5 Minute Food Fix

It's not every day you make a slice that's so yummy you should retire and just become a permanent cake maker, obviously growing EXTREMELY RICH in the process! Lol!Have you also noticed your fruit n veg getting cheaper? HMU at foodfixemail@gmail.comRHUBARB SLICE750g - 1kg rhubarb, washed, dried and trimmed to a salad-like dice.225g room temp butter150g sugar2 eggs1 tsp vanilla paste or essence450g plain flour1.25 tsp baking powderbig pinch saltCombine the butter, sugar in a food processor, add in the vanilla, the eggs one at a time, and at the last minute, add in the flour, salt and baking powder but DON'T OVERMIX.Split the mix in 2, press half of the mix into a brownie tin, refrigerate or freeze the remaining dough.Mix the prepared rhubarb with 10g tapioca flour and 80 - 100g brown sugar. 1 tsp of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.Add that to the brownie tin, spreading evenly.Spread the remaining mixture over the top of the rhubarb.Bake for 40 mins at 180C, allow to cool then sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with strong, hot tea!

If it's not Moving House season, it's Gift Wrap season (*HELP!*), and Simon is getting amongst it by creating a really impressive but rather easy fish meal. Pre-heat the oven to 200CTrim and chop bok choy into (roughly) 4cm pieces, cut 1-2 spring onions into matchsticks, set aside.In a small bowl, 1tbs miso paste, 2tbs butter, and 1tbs mirin, mix to combine, set aside.Set out 4 pieces of 30cm baking paper.4 x 120g-150g white fish fillets, eg., Ling.Divide the fish pieces and 100g mushrooms (eg., shiitake) plus the prepared veg among the 4 pieces of paper.Drizzle with the miso dressing and 2 addition tablespoons of water.Wrap well. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Allow to rest for a couple of minutes. Unwrap at the table with great theatricality and enjoy getting involuntary twinkle hands! (Top with more finely sliced spring onion if you want!)Enjoy!

I sometimes forget that Simon's day job is commissioning and editing cookbooks. The man lives and breathes it.So we find out what he's been working on (Spoiler: Adam Liaw's latest) - - and then deviate into a favourite that is both simple and quick, but necessitates good ingredients and a deft, confident hand. Or a drunk hand! Either will do! Spaghetti Aglio, Olio & Pepperoncino100g spaghetti per person (best quality)6 tbs best olive oilhandful of red chillies or dried chilli flakes with good flavour4-6 cloves of fresh garlic, finely slicedoptional: grated parmesan (Simon doesn't)

Fulfilling our remit to make delicious food achievable - THIS EPISODE DELIVERS!Yes, it is a tiring time to be alive in the world. Politics and world events are GRIM. And yet, one must eat. One must feed one's family.LOADED SWEET POTATO WITH BLACK BEANS AND CHEDDAR (thanks to NY TIMES COOKING)Preheat the oven to 200C.Wash and dry 2 medium sweet potatoes then halve them lengthways.Rub all over with 1tbs olive oil and sprinkle salt all over.Roast for 30-40 minutes, until smelling good.(*I found I didn't need this much time - Yumi)Turn them over so they now look like boats and use a fork to rough up the flat side.Top with 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese and 1 can rinsed and drained black beans, then another 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese.Bake for 7 minutes until cheese has melted and the beans are hot.Serve with a wedge of lime, chili sauce, fresh coriander, and WHATEVER ELSE YOU WANT.

Hetty McKinnon's cookbook 'Community' is an Aussie classic. I remember when women used to give this to each other as a cult gift - so good! Everything from this book is amazing and you can buy it via this link. The following recipe can also be found here. But listen to this episode STEP 1: Barbeque the following, well.2 heads (1kg) broccoli, cut into florets STEP 2: Make a dressing and heat on stove in a small pot combining these ingredients:125ml extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 80g capers, rinsed and drained 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced STEP 3: Combine the following in a big bowl and then dress with the warm oil/dressing:500g cooked chickpeas (about 2 cans) drained and rinsed1 cup baby spinach leaves 1 cup parsley, finely chopped 1 cup mint, leaves picked zest and juice of 1 lemon 80g Parmesan cheese, shaved 50g flaked almonds, toasted sea salt and black pepper

Having a food failure ISN'T unusual. It's part of being a cook.But there's something particularly painful when it's a whole cake that's ruined.I relive a recent Pear Cake fail and we talk through what can be done when things don't go to plan.

Dinosaur Spaghetti! - AKA Hipster Kale Pasta1 bunch of kale, leaves torn off the ribs, (ribs composted)Pop the leaves into a large pot of boiling, salted water.Cook 30 seconds then drain on a dry, clean tea towel. Allow to cool slightly. Lightly use hands to wring them out.Put the leaves in the food processor, with a handful of walnuts, 30g grated parmesan cheese, 3 tbs olive oil, 1 chopped garlic clove, 1/3 cup water, juice of half a lemon. Season with salt and pepper. Serve on wholemeal (!!) spaghetti topped with extra grated cheese.

Yumi has some reflections after she cooked a bit of food for a friend's son's birthday bash.In short?There might always be a vomit or 2 if it's an 18th...Also -? Food that is good at 6pm needs to also be good at 2am.

How do you line the stomachs of the guests celebrating an 18th?Yumi and Simon both have ideas and experience with this! WHOSE WILL WIN OUT?If you want to know more about the inari Yumi mentioned, they look like this.