5 Minute Food Fix

Is it offensive to say you've "upgraded" an absolute classic?In this case, it's not Simon making the claim - it's from an online recipe... But enough users are in the comments RAVING about the so-called upgrade that Simon had to give it a go.The big difference? Marinating the fetta in broken pieces (not cut cubes) in oil made from frying lemon slices. Blistering the red peppers/capsicum. And using fresh oregano (as well as traditional dried if you want to really, REALLY upgrade)!RECIPE:Start with 225g of feta – tear it into chunky pieces and place in a bowl. Thinly slice 1 lemon, remove the seeds, and cook the slices in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat until nicely charred – about 5 minutes. Add the lemon slices and oil to the feta, along with ¾ teaspoon dried oregano and a big pinch of salt. Let it sit and soak up the flavour while you prep the rest.Now, in the same pan, cook 3 long sweet peppers in a bit more oil until they’re blistered and soft – about 5–7 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly, then slice them into bite-sized pieces.In a large bowl, toss together:1 medium red onion, thinly sliced1 large cucumber, chopped500g cherry tomatoes, halvedA big pinch of saltAnd 1 tablespoon red wine vinegarAdd in the chopped blistered peppers and gently mix.To serve, pile everything onto a platter, spoon over the marinated feta and charred lemons, and drizzle with any leftover lemony oil.MORE IDEAS - Want to make it dinner? Add some grilled chicken or chickpeas and call it a night.

Your hosts explain the hows and whys of a perfect CHEESE BOARD - and I think you're gonna learn something today. It really is within reach to make a cheese board classy AND effortless - by stripping it back.ALSO - why is it so hard to spot one's own kids in a crowd?

Your favourite cooking nerds get EXCITED over an internet recipe that has the Comments Section going off.You know how they say "you should never read the comments"?Not in this case!The recipe is here.The modifications are:Cut the chicken into smaller pieces than suggested, then marinate them in 2tbs Garam Masala, 1tbs finely minced ginger and 1tbs fish sauce. To up the coconutty flavour, fry the chicken in coconut oil, not neutral oil. Don't use coconut cream (too oily), use coconut milk.Yumi also beefed up the cashews to 1 whole cup, and added 1/4 cup currants. (Raisins would also be amazing.)Yumi forgot to say in this episode - before you put the lid on and pop in the oven - LAY THE CHICKEN PIECES ON TOP OF THE RICE. Lol. Okay - any feedback ("comments") on this or any other episode foodfixemail@gmail.com LOVE YOU

On this Final Instalment of Simon Davis's shameful Air-Fryer Diaries, you'll discover what's still sitting in the hallway of Simon's house, in its boxed, unloved and unopened.Yumi shares how she's been doing the audiobook recordings for a couple of her books... ALSO - how to make the greatest, easiest dessert ever: AFFOGATO?!It's so good it's almost uncanny.RECIPE:Ball up your best vanilla ice-cream into a neat spheres that you know will fit your (small) coffee glass. Return the ice-cream ball/s to the freezer until needed, along with your serving glasses because you want them nice and frosted.Place the ball of ice-cream into your pre-chilled glass.Make a hot espresso coffee.Pour it over the ice-cream. (This can be done at the table for fancy effect.)Eat immediately!

Simon is sheepishly confessing to two cooking FAILURES - and one win.What on earth are they?And what delicious food can we possibly eat to get us through the grimmest months of winter?

Both your hosts Yumi and Simon have so far resisted the allure/hype of the AIR FRYER.Neither has one - til now!But why have they resisted? And what could make them cave?____________________________________The link to Simon's son's beloved Sausage Rolls on RecipeTinEats is here.The book that Yumi's son took camping despite the lack of oven and general cooking equipment is Reece Hignell's CAKE BOIThe book that Yumi and Simon co-authored that has the cute illustrations of said hosts/authors is THE FOOD FIX

Finely slice your onion, pre-heat your fry pan then add 3 tbs good olive oil.Gently sautee your onions for ...wait. TWENTY MINUTES??Listen here for WHY - ...and some hacks if you simply can't spare the time.

On this episode, Yumi floats her theory about why 40th birthdays are often a big, fat non-event.Then we go all-in on Yumi's son's newest favourite cake. (Since recording this episode, she's made it twice more: both little ones LOVE IT in their school lunches.)It's a Nagi recipe from Recipe Tin Eats and you can find it here.And if it's your 40th birthday soon? GO EASY ON YOURSELF. There'll be more birthdays!

2025 might be the year that we begin to RE-appreciate the offcuts that used to populate the supermarket meat section back in our parents' day... Liver, anyone?