Podcast Episodes

Simon's Super Coffee Rub

Episode 400

Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to interrogate Simon on him putting a shot of coffee into his BOLOGNESE - please feel free to email your horror reaction to foodfixemail@gmail.com

SIMON'S SUPER…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Number 1 Cookbook in Australia

Episode 399

One of Simon's cookbooks has gone to #1 in Australia for the past fortnight.

It's called The Weekly Grocery Shop and you can buy it here.

The idea kind of inspired Yumi to make croutons (again). This t…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Simon's WINNING Chicken Soup

Episode 398

Simon's amazingly healthful and generous Chicken Soup *IS* pretty winning. He tries to massage my competitive gland by telling me Kate Brown (from my book publisher) prefers HIS soup recipe to mine..…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Zucchini and Lemon Bundt Cake

Episode 397

Why DO people cook sweets with vegetables?

Are they trying to use up a glut?

Trick the people they care about into eating more veg?

OR - does it genuinely work as a flavour add-in?

Today we dive into BUN…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cookbook trial!

Episode 396

Yumi is drawn to a book called The Regional Italian Cookbook but hits some speed humps in trying to make the perfect Potato Cake.

Can you pronounce Spressa delle Giudicarie?

In this episode you can he…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

White Pepper Chicken Congee

Episode 395

Simon is full of inspiration and new information about PEPPER.

So he's got a lovely recipe for a WHITE PEPPER CHICKEN CONGEE.

Rinse a cup of Jasmine rice.

Add it to a pot with 7 cups of chicken stock, 1…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Cacio e Pepe - beans

Episode 394

'Cacio e Pepe' is having a moment - but Simon has a fantastic spin on the idea that makes it a great dish for ONE (*side eye Yumi*) and cuts the amount of carbs.

Use one jar of fancy white beans, drai…

Published on 4 months ago

How to add interest (and spice) to a curry

Episode 393

What is a Tarka? Simon explains and there's a really good picture of what it looks like on top of a daal here.

CASHEW SPICE TARKA

1/4 cashews

1 tbs ginger

2 sprigs curry leaves

1/4 tsp nigella seeds

1/2 ts…

Published on 4 months ago

JATZ Crackers Chicken!

Episode 392

I won't name the restaurant because it's gorgeous and fantastic and deserves every success!

JATZ CRACKERS CHICKEN

Marinate chicken tenders or thigh fillets cut into strips in Greek yoghurt with a pinch…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

One-Tray Baked Dinners

Episode 391

On this episode, Simon reveals just how much he listens to Yumi's work on Double J, and reminisces about when his kids were so little he had to make lots of tray-bakes, because they're very "set-and-…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago