5 Minute Food Fix
by Yumi Stynes
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Kitchen By Mike's Mike McEnearney's ROAST CHICKEN
Kitchen By Mike's Mike McEnearney's ROAST CHICKEN
About this podcast
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]
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 526 episodes
- Kitchen By Mike's Mike McEnearney's ROAST CHICKEN · 8 min · Episode 524Award-winning chef, restaurant consultant and cookbook author, Mike McEnearney joins Yumi for the next couple of episodes. Today, Yumi is super-fascinated that Mike's Sydney…
- Yumi by herself · 6 min · Episode 523Yumi decides to go it alone (no Simon!) for this week's episodes so, yes, there will be food talk, but just Yumi by herself! There was a friend's birthday over the weekend and…
- Simon's Lentil Obsession · 11 min · Episode 522521 episodes into this podcast and Simon Davis finally unveils his deep and passionate obsession with Puy Lentils. In the following episode, you'll start by making a sofritto…
- The Perfect Crepe · 7 min · Episode 521Yumi is excited to be talking about crepes even though there are some ethical issues...which you shall hear about if you listen to today's episode! IDIOT-PROOF CREPES 1 cup of…
- Yumi's ULTIMATE Chicken Soup · 9 min · Episode 520Yumi finds many people she loves are in caring roles and need to be cared for themselves. So get ready, because this is all about a BIG DEAL chicken soup recipe that - yes…
- Jamie's DELICIOUS Marinated Mozzarella · 9 min · Episode 519Both your hosts Yumi Stynes and Simon Davis have struggled to get their kids to be adventurous in their eating and cooking. This is a pretty normal stage in kid development (but…
- Fancy-pants Dinner · 9 min · Episode 518What 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…
- Meeting Sami Tamimi · 8 min · Episode 517Yumi 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…
- Meatball SPINACH SAUCE · 8 min · Episode 516Simon 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…
- Haloumi Salad Crunch · 9 min · Episode 515On 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…
- 13 Minutes to Eggplant! · 6 min · Episode 514Simon 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…
- Simple Yoghurt Cake · 10 min · Episode 513SIMON 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…
- Cooking in a French Chateau · 8 min · Episode 512If 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…
- JAM MAKING with Reece and Yumi · 7 min · Episode 511Cakeboi'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!)…
- SCONES with Cakeboi's Reece Hignell · 6 min · Episode 510Cakeboi 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…
- Reece Hignell's amazing CARDAMOM hack · 6 min · Episode 509Cakeboi'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…
- Caramel Slice! · 7 min · Episode 508Reece 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…
- Finishing a Curry PERFECTLY · 9 min · Episode 507Master 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…
- Chrissie Swan and Yumi talk JAPAN · 9 min · Episode 506Ingredients (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…
- Yumi + Chrissie talk Julie Bishop's chicken · 9 min · Episode 505Yumi 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…
- Chrissie Christmas part 2 · 9 min · Episode 504As 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…
- Christmas Prep with Chrissie: Pork Crackle and Best Desserts · 7 min · Episode 503Chrissie 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…
- 3 Emergency Desserts - with Chrissie Swan · 7 min · Episode 502Chrissie 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…
- Chrissie Swan cooks Foccaccia! · 8 min · Episode 501Chrissie 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…
- Chrissie's Bolognese hacks! · 8 min · Episode 500Chrissie 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…
- Chrissie Swan - guest host! · 9 min · Episode 499Yumi 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…
- Simon's planning for a TV appearance · 14 min · Episode 498Simon 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…
- Marion Grasby's Chicken, Lemon and Orzo · 7 min · Episode 497Yumi 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…
- Simon's ULTIMATE GARLIC BREAD · 10 min · Episode 496There'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…
- Pumpkin with Nigella Seeds · 6 min · Episode 495COME 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…
- Prawn Pasta for your next PARTY · 7 min · Episode 494Why 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…
- CAULIFLOWER ROAST · 7 min · Episode 493Yumi 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…
- Family-Friendly, Tray-Baked Heaven · 7 min · Episode 492Packet 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…
- Friendship-building cheese biscuits · 7 min · Episode 491Impressing 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…
- A beautiful, hand-made Gnocchi that's easy · 6 min · Episode 490Yumi 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 'Bridget Jones's' Salmon · 7 min · Episode 489It'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…
- Self-Saucing Marmalade Pudding · 8 min · Episode 488Yumi 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…
- Bitter, Bitter Salad · 8 min · Episode 487Yumi 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…
- New Burnt Basque Cheesecake · 6 min · Episode 486ARE 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…
- Orzo Tray Bake · 8 min · Episode 485ORZO 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…
- Birthday? How about Helen Goh's recipe for Chocolate Cake · 8 min · Episode 484Simon 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…
- A Use for that Leftover Chilli Oil · 9 min · Episode 483Yumi 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…
- Pasta al Limone · 9 min · Episode 482There'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…
- WORLD CUP WINTER DAAL · 7 min · Episode 481SIMON'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…
- Dumplings? YES. · 6 min · Episode 480Yumi 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…
- Adelaide food royalty 'Pawana' · 4 min · Episode 479Yumi 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…
- VIRAL Congee Pot Pie · 9 min · Episode 478Yumi 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 Kitchen Gender Divide · 6 min · Episode 477One 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…
- Resting Bitch Face · 7 min · Episode 476Yumi 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…
- My Day on a Plate... · 10 min · Episode 475Fresh 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…
