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 ag ...
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Welcome to my fabulous podcast, I am goat of the unpopular opinion. Trying to be transparent in a reality show world. It’s hard because nobody wants to hear the truth, when the lie is more entertaining. Tune in for the hot topics, real life issues, dating, gossip, and more! Enjoy 💕 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/imbugginpodcast/support
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Welcome to the Happy-2-Dis(agree) podcast where a dad and his three sons almost never agree on sports, politics, pop culture, and everything in between. And they like it that way.
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It's a celebration of *wait for it* ... GREY FOOD
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It's true that we "eat with our eyes". Most cooks consider the appeal of contrasting (and bright) colours when putting together a meal. Simon gets deep today, asking, "Is there a place for grey food?" Yes, if you count oysters as a grey food! What else? Listen here... Tomato Tonnato recipe Arrange 5-6 big chunky vine tomatoes (about 900g), sliced o…
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We can't nail every meal! Especially when we're cooking in someone else's kitchen! On today's episode, Yumi and Simon both get pod therapy about their most recent disasters, and Simon does a do-over on a delicious Baba Ganoush. DO-OVER BABA GANOUSH 2-3 eggplants, pricked with a skewer or fork (if you don't want to live dangerously) Cook the eggplan…
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Rocket Pear Salad - Rejigged for the Weather!
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All green, raw food does not have to flee from your kitchen just because it's cold. Yes, the weather definitely affects what you feel like eating but salad can still comfort and nurture you even when you're putting an electric blanket on the couch. (Try this! It's excellent!) On today's episode Yumi revisits one of the GOAT salads. The classic. Roc…
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Yes, it's been a big and exciting couple of days for Stynes with her book with Dr Melissa Kang 'WELCOME TO SEX' being nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award... but we WILL talk about food. Yumi's been busy going through the cookbook she co-wrote with Simon. Partly because she loves Simon's recipes but also because she can't remember her ow…
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There are NO MORE EXCUSES if your roasted potatoes aren't perfect! Also, why is Yumi laughing so hard she has tears? It's all about this guy who went viral for his potatoes. THIS RECIPE IS YUMI'S VERSION Get a large pot on the stove with 2cm water in, turn up hot. At the same time, put a full kettle on to boil. Quarter 700g potatoes. By the time yo…
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Freshly returned from his old stomping grounds in London, Simon is full of fresh inspiration and ideas. One of the places he's loved in the past is the legendary Peckham produce store, Persepolis. We hear about its owner and creative force, Sally Butcher, aka Sally in Peckham, and Simon talks us through one of her recipes, which you can find here o…
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You're in the minority if a lurgie hasn't waylaid you this past month! Here's a ginger tea to heal your roughed-up throat. Cook up 15g ginger, grated in 500ml water. While it's warming, make a slurry of 1/2tbs of potato or corn starch dissolved in 1tbs cold water. When the ginger-water tea is hot, use a whisk to stir in the slurry and bring the mix…
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Simon Davis is freshly returned from a month in his home country and the delightful dining experiences he had in England have invigorated and enlivened his appreciation of food. On today's episode we find out what is Simon's FAVOURITE RESTAURANT...? And we talk through one of the simplest desserts that is so good, I have to "cook" it this afternoon…
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A couple of listeners have asked us to talk you through Tapioca Pudding. It's the sort of thing you can buy in the fridge section of health food stores and at specialty Thai Dessert Takeaway places - but unlike it's spiritual sister Bubble Tea, this is pretty easy to make! Boil 3 cups of water Add in 1/2 cup of tapioca pearls Stir and keep an eye o…
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We discuss the utter absence of cooking with cactus in our lives (!) and a cookbook which I have loved by Nik Sharma called VEG-TABLE. To make the recipe, you need 500g Orecchiette (thus named because the tiny scooped pieces look like a baby's ear 285g frozen peas 11/2 tsp cumin seeds and 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle…
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Grated Tomato BRILLIANCE (bonus prawn option!)
