rice and can't quite nail it. What's the trick? Yumi Stynes h…

Regularly scheduling food that must be eaten with your hands should be mandatory in all busy households! Simon Davis is a FAN of the burger, Yumi Stynes, not so much. He'll talk you through nailing t…

Yumi Stynes is constantly surprised by how many of her friends CAN'T get their potatoes crunchy! It's not rocket science! The main thing you need to get your spuds crunchy is TIME. A crunch can't be …

Shopping is like laundry and taxes. Unavoidable! But your two fave food fix nerds, Yumi Stynes & Simon Davis, share their own ways of streamlining the weekly shop on a budget so you're not doubling-u…