#6 - Homemade > Store-Bought: Brownies, Cookies & Seriously Good Kitchen Swaps

Send us Fan Mail🍫 Kate’s $7 Brownie RebellionKate refuses to buy tiny café brownies for the kids and bakes her own big, gooey tray instead – topped with a sprinkle of Murray River salt. Simon taste-tests (brutally honestly) and LOVES it.🍝 Next-Level Bolognese TipsSimon shares his chef secrets for a proper bolognese:- Why a splash of milk at the end is magic- A tiny grate of nutmeg and even chicken livers (trust him!)- Pancetta vs bacon- Why fettuccine/tagliatelle beats spaghetti for holding sauce- Turning leftovers into pies, toasties, nachos & stuffed veg🥗 30-Second Creamy Salad Dressing (No E-Numbers)Simon whisks up a “creamy” dressing with:Extra virgin olive oil, Balsamic (guava, pomegranate or whatever you’ve got), Mustard or lemon horseradish cream... All in under a minute – no bottles, no weird ingredients.🍪 Forking Good Gooey Skillet CookieThen Simon rolls out his “brownie points” – a hot skillet cookie with:Gooey cookie dough, A hidden layer of Nutella, A scoop of his Much Moore Christmas mince pie & vanilla ice cream, Finished with flake salt for that final 5% magic🎒 Kids’ Lunchboxes, Waste & Real-Life EatingKate and Simon chat about:Why kids’ lunchboxes are full of packets (and what to swap instead)- White bread vs proper grain bread- Fruit vs “99% fruit” lollies- Getting kids to pack their own lunch- The 80/20 rule: healthy most of the time, fun some of the time🧼 Old-School Soap Shaker & Zero-Waste DishesKate shows Simon a seriously cool retro gadget: the soap shaker – a metal basket for solid dish soap that replaces plastic bottles and watery detergents. Plus: Wasted Kate dishcloths and how you can win some.💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATIONTell us in the comments:Are you Team Brownie or Team Skillet Cookie?What’s your go-to, actually-eaten-by-kids lunchbox combo?Follow the podcast on Instagram and Tiktok: @forkingoodpodFollow Simon on his channels below:Instagram: @simon_gaultFacebook: @OfficialsimongaultTiktok: SimonjgaultYoutube: Simon GaultFollow Waste-ed with Kate here:Instagram: @wastedwithkateFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wastefreewithkateTiktok: wasted.kateYoutube: Waste-ed with KateSupport the show