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On today's episode Simon and Yumi reminisce about when they first started recording the podcast more than 280 episodes ago - in the KiiS Sydney studios, using Kyle Sandilands's diamond-encrusted microphone. It's been an incredibly fun and delicious ride since then and today's a bit of a full-circle moment as Simon builds on that first ever episode'…
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Some great info in today's episode about why some foods burn while we're cooking them EVEN WHEN WE'RE RIGHT THERE WATCHING. It's all about SUGAR content! Whether in a bolognese sauce or the fancy toast you keep burning, WHY? And what to do about it? PLUS - try this brilliant Teriyaki Sauce recipe that is TOO EASY to believe! TERIYUMMY CHICKEN 500g …
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'Girl Dinner' is - - what? And a sweet little Girl Dinner of Flatbread + Haloumi + Zucchini
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On today's episode I take care to explain exactly what is meant by the Very Online term, 'Girl Dinner'... and I have a girl dinner of my own to share, based on this recipe - but not much like it at all. YUMI'S GIRL DINNER FLATBREAD 1 x small, round za'atar flatbread, shop bought about 150g of halloumi cheese, grated 1 x medium zucchini, shaved into…
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It's no secret that Simon Davis LOVES Greek yoghurt as an ingredient. But has he ever been this excited about Greek yoghurt as he is today? Listen for a fantastic rave about Anna Jones's new cookbook 'Easy Wins' - an exasperated take on mayo - and this fantastic recipe: Frizzled Spring Onion and Olive Oil Dip 150g good Greek yoghurt, strained if yo…
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On Yumi and Simon's top-rating food podcast, we unpack the mysterious giant vegetable that is the Daikon. What are some of the uses? What can I do if I've foolishly bought one? Help! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Making bread takes a bit of effort so you really want it to pay off! On today's episode, Simon and I discuss YEAST and a book that I am a huge fan of - - Karen Martini's COOK (- which I manage to mis-name as "Food" - my apologies!). There's so much in there, it's basically an encyclopaedia OF FOOD. I even bought a second copy to give to my kid who …
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It's funny to realise just how inevitable it is that when you first get a mandolin slicer (also known as a 'V-Slicer'), you are likely to cut your fingertips or knuckles a few times before giving the gadget the respect (and caution) it deserves! Simon has a couple of golden rules for staying safe when using it... and a beautiful salad that makes th…
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When a cookbook author says they "Cherish this recipe. It's my baby!" Should we believe them?
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Cookbook authors reach for a few phrases that suck me in every time. If someone says, "I've tried it many other ways, but THIS way is the best! I can't veganise it!" - - I tend to believe them. Today we celebrate a brilliant book that won a Guild Award in the UK - Ruby Tandoh's 'Cook As You Are'. The book Simon edited which previously won the same …
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Hasselback Potatoes = making spuds a real hassle
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What IS a Hasselback Potato? And should we bother? And what nonsense is the internet offering us *this week* in the world of food? Today we talk about ALL of it - and return to one of our favourite recipes for potatoes. (Spoiler? It's not the Hasselback.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Simon and I are both a bit weirded out when ingredients used in a traditional way in one's respective childhood home - become modernised and used in new and creative ways. Modern food! Whut? I confess it's taken me a while to get onboard with all these groovy new ways to use miso paste but it is bloody marvellous. AS IS HETTY McKINNON. Her 'Communi…
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On Yumi and Simon's consistently Top-10 rated food podcast, the two hosts delve into the meaning of "heirloom" when it comes to food. And if you're surviving the cost-of-living battle sufficiently that you can shell out $$ for a couple of really good quality Ox Heart tomatoes - Simon has a beautiful and easy salad to really make those almost sacred…
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Food goes in and out of fashion, it's amazing to watch! Is Ottolenghi out of f(l)avour? Or are we bored? Or what? Today we unpack a classic old-fashioned dessert and one of the few desserts we ate in my house when I was a wee little tacker. PRE-HEAT YOUR OVEN 180C Grease a 1.5 L oven dish. CUSTARD INGREDIENTS MIX THESE THINGS TOGETHER IN A JUG: 2 e…
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Basque Cheesecake was all the rage a couple of seasons ago and now I'm making it almost weekly. Partly because it's a classic, is easy, and super-yummy, and partly because I am trying not to get my scrawny Asian ass kicked in this race I'm competing in Very Freakin Soon. DON'T ASK ME ABOUT THE RACE! Let's talk about cheesecake instead! YOU NEED: A …
