5 Minute Food Fix

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)

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 flour1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 cup brown sugar250g butterMix all the above in a food processor until just barely combined.Tumble on top of a baking dish with 4-5 cups of stewed apple down the bottom.Bake at 160C fan-forced for 45 mins.Serve with vanilla ice-cream.FOR TICKETS to the In-Conversation Sami Tamimi and Yumi Stynes, click here

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 here - ignore all the toppings and just use the foccacia basic as a template - it's excellent and you don't need to "rice" the cooked potato. Mashing it with a fork will be fine.

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 onions8 cloves of garlic2 carrots, peeled and quartered3 celery stalks, quartered1kg coarsely minced chuck steak from the butcher1 heaped teaspoon of flaked sea salt3 chicken stock cubes500g tomato paste2 x 800g tins of tomatoesthymebay leaves1 sprig rosemary200ml milk or cream ...but on the day we recorded this episodeI had added literally everyone’s secret ingredient plus about 400grams of Xmas hamAdded in:Parmesan rindsMilkAnchoviesLoads of parsleyOxtailVegemite RoséFinely ground up leftover ham can take the place of bacon (or speck).Be generous!Cook it in some sort of electric frypan or oven situation that doesn't require your ongoing attention so you can set it and forget it.

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 and loved.

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 episode contains contagious LoLs! Stay til the end!FISH FINGER SANDWICH - serves 2Pre-heat the oven to 220CSpread out 10 fish fingers on a baking tray and cook for 15-20 mins, turning halfway through.Meanwhile, prepare your cheat's tartare by combining 8-10 chopped cornichons with 130g Greek yoghurt, juice of 1/2 lemon and a pinch of salt.Lightly toast your humble sliced bread *nothing fancy.Slather each slice with a generous amount of your tartare.Top with 4 fish fingers and leave a bonus one to the side.Add on top - lettuce leaves, cherry tomatoes and quick pickled onions, the recipe for which can be found in Simon and Yumi's cookbook.