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5 Minute Food Fix
by Yumi Stynes
Does the question “What’s for dinner?” make you groan with despair? Are you lacking both time AND inspiration? Author Yumi Stynes and cookbook publisher Simon Davis are both busy, love food, and here to help. In a podcast you can whack on for the drive home from work, you get meal ideas realistic enough to be cooked that night, AND you get laughs while learning more about the food you've been cooking every day. Easy recipes and cooking hacks that will save you time and get you loving food again. For recipes, videos and laughs, check out: instagram.com/5minutefoodfix/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@5minutefoodfix And to contact the show: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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...
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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…
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Chrissie Swan and Yumi talk JAPAN
Ingredients (to make 2 big Okonomiyaki) 250 grams of dried yaki noodles or ramen noodles One cup of green cabbage, finally shredded 2 green onions, finely chopped One cup of snow peas washed and trimmed 6 thin slices of bacon 170 grams) 2 eggs 1 heaped tablespoon of potato or cornstarch 2/3 of a...
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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...
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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.…
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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.
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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 flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup brown sugar 250g butter Mix all the above in a food processor until just barely combined....
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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…
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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 onions 8 cloves of garlic 2 carrots, peeled and quartered 3 celery stalks, quartered 1kg coarsely...
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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....
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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...
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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...
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Family-Friendly, Tray-Baked Heaven
Packet gnocchi, but make it useful A 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....
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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 BISCUITS Combine all the dry ingredients: 300g plain flour, 50g Self-raising flour and a teaspoon…
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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…
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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......
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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...
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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 Salad…
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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...
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Orzo Tray Bake
ORZO TRAY BAKE WITH FETTA AND PEPPERS Turn 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…
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Does the question “What’s for dinner?” make you groan with despair?
Are you lacking both time AND inspiration?
Author Yumi Stynes and cookbook publisher Simon Davis are both busy, love food, and here to help.
In a podcast you can whack on for the drive home from work, you get meal ideas realistic enough to be cooked that night, AND you get laughs while learning more about the food you've been cooking every day.
Easy recipes and cooking hacks that will save you time and get you loving food again. For recipes, videos and laughs, check out: instagram.com/5minutefoodfix/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@5minutefoodfix
And to contact the show: [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Yumi Stynes
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Does the question “What’s for dinner?” make you groan with despair? Are you lacking both time AND inspiration? Author Yumi Stynes and cookbook publisher Simon Davis are both busy, love food, and here to help. In a podcast you can whack on for the drive home from work, you get meal ideas realistic...
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