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Simon and I are both dismayed to hear that pears have grown so "unpopular" that local growers have been ripping up their trees to try to plant something more lucrative. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-17/pears-out-of-favour-with-shoppers/102961848 Why not just enlist us to plug the pear? We'd do a great job! There are so many great uses for thi…
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Brussels sprouts were only ever polarising because our Boomer parents had no idea how to cook them. Here in the real world, this seasonal, winter vegetable is INCREDIBLE. How do you get the most out of them so they're as good as when you sit down for a side dish of these babies at a fancy restaurant with your mum? It's easy, you can do it! Find out…
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Garnish? Or Crouton? PLUS: a fantastic (and fantastically easy) Cauliflower Soup
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Yumi and Simon nut out the big questions on today's episode. What IS the difference between a garnish and something bigger, like a handful of croutons? Yumi will also talk you through a FANTASTIC cauliflower soup recipe which is easy (tick), delicious (tick), you could probably do tonight (tick!) and it is topped by the most unbelievably enjoyable …
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In this episode, Yumi asks questions about olive oil, Simon answers. There's A LOT to Olive Oil that we take for granted, but it's worth knowing why this is such an essential ingredient, how to get the most out of what you're paying for, and what to look for when purchasing. Olive oil icing: 1 cup icing sugar + 1/3 cup of (good quality!) olive oil.…
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Fart Phobia? And a fart-free recipe for Black Bean Ragu (vegan)
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It sounds silly but farting is a genuine consideration in a lot of peoples' cooking, especially those of us with the most tedious of all the tedious food intolerances, #FODMAP. Garlic and onion are the devil to our digestive systems and a "bad case of the farts" is way worse than it sounds! BLACK BEAN RAGU - NO FARTS! Dice 2 medium eggplant to a 1c…
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YES, we do exist! Not just figments of your fever dream that is 2024! And we'll be meeting you in person at the Sydney Writers Festival 2024 - Saturday 25 May, 11am with special guest foodies Alex Elliott-Howery (aka "Alex Cornersmith"), and Lucy 'Every Night of the Week' Tweed. It's 11am so you have time to get to the shops, chuck on the slow cook…
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Okay, if you're part of a diasporic community in Australia, there's a strong chance you're all over Plantain as an ingredient! But this incredible, versatile and super delicious ingredient was previously it's not grown locally, was hard-to-find, and expensive. THAT'S ALL CHANGING. (Coming soon to a fancy restaurant near you!) Plantain is Yumi's pre…
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Don't forget you can come see us with Alex Cornersmith and Lucy 'Every Night of the Week' Tweed at the Sydney Writers Festival on Saturday 25 May, at the extremely farmer's-market-friendly time of 11am! Carriageworks! On today's episode we're celebrating the rando gadgets you find in hotel kitchens, in this case, the legendary JAFFLE PRESS. To make…
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Simon and Yumi go deep on the humble potato in this episode. Can washing grotty old potatoes be worth the effort? What's the difference in supermarket varieties? NOTES: The word "yogghurt" is not used once in this effort. WARNING: Curve ball about dishwashers saved til end of episode. The Dinner Dilemma is going to be a hoot at this year's Sydney W…
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Rhubarb only has a short season, but that just makes it more glorious! It *does* require sweetening, so how do you measure what's the appropriate amount without killing the delicate, perfumed flavour? Yumi does have a terrific and doable RHUBARB COMPOTE recipe: 800g trimmed, washed and dried rhubarb, cut into finger-lengths 250 - 300g sugar 1 tsp v…
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This episode is a game-changer for the time-poor home cook. You've got some zucchini, broccoli stems, a few withered cherry tomatoes and an eggplant looking more wizened than Gandalf? Use them up in this amazing way to reduce waste and have food ready to go for when you need a pasta sauce, a soup base, or something to layer in a lasagna. Hosted on …
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Avocados being as cheap as they are right now (May 2024) feels like a TREAT. So what can we do with them and how do we get our kids to eat them? Yumi has a couple of ways to get them into your body! And your kids! And Simon knows about what the different varieties mean and how much a local cafe can charge for Smashed Avo these days. JAPANESE ABSORP…
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Today we're taking a break from the old routine. I've got a recommendation for you that is NOT food related. Check out the podcast "Can We Be Real?" hosted by two of my friends - Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs. We've known each other for years, I love them both dearly, but more important than that, they're fantastic broadcasters. Can We Be Real is a…
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From bolognese on toast for one, to a GLORIOUS tuna and tomato on toast for 2 - 4, today's episode is a chance to shed shame around picking the easy route to dinner. Toast is FINE. Toast is GOOD. And if you want to elevate your dinner toast? Listen up. 5 good tomatoes 1 medium tin of tuna in springwater 1/4 cup olive oil salt and pepper 1/4 - 1/2 t…
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A share plate of steak is a great way to centre this nourishing ingredient while keeping it light - and dare I say - digestible? Based on a recipe by the wonderful Sabrina Gahyour, this is a beautiful platter that gets one steak in front of the whole family! Using a dressing of 200ml pomegranate molasses, 75ml balsamic vinegar, 1tbs olive oil and 2…
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I love VEG FRITTERS but the frying process is a drag. Bee Wilson is an English food writer and author of the column Table Talk. Her cookbook THE SECRET OF COOKING is genuinely wonderful and from it Simon and I have both drawn huge amounts of inspiration. 400g potatoes, grated 500g zucchini, grated 1 small onion, finely diced 1/2 clove garlic, finel…
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Once you let the sugars in a humble, rudimentary vegetable like the CARROT caramelise, they can really strut their main character energy in a dish like today's. 1 x 2kg bag of carrots, cut on the angle about 1 inch thick 1 - 1.5 tbs cumin seeds salt olive oil Rub the oil, cumin and salt into your chopped carrots while your oven warms. Roast the car…
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WARNING: Mother's Day LOOMS + sweet potato chips
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A friendly reminder that in Australia, Mother's Day is REALLY SOON, ie., May 12. So don't be caught snoozing! And since we're talking about nailing food that Mum actually likes... is it time to all collectively admit that filled chocolates ...are trash? METHOD Cut your peeled sweet potato into fries. Soak the potato in cold water for at least half …
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Need Protein? What about a Curried Egg Sandwich?
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Body maintenance is all about getting enough protein! Boring, but also - real. So how, in our busy lives, do we go about getting enough? Simon and Yumi get excited over boiling a couple of eggs as you make breakfast, and having them in the bank for the day ahead. What if you go one better and prepare a curried egg sandwich for Later Today Me? 3-4 b…
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES] We’ve talked no-stir risottos before, but there’s a whole FAMILY of oven-baked rice dishes out there that do a great job of unchaining you from the stove and putting you back into where you need to be! This one is a sort of riff on all things summer salad, in rice form. Bit weird, but it kind of works. It makes use of short-g…
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES] 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 classic (and delicious) Tzatziki! Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener f…
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES] "Incredibly easy" is Simon's promise here, but it also has the word "slow" in it, so this isn't the pasta sauce you make when in a rush. One thing I like about talking food with Simon is that he knows the origins of foods and food ideas. This particular recipe came from a game-changing Italian restaurant from England way back…
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES] I hope you're a regular here because there are some in-jokes that might be baffling if this is your first time tuning in. One in-joke is that Simon LOVES, ADORES and tends to USE ALL THE TIME, Greek "Yoggurt" as an ingredient, to the point where we started doing a count-o-meter of every time he said the word "yoggurt", (hard …
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES] It's always a fun episode when Yumi gets indignant about something stupid she's seen in a restaurant. This is one of those episodes. Your food lovin hosts will also get enthused about what you can do with some BBQ roasted corn! Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instagram. Recipe 1/2 cup toasted nuts 6 X cor…
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CONFESSION: I had brought something into the studio today to show Simon and Alyssa (our glorious producer). It was a food I'd cooked that had FAILED. And I'd been in a rush to get to the recording session that I didn't think it through but the gross food fail really triggered poor Simon's gag reflex! The situation was worsened by the fact that he'd…
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FEAST-SIZED Chicken with olive and lemon Tagine (that doesn't need a Tagine)!
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[RECIPE IN SHOW NOTES] Today, Simon talks me through a recipe that is a Moroccan tagine dish big enough to serve a whole celebration of your friends, and it does NOT require a tagine. (If you don't know what a tagine is, don't worry, we explain in the show.) TRIGGER WARNING: You may drool! Want more food tips? Check out the 5 Minute Food Fix Instag…
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Miso soup is so common as a takeaway food, but for a lot of people cooking it at home can feel tricky. It's not! (Here's another 5 Min Food Fix motto: "If Japanese housewives can do it, so can I!") To make miso soup, you need to buy "white" miso. Tricky detail: in the tub, it doesn't look white, it looks honey-coloured, like a Cliff Richard leather…
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